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Philadelphia, once the nation’s capital is a major bustling city and it still retains a certain charm and quaintness with cobbled streets, historic buildings and colonial houses. The city was the stage for many history making events and the home of several prominent citizens and statesmen and the site of some famous landmarks. The city experienced the decay of its economic base and a sharp decline in population through subsequent decades. The decline of the central city was met in part by the construction of new office buildings downtown and development projects on the Delaware River waterfront, but the metropolitan area, long noted for its wealthy and exclusive suburbs witnessed dramatic growth.

The city often known as Philly features many world class attractions in the city, the main of which is the Independence Hall which is an iconic building herladed as the birthplace of the US with information about the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Some of the other attractions are the Elfreth’s Alley dating from the early 1700s is America’s oldest continuoulsy occupied residential street and this popular tourist attraction is indicative of what much of Colonial Philadelphia would have once looked like, the Philadelphia Zoo located near Fairmont Park was America’s first opened in 1874 in time for the country’s first hundred year celebration of independence and it has over 2000 animals and many attractions as well as excellent set ups allowing visitors to get right up close to the animals and last certainly not the least is the Liberty Bell the symbol of freedom and one of the city’s most historic tourist attractions housed in a massive glass pavilion. Some of the famous land marks are the Benjamin Franklin Bridge designed by Paul Cret and completed in 1926 was then the world’s largest single span suspension bridge, the Power House is one of th most beautiful in Philadelphia known as the Patriot Mayor and the Carpenter’s Hall originally designed by Robert Smith as the guildhall for Philadelphia burgeoning carpenter community and it was used by prominent figures as a place to discuss dealings with the crown.

Number of museums and art galleries are housed by the city which are child friendly, some of these are the Franklin Court located underground on the site of Benjamin Franklin’s first permanent home in Philadelphia, the Independence Seaport Museum featuring some fantastic hands on exhibits and nautical artifacts which shows how the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers have shaped Philadelphia’s fortunes, the Mummers Museum is a must see attraction for the kids containing 20000 stomach chruning objects housed in an eerie 19 th century building in Philadelphia city center and the Brandy Wine River Museum housed in an intriguing Civil War era gristmill with an interior graced by natural light that seeps in through a series of baffles, filters and blinds. Among the art galleries the most famous is the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts the nation’s oldest arts school and museum and it is growing with permanent collection of masterpiece as well as brilliant changing exhibitions featuring paintings and sculptures.

The city of Philadelphia is widespread with plenty of accommodations ranging from hotels and guesthouses which are often filled to capacity during the peak seasons. There are a number of accommodations available close to the International Airport ranging from budget, midrange and luxurious suiting all types of budget but it is busy during the peak season so it would be better for the tourist to get their accommodation booked well in advance. Special offers and discout is also available those booking online.