Philly has so many layers of American history that it’s hard to take it all in. Like most first-time visitors, I was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit after slavery-related exhibits were removed from the President’s House without notice. City ...

Philadelphia has been gearing up for 2026 for years, but the size of what's coming is only now becoming clear. City officials expect up to 1.5 million visitors for America's 250th anniversary ...

People with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Chris Preperato for Carpenters’ Hall) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us ...

Philadelphia, the site of Tuesday night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, has been central to U.S. politics since the 18th century, when the Founding ...

Kaitlin Healy (right) is a new performer with Historic Philadelphia who will perform at the Betsy Ross House as a colonial-era laundress named Susanna Cooke. She is getting notes from longtime ...

Historic Philadelphia, Inc. is looking to hire history buffs to share the city's rich past with visitors — either by telling tales of the 18th century or by portraying historic figures. The ...

Philadelphia produced some of the most popular and longest-running local children’s shows in television history.