bookmark_borderFree Things to Do in Philadelphia

Independence Hall / Mall and the Liberty Bell
Benjamin Franklin’s Grave at Christ Church
Congress Hall
South Street and Jim’s Cheesesteaks
Free Tours of the Kimmel Center
John Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Dream Garden at the Curtis Center along Washington Square
Carpenter’s Hall
Reading Terminal Market
Chemical Heritage Foundation Museum
Institute of Contemporary Art
Rocky Steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Love Sculpture at Love Park
City Hall
US Mint
Edgar Allan Poe House
Betsy Ross House
Chinatown
Philadelphia Squares (Rittenhouse Square, etc.)
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Wanamaker Organ
Wissahickon Environmental Center
The Thinker Statue and Rodin Museum Garden
The Comcast Experience HD Video Wall
Boathouse Row
Franklin Court

More Free Things to Do in Philly

bookmark_borderPhilly Phat: The Philadelphia Police Department

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Do these police officers look more like the defensive line of a professional football team than they do a bike patrol?

That is because the Philadelphia Police Department uses bicycles as weapons not fitness equipment. During the eviction of Occupy Philly, the bike patrols injured and maimed multiple protesters with their bikes. After forming a line with the bikes, officers move the bikes towards citizens. Eventually, people get caught up in the gears. Police officers then puncture limbs with the sprockets.

These pictures were taken on Federal grounds at the Liberty Bell during the Smoke Down #9 protest.