Discover Historic Philadelphia
Explore the nation’s first capital where the Declaration was born.
Revolutionary War Sites in Philadelphia
American Battlefield Trust
Natural growth and evolution mean that cityscapes change dramatically over the course of two and a half centuries. But modern Philadelphia retains buildings and landmarks that the Founders would recognize — places where the ideas, debates and decisions that shaped the United States unfolded.
Today, visitors can walk these same streets and explore some of the most important surviving sites of Revolutionary Philadelphia.
Many of Philadelphia’s most significant Revolutionary sites are concentrated within a few blocks of Independence Hall, making it possible to explore much of the city’s founding history on foot.
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Host to the Second Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, Independence Hall saw the signing of the Declaration of Independence and...
The Liberty Bell, originally known as the State House bell, was likely one of many that rang out in celebration of the reading of the Declaration of...
Polish general, military engineer and revolutionary Thaddeus Kosciuszko lived in this house in the late 18th century after serving with the...
Philadephia, Pa. | In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson rented rooms in the Philadelphia home of bricklayer Jacob Graff while serving as a Virginia delegate...
Betsy Ross is well known for her association with the creation of the first Stars and Stripes design of the American flag. Traditionally regarded as...
Franklin Court marks the site of Benjamin Franklin’s Philadelphia home, where he lived after returning to the city in 1785 and remained until his...
The Thomas Bond House, built in 1769, offers a glimpse of the Georgian architecture and streetscape of Revolutionary-era Philadelphia.
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