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"Sandy's Dream" is the name of this huge mural in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia.
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Although it is illegal to ride dirt bikes and ATVs on Philadelphia streets, large numbers ignore the law.
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McGillin's Olde Ale House. oldest continuouly operated tavern in Philadelphia. It opened in 1860 and has only been owened by two families.
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Perhaps, the oldest artifact in Philadelphia is this wood carving in Old Swedes Church dating to 1646 or earlier.
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I had no idea there is a sizable number of Sundanese immigrants in Philadelphia. I found this group by chance.
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A special tombstone at Philadelphia National Cemetery for Galusha Pennypacker, the youngest general in the Civil War and Medal of Honor recipiant.
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There are 12,000 identical tombstones in the Philadelphia National Cemetery. All are military veterans and American war-dead.
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Where are the desserts? In a neghborhood where many languages are spoken, the menu is in pictures.
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He died in 1876 at "Custer's Last Stand," but Lt. Benjamin H. Hodgeson is buried in Philadelphia.
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Scrap or museum? The giant aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy sits rusting at the former Philadelphia Navy Yard.
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Outside Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences statues of dinosaurs and the great scientist who was first to put dinosaur bones together correctly.
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Narrow Fitzwater Street at Front Street really shows what Philadelphia looked like in the 18th Century. Some date to 1720.
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This Philadelphia wall mural shows a big Eagle (our football team) with the rival Kansas City quarterback in the bird's talons. Kansas City's coach is on the eagle's back with a sign reading "help."
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Finding eleves where you least expect them: a sidewalk on a small street in South Philadelphia.
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A replica of another Ben Franklin idea. The original used whale oil on moonless nights.
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A forgotten Philadelphian: Septimus Winner (1827-1905.) He wrote more than 200 songs, some still known today.
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Just around the corner is a reproduction of the house where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
