Ten things you may not know about Philadelphia, the birthplace of America:———THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAPhiladelphia is known as the birthplace of the country, where the United States started. ———ART EVERYWHEREBesides Rocky's Philadelphia Museum of Art, the city is home to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the nation's oldest art museum and art school. ———ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINBenjamin Franklin was born in Boston and spent nine years in France, but his home was Philadelphia. Nearly 50,000 people are making their ways into Philadelphia this weekend for the 2016 Democratic National Convention that begins Monday. It's still on display near Independence Hall.

Source: ABC News July 23, 2016 16:19 UTC