Benjamin Rush Garden

The recently renovated Benjamin Rush Garden features the Bicentennial Bell

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Quick Facts

Location:

Corner of 3rd and Walnut Streets

Amenities

4 listed

Accessible Sites, Benches/Seating, Pets Allowed, Wheelchair Accessible

A restful green oasis on the site of Benjamin Rush's home and next to Bishop William White's, this garden features the Bicentennial Bell. Independence Historical Trust and Independence National Historical Park recently partnered to renovate this space to showcase this bell gifted to the United States from Great Britain in 1976. In this new setting, the Bicentennial Bell is surrounded by pathways, lights, and flower beds. The renovated garden is fully accessible via a ramp connecting the upper garden to the lower garden.

Visitors are able to stroll among the types of flowers and plants that played a role in the scientific network of the 1700s. Locals such as Benjamin Franklin and William Bartram exchanged seeds with their counterparts in England in the pursuit of knowledge.