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PLACES TO VISIT AND WEB RESOURCES

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

See the original color paintings of the Charles Mills Murals in the Union Building.

41 Berkeley Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Chateau de Versailles

Take a virtual tour of the dazzling Palace of Versailles, where Franklin served as a diplomat to the court of King Louis XVI. www.chateaudeversailles.fr/fr/

Christ Church Burial Ground

See Franklin’s grave and other “founding fathers.”

Fifth and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

www.oldchristchurch.org

Franklin Court

Site of Franklin’s house, with a museum that includes a glass armonica

318 Market Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

(215) 965-2305

www.nps.gov/inde

Franklin’s Print Shop

Visit a working 18th-century print shop in action.

320 Market Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

(215) 965-2305

www.nps.gov/inde/

Independence National Historical Park

See where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were born. See the “rising sun” chair and the Liberty Bell.

143 S. Third Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

(800) 537-7676

www.nps.gov/inde/

Museum of the American Philosophical Society

Founded by Franklin in 1743. Visit the museum that houses many of Franklin’s papers.

104 S. Fifth Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

(215) 599-4283

www.amphilsoc.org

National Constitution Center

See life-size bronze statues of all the signers and one of the original copies of the Constitution.

525 Arch Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

(215) 409-6700

www.constitutioncenter.org

The Benjamin Franklin House

The only surviving Franklin home, today a museum, is his Craven Street residence in London. Take a virtual tour

36 Craven Street, London, England www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org

The Franklin

A hands-on interactive museum.

222 N. 20th Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

(215) 448-1200

www.fi.edu

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