Liberty Bell - Philadelphia Landmark

  • Address: 500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
  • Phone: 215 / 965-2305
  • Website:www.nps.gov
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Liberty Bell
500 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA, United States of America

Liberty Bell Details

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  • Wheelchair Accessible

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • In 1751, William Penn asked that the new bell being cast for the Pennsylvania Statehouse be engraved with ... more on Wcities
  • Originally commissioned for the State House (now Independence Hall) bell tower, the Liberty Bell was, ironically enough, made in London. The bell was moved to its current ... more on gocitykids.com
  • You almost can't leave Philadelphia without seeing the Liberty Bell. The Bell is housed in a new 13,000-square-foot, $12.9-million glass pavilion, 235 feet long and 50 feet wide, angled so you can see it against the backdrop of Independence Hall, but avoiding the brutal modern Penn Mutual skyscraper flanking the Hall. The Liberty Bell, ... more on frommers.com
  • The bell fulfilled the biblical words of its inscription when it rang to "proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof," beckoning Philadelphians to the State House yard to hear the first reading of the Declaration of Independence. Ordered in 1751 and originally cast in England, the bell cracked during testing ... more on Fodor's
  • The Liberty Bell, located in Independence National Historical Park, rang in 1776 as a summons to Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was to be ... more on NileGuide

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5.0
Excellent

(January 05, 2010 00:00)

Philadelphia is a spectacular city with lights, glamour, and action. Home ouf our Independence. ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

Hands-off History

This is another place that has no interactive exhibits, but the fact that you're ... a user of Trekaroo. Read full review on Trekaroo

4.0
Hope you like big crowds.

Long lines to get in. Plus security is so tight. Who is going to blow up an old ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

Everything you'd expect

You can't get too close to the bell, and all you do is look at it and get ... a user of Trekaroo. Read full review on Trekaroo

4.0
Very Interesting

I'm Canadian and this whole city was just awesome - a completely ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

Directions

(corner Fifth and Sixth streets)

Hours

Daily 9am-5pm; extended hours in Jul-Aug; closed Christmas Day

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Free

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