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Disney characters to visit Franklin Square this month for Ice Princess Night

Play street curling, admire holiday lights in Franklin Square this winter

franklin square winter

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Franklin Square to host Halloween-themed mini golf, trick-or-treating and a pumpkin patch in October

Fall Franklin Square

Stroll through Philadelphia's past on a historic walking tour of Old City

Historic Philadelphia walking tour

Franklin Square to be adorned with 200,000 holiday lights this winter

Franklin Square Winter light show

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Franklin Square to celebrate its 'Sweet Sixteen' with free activities and a new fountain show

Franklin Square Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party

Philadelphia historic sites hosting fundraiser to support Ukraine

Ukraine Philly Historic Sites

Betsy Ross House hosting tours that allow guests to enter historic rooms

Betsy Ross House Airbnb

Photo exhibit of razed Philly buildings is a call to action, artist says

Stop Demolishing Philly

Manayunk Then and Now: 100 years of photographic history

Carroll - Manayunk Then / Now

Eastern State Penitentiary

PHOTOS: This guy just climbed Eastern State Penitentiary

Carroll - Artist Alexander Rosenberg Climbing Eastern State Penitentiary

Trocadero Theatre

PHOTOS: 100 years of the Trocadero Theatre

Historic Trocadero Photos

St. Patrick's Day

Dating back to the 1950s, these photos show Philadelphia celebrating St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day in Philadelphia - Historic Images

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PHOTOS: Then and now, Chinatown Philadelphia

02 Carroll - Chinatown Then / Now Lead

National Constitution Center to house permanent exhibit on Civil War

National Constitution Center

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Remembering the Broad Street Station

Broad Street Station

Historic Philadelphia

PHOTOS: Then and now, Philadelphia during the holidays

Carroll - Then and Now Philadelphia Holidays

There's a haunted scavenger hunt happening at Independence Hall for Halloween

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Franklin Square's 180-year-old fountain is getting update with music, LED lights and dancing water

franklin fountain music light show

To do: Free, indoor architectural tours as temperatures drop

5 Philly ’hoods you wouldn’t have recognized 60 years ago

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Bacon Brothers want historical marker at their Philly childhood home

Bacon Brothers

Franklin Square: Philly's forgotten park morphs into modern attraction

Carroll - Franklin Square Chinese Lantern Festival

Gallery: Early photography developed in Philadelphia

Carroll - Historic Photographs

PHOTOS: Little Pete's, Philadelphia staple for 39 years, closes its doors

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Eastern State Penitentiary

PHOTOS: Eastern State Penitentiary re-opens 'Hospital Block'

Carroll - Eastern State Penitentiary Cellblock 3

Museum of the American Revolution

PHOTOS: Museum of the American Revolution officially opens

Carroll - Museum of the American Revolution Opening

Parks and Recreation

PHOTOS: Philadelphia's historic Washington Square

Carroll - Historic Washington Square

New at Franklin Square: Cooperage takes over Square Burger, Chinese Lantern Festival on the way

Gallery: 100 years of fashion in Philadelphia

'Yuletide Cheers and Beers' tour takes a trip through Old City

Tippler's Tours

Divine Lorraine

Gallery: Inside the Divine Lorraine

Historian's stories about Philly's past engages visitors

Carroll - Old City Historic District

Historic Philadelphia

Five underrated historical sites to explore in Philadelphia

Japanese Tea House and Garden

Art Deco auto showroom granted historic designation

Celebrate Ben Franklin's birthday with a toast

Benjamin Franklin

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