Declaration House — Attraction in Philadelphia

It is so easy to miss this important place on the sidewalk, unless you have added it to your bucket list. The Graff house board is placed right on the sidewalk but there is an additional entrance from the side which is on a smaller side road. The gate is closed after 2 pm and the same entrance leads to the museum inside. ♿️ This place has: Yes=Ramp access. Yes=A wheelchair-accessible Entrance. Yes=A wheelchair-accessible Restroom/Toilet. Yes=A wheelchair-accessible Seating. Yes=A...

Jacob Graff was my 7th-great-grandfather, and my dad and aunt took me to visit Declaration House when I was 14-years-old (over 30 years ago, now—yikes!). My dad told the the people who ran the site how we were connected to it. I figured they wouldn’t be that impressed with our historical name-dropping, but instead, I just remember how kind they were, and how genuinely interested they were in what my dad had to say, and how passionate they were about the house. I hope it will...

Very cool! The site of where the Declaration of Independence was adapted! So much history is from the birth of our nation located right here. I unfortunately visited here on a weekday evening so I wasn’t able to take the tour inside. Still a great place to check out even if it’s not open! A lot of information is available outside of the building. Many other historical sites are within walking...