Independence Hall has been defaced with graffiti ... Vandalizing, destroying, injuring or defacing national park property is a federal misdemeanor crime punishable by up six months in prison ...

Located in Independence National Historical Park in Old City, Independence Hall is just steps from the Liberty Bell Center, making it convenient to visit both landmarks in a morning or afternoon.

Before this trip, I embarrassingly didn’t know much about it except for seeing it in the movie National ... to Independence ...

This 2,080-pound piece of history was once mounted in the belfry of Independence Hall, where it was used to mark important historic events, most notably the first public reading of the Declaration ...