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Philadelphia Activities&Tours
Philadelphia
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Attractions
Museum of Modern Art,
The Academy of Natural Sciences The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Independence Seaport Museum
Philadelphia Trolley Works Philadelphia Zoo
St. Peter the Apostle
The National Constitution Center
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
 "I never in my whole life was affected with so much melancholy." -John Adams
Philadelphia's beer history dates back at least to 1680, when city founder William Penn began work on his brewery. The first American lager is said to have been brewed here in 1840. And U.S. Marine lore holds that the corps was conceived at long-gone Tun Tavern in the Old City neighborhood in 1775.
By 1870, there were 69 breweries in Philadelphia, according to Russell, and eventually an entire neighborhood called Brewerytown. But Prohibition shuttered many facilities, and the last city brewery, Schmidt's, closed in 1987.
It wasn't long before the microbrew trend caught on and the region began returning to its roots. Today, there are at least 20 breweries in the Philadelphia area.
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament - Bensalem
Philly is responsible for one other notable contribution to history-the cheesesteak!
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Pennsylvania Activities&Tours
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