The reopening is part of an overall effort to upgrade and prepare the Independence National Historical Park for the nation’s ...

Visitors to Philadelphia need not fear -- the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall will re-open for the weekend, despite the federal government’s partial shutdown. Both attractions, which are run ...

No matter your interests or intentions for a visit to Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell is a must-see. This 2,080-pound piece of history was once mounted in the belfry of Independence Hall ...

Located in Independence National Historical Park in Old City, Independence Hall is just steps from the Liberty Bell Center, making it convenient to visit both landmarks in a morning or afternoon.

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In the 2018-2019 shutdown, both the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall were closed to the public, but the Independence Park Visitors Center remained open. Because sites in Independence Park are ...

nobody was calling it the Liberty Bell at the time. If anything, people were calling it the State House bell. (The original State House is now better known as Independence Hall.) In 1751 ...

Once placed in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House (now named Independence Hall), the bell today is located across the street in the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical ...

Independence Hall is a testament to the courage and vision of those who fought for freedom. The Liberty Bell Center is home ...

Independence National Historical Park encompasses several significant landmarks, including the Liberty Bell, Congress Hall and Independence Hall — the site where the Declaration of Independence was ...