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Philadelphia: Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Rocky Steps
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US · 7 stops · 16.5 mi (27 km) · about 45 min driving · 13 spoken stories
Start at the airport, grab a cheesesteak at Pat's or browse the Italian Market, then head downtown to explore Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and Old City's colonial streets. You'll finish at the Museum of Art with a run up the Rocky Steps. About 45 minutes of driving covers the historical heart and the iconic cheesesteak scene.
Photo: William Zhang, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Philadelphia Museum of Art
The stops
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1
Pat's King of Steaks
lunchPat's King of Steaks is a restaurant that specializes in cheesesteaks. It is located at the intersection of South 9th Street, Wharton Street and East Passyunk Avenue in the Passyunk Square section of South Philadelphia, directly across the street from rival Geno's Steaks.
“Here we are at Pat's King of Steaks, sitting right where South Ninth Street, Wharton Street and East Passyunk Avenue come together in Passyunk Square, and directly across the street from its rival, Geno's Steaks.”
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9th Street Italian Market
The Italian Market is the popular name for the South 9th Street Curb Market, an area of South Philadelphia featuring awning covered sidewalks, curb carts, grocery shops, cafes, restaurants, bakeries, cheese shops, butcher shops, etc., many with an Italian influence.
“This is the Italian Market, properly the South Ninth Street Curb Market, with its awning covered sidewalks, curb carts, grocery shops, cafes, bakeries, cheese shops and butchers, many of them with an Italian influence.”
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Independence Hall
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States.
“Independence Hall.”
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Liberty Bell Center
The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence, located in Philadelphia. It was first called the Liberty Bell by members of the American abolitionist movement, who used it as a symbol.
“The Liberty Bell is right here, across the street from Independence Hall in the Liberty Bell Center.”
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Old City
Old City is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, near the Delaware River waterfront. It is home to Independence National Historical Park, a dense section of historic landmarks including Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the First Bank of the United States, the Second Bank of the…
“Welcome to Old City, the neighborhood you asked for by name.”
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Elfreth's Alley
Elfreth's Alley is a historic street in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, dating back to 1703. The street has 32 houses, built between 1703 and 1836. The Elfreth's Alley Museum is located at #124 and 126.
“Elfreth's Alley is one of the oldest continuously inhabited residential streets in the United States, dating back to seventeen oh three.”
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Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps is an informal name to the 72 stone steps leading up to the East entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia that gained global fame after being featured in a notable scene from the 1976 film Rocky.
“Your finish line: the Rocky Steps, seventy two stone steps climbing to the east entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.”
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