Philadelphia History. A comprehensive site containing many historical topics and places in and around Philadelphia, assembled by the Independence Hall Association. [ccr]
Philadelphia's historic core. A fairly extensive map-based tour of the historic core, created by the Independence Hall Association. Includes good photos and text descriptions. [ccr]
Historic areas in Philadelphia. Seven tours created by the Independence Hall Association. The areas: Fairmount Park, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Rittenhouse Square, North of Market Street, Historic district, Society Hill, and Washington Square. Each includes a map, small photos, and text. [ccr]
King's Views of Philadelphia. A superb collection of historical photos from a 1900 book by Moses King. Included are commercial, factory, church, and residential images. This site is part of a larger project, Places In Time, at Bryn Mawr College. [ccr]
http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/king/main.html
Public Art. A large collection of photos that show the diversity of public art in Philadelphia. Included are tours of specific areas, including City Hall, the Parkway, South Broad St., Kelly Drive, and the Art Museum Grounds. Photos by Chris Purdom. [ccr]
City Hall. Take a thorough virtual tour of this historic building located at the center of William Penn's original Philadelphia plan. Then take the real tour when you are in Philly. [ccr]
University of Pennsylvania. Take a map-based virtual tour of 27 sites, mostly buildings, on this campus. Includes photos and historical descriptions. The first stop on the tour is College Hall, where the AAG was founded in 1904. [ccr]
Germantown. Nice map-based tours of Upper and Lower Germantown, from ushistory.org. [ccr]
Murals in Philadelphia. Great collection of mural photos, organized in various ways including by neighborhood. [ccr]
Mural database. A large number of photos of murals searchable by location, artist, and year, from the Cartographic Modelling Laboratory at Penn. [ccr]
Philadelphia Trolley Tracks. Photos, maps, history, and stories about a rail system that is "part anachronism, part visionary." [ccr]
Outside the City of Philadelphia
Covered Bridges of Chester County. A nice collection of descriptions and photos, without a map. Includes three driving tours. [ccr]
Delaware County History. Information on and links to historic resources, sponsored by a variety of local organizations. Click on Photos to view a few interesting historical images from Chester, Media, and some other places. [ccr]
Valley Forge. This National Park Serivce site includes basic information along with brief tours. Maps are accessable through Adobe Acrobat Reader. [ccr]
Bridges over the Delaware. Although this site is commercialized, it does contain some interesting historical overviews and nice photos of some noteworthy bridges. [ccr]
