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| | Philadelphia Region Guide |
 | | To the right, a bank of sparkling tallest, Liberty Place One and Liberty Place Two, lie just beyond two of the premier science museums in the world. |
 | | Philadelphia's top tourist draws, however, continue to be the 18th century landmarks in Independence National Historical Park, those buildings most closely associated with the colonial period, the birth of the nation, and the city's early days as the nation's capital. |
 | | Prior to that, it was housed at elegant Independence Hall, where the Second Continental Congress decided to defy the British crown, where Washington accepted his commission as Commander in Chief of the colonial forces, and where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed. |
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