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Flag Festival
In June, the Betsy Ross House honors all things Old Glory with the Flag Festival, a Victorian-style street fair along Arch Street, complete with games, prizes, a penny candy booth and entertainment in the house’s courtyard....
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
Flag Festival
In June, the Betsy Ross House honors all things Old Glory with the Flag Festival, a Victorian-style street fair along Arch Street, complete with games, prizes, a penny candy booth and entertainment in the house’s courtyard....
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
Eastern State Penitentiary
True thrill-seekers celebrate the Halloween season in Philadelphia at Eastern State Penitentiary with Terror Behind the Walls, a spooky haunted house inside an abandoned prison that once held notorious criminals like Al Capone. AOL calls it the “Best Haunted House in America.” September 18-November 1, 2009. 22nd Street & Fairmount...
Credit: Photo by R. Wise Courtesy of Eastern State Penitentiary
Longwood Gardens
During the annual A Longwood Gardens Christmas, the horticultural wonderland in scenic Brandywine Valley features a dazzling display of Christmas trees and poinsettias during the holiday season....
Credit: Photo courtesy of Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens
Some 400,000 decorative lights glitter in the trees, while colorful fountain displays set to music enchant holiday revelers at Longwood Gardens....
Credit: Photo by B. Krist for GPTMC
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