Weather Horoscopes E-mail Visit our sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In nearby Merion is the Barnes Foundation, with an extraordinary collection of paintings.
Musical activities flourish in the city, which has an outstanding symphony orchestra.
In Fairmount Park, the largest city park in the United States, are the Philadelphia Museum of Art, zoological gardens, and many historic monuments and shrines. Near Elfreth's Alley, a narrow street that has retained its colonial air, is the Betsy Ross House, where, according to one story, the first American flag was made. City Hall, one of the nation's largest, is a conspicuous building with a tower surmounted by a statue of William Penn. Edgar Allan Poe's house has also been preserved. The historic 18th-century houses in the Society Hill section are additional tourist attractions, as is the restored Revolutionary War Fort Mifflin.