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Philadelphia
Excursion
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This walking tour starts from point number 1 on this map.
When you arrive at each point read the description of the sight.
You will have the chance to discover and admire many of the most
beautiful and important sights of this city.
Museum of Art
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Visiting the statue, running
up the 72 steps and taking
a picture at the top is pretty
much a must on your first visit
to Philadelphia. It’s a rite of
passage. One of Philadelphia’s
most famous pieces of public
art is a bigger-than-life boxer…
literally. Originally created
for Rocky III, the sculpture is
now a real-life monument to a
celluloid hero. After filming for
the movie completed, Stallone
donated the statue to the City
of Philadelphia. The statue
is located at the bottom of
the stairs at the Philadelphia
Museum of Art.
As famous as the statue itself
is, the stairs leading to the East
Entrance of the Museum, aka
“The Rocky Steps,”may be even
more famous.
Franklin Bridge
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The Benjamin Franklin Bridge
– opened to traffic on July 1,
1926 as the Delaware River
Port Authority Bridge. In 1956
it was renamed Benjamin
Franklin Bridge, after one of
the Founding Fathers and one
of Philadelphia’s most famous
citizens. It’s a suspension bridge
across the Delaware .
The bridge was designed to
accommodate six lanes of traffic,
two tracks for subway/elevated
trains, two track areas for
streetcar/trolley operation, and
two walkways for pedestrians.
In 1987 a computerized lighting
systemwas added to the bridge
as part of the celebration
of the Bicentennial of the
US Constitution. This makes
the bridge a colorful spectacle
at night.
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