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American Helicopter Museum

The history of rotorcraft flight from the ground up

The 20,000-square-foot hangar full of 70 years’ worth of vintage helicopters is a rotorwing historian’s dream; here, vintage and modern aircraft demonstrate the copter’s roles in war and rescue missions, agriculture and police surveillance. You’ll see the only V-22 tilt-rotor Osprey in the world that’s on public display, and have the chance to climb into some of the helicopters to fiddle with the dials, switches and pedals.

Arch Street Friends Meeting House

1804 Quaker meeting house is the largest of its kind in the world

William Penn himself would have likely felt at home in this large symmetrical meeting house, which hasn’t changed much since 1804.

AudioWalk and Tour of Historic Philadelphia

A digital stroll back in time

Journey back to the 1700s… stroll cobblestone streets, linger in an 18th-century garden, see the home of a First Lady and mail postcards from a Colonial Post Office.

Awbury Arboretum

A wee bit of England transplanted to Germantown

A wee bit of England transplanted to Germantown

Bastille Day Festival at Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary celebrates with a day-long party

Grab a pitchfork and storm the walls! Whether you’re a revolutionary or a royalist, there’s something for you in this celebration of all things French at Bastille Day at the Eastern State Penitentiary.

Battleship New Jersey

Admiral “Bull” Halsey’s flagship and the nation’s most decorated battleship

At 887 feet of armor-plated steel, the 45,000-ton Battleship New Jersey dominates not only the New Jersey waterfront, but also American naval history.

Brandywine Battlefield Park

The peacefully preserved remains of one of Washington’s few defeats

Most preserved battlefield sites memorialize winning fights, but the Revolutionary Army actually lost ground at Brandywine. Still, the rolling hills of Brandywine Battlefield Park serve as a memorable addition to any Revolutionary War tour of the Philadelphia area. George Washington used the Benjamin Ring House for his headquarters before the battle, and though the house burned in the 1930s, it is now preserved to be what it looked like in 1777.

Bulletin Building

George Howe’s last major commission

Designed with Louis McAllister Jr., this simple modern structure was built as the offices and production plant for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin newspaper.

Carpenters’ Hall

Meeting Place of the First Continental Congress