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  • seated children watch an exhibit in the museum
    African American Museum in Philadelphia

    The museum was the first built by a major city to preserve, interpret, and exhibit the heritage of African Americans. The core exhibit, Audacious Freedom, highlights the contributions of African Americans in Philadelphia from 1776-1876.

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    Photo credit: J. Fusco for VISIT PHILADELPHIA®
  • a gallery containing walls of images of people in Revolution-era attire
    Museum of the American Revolution

    This museum in the heart of historic Philadelphia houses collections of artwork, sculptures, textiles, weapons, manuscripts, and books that tell the story of the American Revolution.

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    Photo credit: C. Smyth for ©VISIT PHILADELPHIA®
  • visitors to the center gaze at a scaled replica of the U.S. Capitol
    National Constitution Center

    The center is devoted to the U.S. Constitution, telling its story with multimedia, theatrical performances and more.

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    Photo credit: G. Widman for VISIT PHILADELPHIA®
  • museum visitors gaze at an array of screens in an exhibit
    National Liberty Museum

    Known as America’s Home for Heroes, the museum tells the stories of people who dared to make the world a better place. The “Coming to America” gallery and other exhibits highlight the rights and responsibilities of living in a free society.

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    Photo credit: J. Fusco for VISIT PHILADELPHIA®
  • the lighted Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History against a dusky blue sky
    Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

    America’s only museum devoted to the Jewish American experience, it tells the story of Jews in North America since 1654. The Only in America Gallery celebrates the lives and achievements of Jewish Americans.

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    Photo credit: G. Widman for GPTMC George Widman

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