The city of Philadelphia is rich in history and offers a vibrancy that rivals most other major cities in the U.S. When visiting the "City of Brotherly Love" the points of interest seem almost limitless. Here are a few places any tourist in Philadelphia must visit.
Philadelphia Museum of Art - one of the largest museums in the U.S., this beautiful structure houses over 225,000 works of art by such artists as Van Gogh and Salvador Dali. The museum hosts a number of special exhibitions during each year and attracts almost a million visitors annually. Many people will recognize the steps leading to the front of the museum as those featured in Sylvester Stallone's Rocky films. When visiting the museum it is very likely that you will see someone trying to imitate Rocky Balboa's triumphant run up the stairs.
Independence National Historic Park - encompassing a large area of historic downtown Philadelphia, or "Center City," this park is home to Independence Hall - location of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 - and the Liberty Bell Centre, where the famous cracked bell that was rung to initiate the reading of the Declaration of Independence now hangs. Other historic sites in and around this area include a home that writer Edgar Allan Poe once lived in and the residence of Betsy Ross, the woman who is believed to have sewn the first official American flag.
