Planning a day trip to see some historical sites? You may want to call to check if the sites are open or not. With the government shutdown, many National Park Service attractions are either limited or ...

Several Philadelphia landmarks, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, will be temporarily closed to the public during the federal government shutdown, while arts and culture institutions ...

A tour guide speaks to a group of students from Queens, New York, on the south side of Independence Hall, pointing to the bell tower where the iconic Liberty Bell once hung. But for this group, about ...

Want to see the Liberty Bell this semi-quincentennial but don’t have the time or cheese for a pilgrimage to Philadelphia?

Independence Hall will remain closed to visitors through late January due to preservation work on the building’s interior ahead of Philadelphia’s Semiquincentennial celebrations next year. The entire ...