Philadelphia, Pennsylvania City Guide
Philadelphia, the birthplace of American independence, offers a unique variety of attractions, restaurants, and museums.
Philadelphia Bed and Breakfast & Philadelphia History
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enraptures bed and breakfast travelers with picturesque historical sites, world-class museums, breathtaking countryside, legendary major league sports, alluring bed and breakfasts, tasty local and international fare, and seasonal celebrations. A visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and one of many attractive, colonial bed and breakfasts is an experience of energy, joy, passion, and tradition not to be missed.
William Penn sailed from Great Britain to the New World in 1682 and landed in November of that year near what is now Chester, south of Philadelphia. Naming his colony Pennsylvania after himself, Penn began planning the city that is known as Philadelphia, the Greek word for “City of Brotherly Love.” Penn set the city up as a grid with numbered streets running north and south, and streets named for trees running east and west. As the city grew, so did resentment toward England’s tax policies. In 1776 representatives of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia at Independence Hall to sign the Declaration of Independence and declare freedom from Britain. Britain refused to give up control of the New World, and sent troops, the Redcoats, to fight the insurgents. The Revolutionary War lasted eight years, and in 1787 delegates from the thirteen colonies again met in Philadelphia, this time to create the United States Constitution, firmly establishing the country’s structure of government. Being centrally located within the thirteen colonies, Philadelphia was the nation’s capital from 1790-1800. Philadelphia now thrives as a historic bed and breakfast destination, entertaining visitors with mouth-watering food, lovely bed and breakfasts, historic sites, and city-wide events and entertainment that are hardly rivaled elsewhere. |
