PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- What do you get when you combine United States history and challenges like you may have seen on the hit CBS show "The Amazing Race"? A scavenger hunt through Old City, and lots ...

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania. It has deep roots in US history. It’s where the most prominent early American leaders gathered to discuss important topics that would shape the nation ...

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania. It has deep roots in US history. It’s where the most prominent early American leaders gathered to discuss important topics that would shape the nation ...

Philadelphia is adding a new yearlong celebration to the mix of patriotic festivities in 2026 as the United States marks its 250th birthday. The "52 Weeks of Firsts" festival will highlight the city's ...

Kaitlin Healy (right) is a new performer with Historic Philadelphia who will perform at the Betsy Ross House as a colonial-era laundress named Susanna Cooke. She is getting notes from longtime ...

Historic Philadelphia, Inc. is looking to hire history buffs to share the city's rich past with visitors — either by telling tales of the 18th century or by portraying historic figures. The ...

A tour guide speaks to a group of students from Queens, New York, on the south side of Independence Hall, pointing to the bell tower where the iconic Liberty Bell once hung. But for this group, about ...

Francesca Lombardo, a senior from Rowan University, is one of 12 students selected for the inaugural Public History Summer Academy at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Joining her at the ...