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Note: Faith & Liberty Discovery Center is permanently closed as of March 2024.
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See American history in a whole new light during a visit to the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center (FLDC), which opened in May 2021 in Philadelphia.
Located on Independence Mall in the Old City neighborhood, the immersive and interactive attraction allows visitors to explore the relationship between faith and liberty throughout the country’s history by illuminating the influence of the Bible on people at key historical and personal moments.
Guests explore interactive galleries, learn about the influence of scripture on key Americans and take a journey of discovery guided by an illuminated hand-held lamp that activates key exhibits throughout the attraction.
Plus, guests are encouraged to explore sacred sites throughout Philadelphia using the attraction’s Faith and Liberty Trail, an app offering 13 themed trails that guide users to more than 80 historic sites in Philly.
The $60 million, 40,000-square-foot Faith and Liberty Discovery Center — a subsidiary of the American Bible Society — is the latest development in a decades-long transformation of Independence Mall.
Located across the street from Independence National Historical Park and key attractions like Independence Hall and The Liberty Bell Center, FLDC highlights how leaders throughout American history have looked to faith, liberty, justice, hope, unity and love for guidance and strength.
Across two floors and six galleries (plus a 3D theater!), guests discover films, artifacts, interactive media and more while learning about influential Americans, including civil rights and Baptist leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Catholic anti-war activist Dorothy Day and Quaker William Penn, founder of colonial Philadelphia.
Throughout the experience, each guest carries an illuminated handheld lamp, which automatically activates key exhibit areas and collects quotes and images that visitors can access later at home.
Before or after a visit to the attraction, visitors are encouraged to download the Faith and Liberty Trail App, offering 13 themed trails that guide users to more than 80 historic sites in Philadelphia.
Stops along the way range from major attractions like the Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall to some of the nation’s early religious institutions like Arch Street Friends Meeting House, Congregation Mikveh Israel and Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
The app is available for free download on Apple and Android devices beginning on April 28, 2021, and is accompanied by a companion website as well as augmented reality experiences.
Timed tickets for the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center — ranging from $8 for youth to $10 for adults — are on sale now and can be purchased online.
Note that FLDC is open on select days, so be sure to check online or call ahead before swinging by the attraction.
FLDC is easily accessible via public transportation (including the Market Street subway, which has a stop right outside the attraction). Parking is available at several nearby garages. Read more about getting there here.
The Visit Philly Overnight Package — booked more than 190,000 times since 2001 — comes with free hotel parking (worth up to $100 in Center City Philadelphia) and overnight hotel accommodations.
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