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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.


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The Best B&B Getaways: Bowman’s Hill

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The Best B&B Getaways: Swann House

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The Best B&B Getaways: The Atlantis Inn

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The Best B&B Getaways: The William Page Inn

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The Best B&B Getaways: The Inn at Montchanin Village

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The Best B&B Getaways: Cromwell Manor Inn

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The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

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The Best B&B Getaways: Hambleton Inn

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The Best B&B Getaways: The Gables

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The Best B&B Getaways: Old Gratitude House

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The Best B&B Getaways: Bykenhulle House

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The Best B&B Getaways: King’s Cottage

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


The Best B&B Getaways: Haddonfield Inn

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Led by Episcopal Academy, Philly’s elite private schools are in the midst of a billion-dollar building binge

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The Best B&B Getaway: The Woolverton Inn

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The Best B&B Getaways: The Inn at Irving Place

As the brownstone’s imposing door, marked only with an equally imposing door knocker, swings open, you’ll be sure you’ve accidentally stumbled into a high-society soiree. […]

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