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Planning To Join Bicentennial Throng In Philadelphia
A guide to Philadelphia’s sights for visitors during the bicentennial era highlights museums such as the Franklin Institute, Academy of Natural Sciences, Rodin Museum, and local parks like Fairmount Park. It notes City Hall with William Penn statue, a 50-cent Cultural Loop Bus, and side trips along Liberty Trail and Old Fort Mifflin.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Independence Hall
Independence Mall
Independence National Historical Park
America
U.S
Congress Hall
U.S. House and Senate
John Adams
Old City Hall
Supreme Court
George Washington
United States
Christ Church
Carpenter’s Hall
Betsy Ross
Elfreth
Penn Mutual
Shistoric
Franklin Court
Marine Corps
Old City
Continental Congress
Graff House
Thomas Jefferson
Balch Institute
First Bank of the
Society Hill
Society of Free Traders
Delaware River
City Hall
Philadelphia Art Museum
Franklin Institute
Academy of Natural Sciences
Rodin Museum
Free Library
Center City
Art Museum
Renoir
Cezanne
Degas
Picasso
Duchamp
Fels Planetarium
Paris
Independence Historical National Park
City, Hall
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Fairmount Park