The historic Philadelphia park ranked No. 5 in USA TODAY's list of the nation's best public squares. Here's what helps set it ...

Originally entitled "View of Centre Square on the Fourth of July," the painting symbolized the growing stratification of Philadelphia ... few of them dared join the Independence Day crowd after ...

When William Penn imagined the city of Philadelphia, he planned five open-square parks. Franklin Square, located in Independence Hall National Historical Park, is one of them (along with ...