Philadelphia’s Independence Hall will be closed to visitors through the rest of the year and into late January as officials prepare for the 250 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in ...

After being closed for more than two months, Philadelphia’s Independence Hall reopened with discounts, giveaways, and special ways for visitors to celebrate America’s 250 th anniversary. The building ...

Starting Thursday, the site where American democracy was born is once again open to the public. Independence Hall had been closed for 119 days, beginning with the government shutdown on Oct. 1 and ...

In letters to his wife, John Adams complained about the weather in Philadelphia multiple times as the Founding Fathers worked at Independence Hall.

Michael Auslin is the author of the forthcoming, on Tuesday, “National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made ...