Home of the United States Congress when Philadelphia served as the nation's capital from 1790 to 1800.
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Dec 24, 2024
With independence confirmed in 1776 and the Federal Constitution Convention verifying the eponymous document in 1787, the new nation set out to house its Third Session of the First United States Cong… Full review by midway42
Oct 23, 2024
What is not to like here? The birthplace of our government. Loved our visit and the two short tours we took; very informative. The Independence Hall tour is a timed ticket but this time of year if y… Full review by 154sw
Aug 14, 2024
We enjoyed visiting Congress Hall! It wasn't on our to-do list, but a wonderful employee told us that they would be starting a tour soon, if we wanted to wait. It was a beautiful day out so we deci… Full review by kates5283
I plan on visiting most all historical sites while in Philadelphia. I'd like to know about how long you'd suggest for each site. Also if we should do certain sites in certain orders. Independence hall National constitution center Liberty bell center Independence national hall park City hall Congress hall Ben franklin museum Betsy Ross house US mint
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The Betsy Ross house and the US Mint are both self guided tours, so you can set the pace. You can probably walk start to finish in 5 minutes at both of them, but I would …
The Betsy Ross house and the US Mint are both self guided tours, so you can set the pace. You can probably walk start to finish in 5 minutes at both of them, but I would recommend taking more time. I spent about an hour walking the US Mint tour. There was no line to get in, though there are metal detectors, so you may want to empty your pockets before you go to speed things up. In an hour, I was able to watch the short video, read most of the information on the walls and spend some time watching coins getting punched. There is also a gift shop that you can go into before or after the tour. The Betsy Ross tour has a few options. You can walk through, reading the information in about 15 minutes. They also offer an audio playback tour, which I would give about half an hour. There are also sometimes actors there whom would love to talk with you for as long as you want. Definitely get tickets for the timed tours first, then fit these 2 between the rest.
Dec 24, 2024
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