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Historical Places
Ellis Island is one of Historical Places.

1. Ellis Island

New York, NY
Island · 89 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 1892, Ellis Island served as a federal immigration station for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954. Millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station during that time.

Trinity Church is one of Historical Places.

2. Trinity Church

75 Broadway (at Wall St), New York, NY
Church · Financial District · 86 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 1846, this Gothic Revival style building is the third and current home of Trinity Church, part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York City.

Christ Church Burial Ground is one of Historical Places.

3. Christ Church Burial Ground

6.3
400 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA
Cemetery · Center City East · 18 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Established in 1719, this cemetery is the final resting place for Benjamin Franklin & 4 other signers of the Declaration of Independence: Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, George Ross & Benjamin Rush.

First Bank of the United States is one of Historical Places.

4. First Bank of the United States

6.1
116 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA
Historic and Protected Site · Center City East · 4 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: This was the home of the First Bank of the United States from the time of the building‚'s completion, in 1797, until 1811.

Betsy Ross House is one of Historical Places.

5. Betsy Ross House

8.1
239 Arch St (btwn Bread St & 3rd St), Philadelphia, PA
Historic and Protected Site · Center City East · 51 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Betsy Ross, credited with sewing the first American flag, is believed to have worked and resided in this house, built around 1740, from 1773 to 1885.

Christ Church is one of Historical Places.

6. Christ Church

20 N American St, Philadelphia, PA
Church · Center City East · 14 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Christ Church was founded in 1695 as the first parish of the Church of England in Pennsylvania, and the original church on this site was a simple structure.

Battery Park is one of Historical Places.

7. Battery Park

9.2
Battery Pl (at State St), New York, NY
Park · Financial District · 302 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: The park gets its name from the series of artillery batteries built along the area’s waterfront for protection, starting in the later part of the 17th century.