Historic site · Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The National Park Service park in Philadelphia's Old City that holds Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
Independence National Historical Park is a National Park Service park in the Old City and Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; NPS gives its mailing address as 143 S. 3rd Street. The NPS page, read on 3 October 2026, says the park preserves Independence Hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were debated and signed, and the Liberty Bell. It says no tickets are needed to see the Liberty Bell, while a visit to Independence Hall involves reservations and timed entry.
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Guided tour · skygate
Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia Day Trip from New York
A guided full-day tour from Times Square, New York, to Washington, D.C. (the Lincoln Memorial, the Iwo Jima Memorial across the Potomac in Virginia, and the White House and Capitol from outside) and Philadelphia (a walk through Independence National Historical Park and the Rocky Steps).
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Three long day trips from New York City are sold on SkyGate: Niagara Falls by road, Niagara Falls by air via Buffalo, and Washington, D.C. with Philadelphia by road. This guide compares how each travels, what it stops at and what it leaves out.
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A guided full-day tour from Times Square, New York, to Washington, D.C. (the Lincoln Memorial, the Iwo Jima Memorial across the Potomac in Virginia, and the White House and Capitol from outside) and Philadelphia (a walk through Independence National Historical Park and the Rocky Steps).