Liberty Bell Center

Modern pavilion housing the Liberty Bell, cast in 1752 and rung to summon colonists to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in August 1776. The bell's famous crack developed in the 1840s. Exhibits trace the bell's history from its arrival in Philadelphia through its later adoption as a symbol of the abolitionist movement and civil rights struggles. The building is oriented to provide a direct sightline to Independence Hall.