Philadelphia - Waterfront
The Waterfront district stretches along the Delaware River and lies east of Independence National Historic Park. The focal point is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge while other attractions include the Independence Seaport Museum and the USS Olympia & Becuna. The area can be covered in an afternoon.
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Penn's Landing Trolley
These early-twentieth-century trolleys operate along the waterfront along Columbus Boulevard between the Franklin Bridge and Fitzwater Street. Slow moving, they take 25 minutes to complete the roundtrip, but are ideal for seeing this section of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Vietnam Veteran's Memorial
The Philadelphia Vietnam Veteran's Memorial honors the 80,000 Philadelphians who fought in that war. The memorial consists of two facing walls-- a curved wall inscribed with the names of the men killed in action facing a straight wall engraved with scenes from the war, designed by landscape architect Perry M. Morgan.
