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Gotta Love Philly

Philadelphia is one of the oldest and most historically significant cities in the U.S. It’s known as “The City of Brotherly Love”, based on the friendliness of its people.

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HALLOWEEN

A gangster's palace

The preserved prison cell of America's best known gangster, Al Capone at Eastern State Penitentiary. A leading symbol of illegal activities in Chicago during the Porhibition Era, Capone spent eight months on a weapons charge 1929. Eastern State Penitentiary, now a museum, was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.

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**FILE** In this June 6, 2006 file photo, Cyndi Janzen playing the part of Betsy Ross displays a United States flag at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Living history

Cyndi Janzen displays the United Stats Flag as she plays the part of Betsy Ross at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia.

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Visitors admire a Porsche 917, left, on display in the \"pit road\" section at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

Paving the way

Visitors admire a Porsche 917, left, on display in the "pit road" section at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia.

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In this undated photo released by the Please Touch Museum, a life-sized replica of the Statue of Liberty's Arm & Torch, a sculpture built of toys and found objects by Philadelphia artist Leo Sewell, greets visitors in the Museum's Great Hall. (AP Photo/Michael Branscom, Please Touch Museum) ** NO SALES **

Getting a feel for the city

A life-sized replica of the Statue of Liberty's Arm & Torch, a sculpture built of toys and found objects by Philadelphia artist Leo Sewell, greets visitors in the Please Touch Museum's Great Hall.

Michael Branscom / Please Touch Museum
Visitors view the high-definition LED screen in the main lobby of the Comcast Center in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 22, 2008.  This city best known to tourists for its historical sites and museums has a surprise new high-tech hit that is developing into a must-see attraction. (AP Photo/Justin Maxon)

Tourist magnet

Visitors view the high-definition LED screen in the main lobby of the Comcast Center in Philadelphia. This city best known to tourists for its historical sites and museums has a surprise new high-tech hit that began to develop into a must-see attraction in 2008.

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Photo dated 12 September, 2001 shows visitors to t

Freedom rings

Visitors listen to a Park Service guide's presentation about the Liberty Bell - an international icon of freedom. )

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**FILE**  Andrew Wyeth's painting 'Trodden Weed,'  1951 is displayed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in this  Friday, March 24, 2006 file photo. The Philadelphia Museum of Art said its Andrew Wyeth exhibition drew 177,000 visitors in 15 weeks, the highest-ever attendance at the museum for a living artist.     (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, FILE)

A walk of art

Andrew Wyeth's 1951 painting 'Trodden Weed,' displayed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the largest museums in the United States.

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A bronze sculpture in Philadelphia, titled Benjamin Franklin Craftsman, is seen Thursday, March 24, 2005. Philadelphia is making plans to honor an 18th-century overachiever, Franklin, with a 21st-century party. Five years in the making, the tricentennial celebration of Franklin's birth will mostly unfold during 2006, but a few events are already under way.   (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)

Benjamin in Philly

Philadelphia's bronze sculpture, titled Benjamin Franklin Craftsman. The statue shows a young Franklin in the process of printing on a hand press. The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania commissioned the work and presented it to the City on June 24, 1981.

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GIANT HEART

A walk in the heart

Schoolchildren stand in line next to a giant two-story papier mache-on-metal heart as they wait to walk through the Philadelphia icon at the Franklin Institute. The giant heart is one of the Philadelphia area's best-known icons, and a rite of passage for school groups across the region.

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Independence Park

Nation's birthplace

Independence National Historical Park where the Liberty Bell, an international symbol of freedom is hung. The park's World Heritage Site, includes Independence Hall, where both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were created.

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KIMMEL

Musical magic

The cello-shaped 2,500-seat auditorium of the Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. It was the first major concert hall to open in the 21st Century, and is one of the world's best performance venues.

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PHILADELPHIA SPORTS COMPLEX

Eagle eye

Lincoln Financial Field, front, home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. Other sports complex buildings shown include the Veterans Stadium, the Eagles' former home, and Citizens Bank Park, right.

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RODIN ANNIVERSARY

Immortalized master

A bronze bust of musical great Gustav Mahler, conceived in 1909 by French sculptor Auguste Rodin, exhibited next to other busts in the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia.

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PHILADELPHIA CITY HALL

Love in the middle

Behind the fountain in JFK Plaza, Philadelphia's century-old City Hall is illuminated at night.

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