National Historic Landmark- Pennsylvania Hospital

National Historic Landmark- Pennsylvania Hospital

Authorized by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1751 and at its present location since 1756, this is the earliest established public hospital in the country.

Conceived by Dr. Thomas Bond, an eminent Philadelphia physician of the 18th ...

National Historic Landmark- Pa Academy of the Fine Arts

National Historic Landmark- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Completed in 1876, this two story, fireproof building is the best-preserved of Furness' exuberant Victorian structures, and one of the outstanding Art Schools and Museums in America.

Courtesy National Park Service National ...

National Historic Landmark- Charles Willson Peale, House

National Historic Landmark- Charles Willson Peale, House

From 1810 to 1820, this was the home of Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), the country's preeminent painter during its early national period.

Peale, remembered for his miniatures and portraits of notable Americans, painted seven likenesses ...

National Historic Landmark-Asa Packer Mansion

National Historic Landmark-Asa Packer Mansion

This is one of the most perfectly preserved mid-19th-century Italian villas in America, with original furniture, chandeliers, and silver.

A huge orchestrion - a giant Swiss music maker with organ, bells and drum - is a ...

National Historic Landmark-USS Olympia (C-6)

National Historic Landmark -USS OLYMPIA (Cruiser)

The oldest extant steel-hulled warship in the world, OLYMPIA served as Commodore Dewey's flagship in the Battle of Manila Bay (1898), which marked the emergence of the U.S. Navy as one of superior power.

The cruiser ...

National Historic Landmark - Mount Pleasant

National Historic Landmark - Mount Pleasant

Completed in 1762, this is one of the finest examples of late Georgian domestic architecture in the Middle Colonies.

The structure contains a central hallway with flanking rooms rich in interior decorations. (Now within Fairmount ...

National Historic Landmark - Mount Pleasant

National Historic Landmark - Mount Pleasant

Completed in 1762, this is one of the finest examples of late Georgian domestic architecture in the Middle Colonies.

The structure contains a central hallway with flanking rooms rich in interior decorations. (Now within ...

National Historic Landmark - Humphry Marshall House

National Historic Landmark - Humphry Marshall House

Constructed in 1773-74 and enlarged in 1801, this two-and-a-half story house was the home of Humphrey Marshall (1722-1801), American botanist and author of ARBUSTUM AMERICANUM, the first account of forest trees and shrubs native ...

National Historic Landmark-J. Peter Lesley House

National Historic Landmark- J. Peter Lesley House

From 1869 until 1896, this was the residence and office of J. Peter Lesley (1819-1903), one of America's foremost geologists of that day.

Mr. Lesley served as Geologist for the State of Pennsylvania and ...

National Historic Landmark-Leap-the-Dips

National Historic Landmark- Leap-the-Dips

Leap-the-Dips is the last known example of a Side-Friction Figure Eight roller coaster. Side Friction Figure Eight roller coasters were once common in amusement parks across North America as well as in parks in other parts of ...