National Park Service

President's house preservation documentary

President's House gets $25,000 grant for mobile display and documentary on preservation efforts

Man charged with vandalizing monuments at Gettysburg battlefield

Gettysburg Vandalism Charges

President's House slavery exhibits restored after judge imposes deadline

President's House restoration

Trump administration to appeal ruling to restore President's House slavery exhibit

president's house appeal

Slavery exhibit at President's House must be restored by Trump administration, judge orders

Presidents House Opinion

Philly's collar counties are backing the city's legal fight to restore the Presidents House exhibit

Presidents House lawsuit

Feds to Philly on President's House suit: Focus on city's jobless rate, 'reckless' cashless bail policy instead

independence park slavery

Volunteers are cataloging NPS markers targeted by Trump, including at Independence National Park

NPS signs archive

Gloria Dei Episcopal Church to restore bell with ties to 1776 celebrations of America's independence

Gloria Dei Bell restoration

Trump budget seeks to slash $21 billion from renewable energy programs

National Park Service cuts drive record reservations at Pennsylvania state parks

pa state parks

Union leaders lament DOGE 'harassment' as Philly federal workers brace for 'next shoe' to drop

Federal Workers Philly

A crack is discovered in the north-facing clock of Independence Hall's tower

Independence Hall clock

Edgar Allan Poe house to close for the summer for fire safety upgrades

Edgar Allan Poe house

The smallest NPS site is in Old City. It honors a Polish military expert who helped America win its independence

NPS site

Lower Merion native tasked with writing soundtrack for 'road trip' documentary about U.S. National Parks

Lower Merion composer

William Penn statue will not be removed from Philly's Welcome Park, NPS says

William Penn statue

Bicentennial Bell, given to U.S. by Queen Elizabeth II, to be permanently displayed in Old City

bicentennial bell garden

Carpenters' Hall to reopen this summer after undergoing preservation project, repairs from Christmas Eve fire

Carpenters' Hall Reopening

Robert Morris statue vandalized at Independence National Historical Park

Robert Morris Statue

Here's your chance to run a restaurant in a building once frequented by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson

City Tavern Proposals NPS

Fire at Independence National Historical Park building was arson, NPS rangers say

Lucy the Elephant receives $500,000 grant from National Park Service for restoration project

Lucy the Elephant restoration project

Bruce Springsteen pleads guilty to lesser alcohol offense; drunken driving charge dropped

Park cop alleges Bruce Springsteen admitted taking two tequila shots before DUI arrest

Liberty Bell, Independence Hall reopening next week

independence national historic park

Jersey Shore concert series canceled to protect endangered piping plover birds

Piping plover bird

Washington Square: From mass graves to mass media

Carroll - Historic Washington Square

As National Park Service celebrates 100th anniversary, a look back at Independence Hall

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Philadelphia Flower Show

The 2016 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show

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Men Healthy Habits

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Lemon Hill attractions

More than 20 free outdoor movie nights are coming to Philly parks this summer and fall

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