Starting Thursday, the site where American democracy was born is once again open to the public. Independence Hall had been closed for 119 days, beginning with the government shutdown on Oct. 1 and ...

A rally is underway at the President’s House at Philadelphia’s Independence Mall on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, to call for the return of a slavery exhibit that was removed from the site earlier this year ...

Independence Hall in Philadelphia will be closed to visitors until January 2026 as the site of the Declaration of Independence works to finish preservation work before the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, ...

After being closed for more than two months, Philadelphia’s Independence Hall reopened with discounts, giveaways, and special ways for visitors to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. The building – ...

The doors of Independence Mall had been flung open, and the British were coming. More specifically, English tourists Chadi Rahim and his daughter, Sophia Rahim, 18, shivered in their parkas Thursday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The birthplace of American democracy is officially back open after a four-month closure. Independence Hall was temporarily closed ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Despite the end of the government shutdown, Independence Hall in Philadelphia is closed temporarily. The Independence National Historical Park says the closure came without any ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a mysterious cloud of smoke inside Independence Hall on Sunday morning. A fire alarm at the historic site went off at about ...

Philadelphia is preparing for dozens of demonstrators to attend the second "No Kings" protest set to take place at Independence Hall on Saturday. Ryan Hughes reports.