Benjamin Franklin's Grave
Benjamin Franklin's Grave
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Neighbourhood: City Center East
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- 5th St • 3 min walk
- Franklin Square • 4 min walk
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4.0
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Kings05
Forest City, PA72 contributions
June 2021 • Family
I’ve never ever ever been charged $ to go into a cemetery before, and I’ve visit many across the US.
Cemeteries are a place to honor, pay respect and remember.
Charging ppl to go into a cemetery just feels so wrong. If it weren’t for that I’d give better rating.
AND All that change being thrown on B. Franklins grave is not just pennies. It gets cleaned off often and covered again fast.
Which btw over time causes damage. Maybe they should consider., with the $ they get to invest in a small cute fountain or wishing well to put beside him.
Cemeteries are a place to honor, pay respect and remember.
Charging ppl to go into a cemetery just feels so wrong. If it weren’t for that I’d give better rating.
AND All that change being thrown on B. Franklins grave is not just pennies. It gets cleaned off often and covered again fast.
Which btw over time causes damage. Maybe they should consider., with the $ they get to invest in a small cute fountain or wishing well to put beside him.
Written 4 June 2021
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Abby M
Upland, CA347 contributions
Sept 2021 • Couples
First off, they charge you $5 to go into the cemetery!! If Benjamin Franklin was buried on the grounds of his home then I’d understand. You’d pay to view his home and visit his grave but it’s NOT at his home, it’s at a cemetery where others are buried. He’s buried right next to the iron bar fence so no need to pay, just view it from the sidewalk. Secondly the plaque for his grave is on the wall in between bars so you can’t really see all of it. I’m still appalled by them charging to go into the cemetery.
Written 31 August 2021
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mike1046
109 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Located at the intersection of 5th/Arch Street. I bought our tickets from Groupon ahead of time. I recommend getting the guided tour, they walk you through the Burial Ground and show you the graves of the Declaration of Independence signers and other Important people in history as well as tell you about each of them. They have a small gift shop and do have water for sale. Alot of people bring pennies to leave on the graves but you don't have to. You are not permitted to do grave rubbings, some of the headstones are not readable but go back to at least 1721.
Written 19 September 2023
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yazdragonfly
Ft. Lauderdale383 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
Very old cemetery and grounds and Benjamin Franklin’s grave should be a stop on any tour of old Philadelphia. Entry is $5 per person and there is a map for an additional fee. Some of the graves are so old that unfortunately the names are no longer visible. But the stop is recommended for those interested in the history of our country.
Written 14 April 2023
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kihyland
Pasadena, TX526 contributions
July 2019
Seeing Ben Franklin's grave, and the pennies spread across the top is great. What's annoying is that Christ Church now charges you to get into the graveyard. The grave site is right next to the sidewalk, and you can get a pretty good picture of the grave from there.
Written 1 January 2020
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Alana R
5 contributions
Oct 2021
My friends and I took a trip to visit Ben. I was so emotional it brought me to tears. My ancestor, Jude Smith, apparently used to date Ben. I must say I am a little jealous, he is one good looking man. While visiting, I planned to come back after hours to try and dig him up, hoping to get a suck on his pelvic bone. Word on Arch Street is that it tastes like dust, envelope glue, and turkey bacon (according to Betsy Ross). Unfortunately I was not able to dig him up, which is my only complaint about the place. Other than that I had a great time! See you soon Benny!!
Written 25 June 2022
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moodblu
West Valley City, UT1,656 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
At the Christ Church Burial Ground (at Arch Street & 5th St.), Benjamin Franklin’s grave is right inside the wall of the cemetery. The cemetery walls are red brick, but by the grave there are metal bars, which have been polished shiny by people’s touch. This allows you to see the grave. I was surprised to see how plain his and his wife’s graves were, compared to the monument to Mr. Franklin that is in the Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston. The grave was covered with coins, predominantly pennies, in honor and memory of Mr. Franklin. We were glad to have gone there.
Written 29 April 2024
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Robert S
Lawrence, KS2,659 contributions
Aug 2019
Ben Franklin was buried here in 1790 at 85 years of age.
He is buried with his wife Deborah and his two children.
The burial ground is a colonial and revolutionary era cemetery. which has many early patriots interred in it.
It sits right off the Independence Mall. You can see the grave site through the metal fence or enter the grounds.
He is buried with his wife Deborah and his two children.
The burial ground is a colonial and revolutionary era cemetery. which has many early patriots interred in it.
It sits right off the Independence Mall. You can see the grave site through the metal fence or enter the grounds.
Written 16 April 2020
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Waunderlust
Houston, TX1,687 contributions
Mar 2020 • Solo
It’s easy to see from the sidewalk. I was thinking we weren’t going to see anything since the place was closed, but you can literally walk right up to it. There a gate that separates you but it’s still very clear and visible. Very very cool!
Written 6 March 2020
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KrispyDonut
Centerville, UT122 contributions
June 2022 • Couples
Lovely to behold such a site as one of the founding fathers graves. Roughly 6 or 7 other signers of the Declaration were buried in the cemetery. We could see from the wall as we didn’t want to pay to go in. Great, free, historical site from the footpath.
Written 17 July 2022
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