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• Explore a range of world-class performances at Philadelphia’s many concert halls and opera houses along The Avenue of The Arts. Enjoy performances by Opera Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet, and The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of Music, the most historic opera house in America still hosting performances, and enjoy its renowned acoustics.
• Visit the famous Liberty Bell, which rang out for almost 90 years of hard use before it cracked. It rang from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.
• Tour the Assembly Room of Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were signed. This historic room served as the venue for the Second Continental Congress so figures like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Hancock spent a lot of time meeting in this space.
• Visit the Betsy Ross House nearby. Although the story of seamstress Betsy Ross designing and sewing the first American flag and presenting it to General George Washington is now considered to be a part of American mythology, this house is still an iconic place to visit in Philadelphia as it's said to be where she lived and worked during this time.
• Take a hop-on hop-off bus tour of this landmark-laden city. Philadelphia has a plethora of historic and cultural sites to see and visit, and a narrated tour can give visitors an informative and entertaining overview.