Of course Benjamin Franklin wrote his own epitaph. At age 22 in 1728, his dark humor stronger than his sense of history, he ...

The Founding Fathers were a quiltwork of conflicting personalities. George Washington was dignified and coolly aloof. Thomas ...

A painting of Franklin’s return to Philadelphia from Europe in 1785 shows him flanked by his son-in-law (in red), his daughter and Benjamin Bache (in blue), the grandson he’d taken to France ...

When the show made its first trip to Philly for an Ivy League showdown against Harvard, the Quakers cruised to a 44-9 win.

The 6-foot-tall Franklinia Alatamaha trees, better known as Franklin trees, will be planted at the historic building on ...

Find out what to see, when to go, and how to plan your visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art—featuring top exhibits, tips, ...

Franklin Square, Washington Square, Logan Square, and Penn Treaty Park—unveil Philadelphia’s hidden charm with history and ...