Philadelphia built a free, 39-day World Cup festival serving more than 425,000 fans. Take a look inside.

Tech Insider : Sports, Business
A crowd watches soccer at Philadelphia's FIFA FanFest.
A crowd watches Portugal play Croatia at Philadelphia's FIFA FanFest.

Colleen Stepanian for Business Insider

MAPPED: Americans are flocking to historic cities like DC and Boston for the country's 250th anniversary

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
The Washington Monument is in view as Rachel and Scott Sliker, of New York, ride the Freedom 250 Ferris wheel during The Great American State Fair on the National Mall on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC.
The Washington Monument as seen from a Ferris wheel at The Great American State Fair, celebrating the US's 250th anniversary.

Finn Gomez/Getty Images

I visited the Museum of the American Revolution ahead of America's 250th anniversary. Here are the coolest things I saw.

Tech Insider : Travel, Politics, Business
George Washington's tent.
George Washington's tent.

Museum of the American Revolution

I was born and raised in Philadelphia. Here are 8 things I wish tourists knew before they visited.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
grace posing for a selfie walking through a park in philly
I'm from Philadelphia, and I've seen many tourists visit my city and make the same mistakes.

Grace Kennedy

I've lived all over the US for my husband's job — but we've only loved one place enough to call it our forever home

Tech Insider : Business
Aerial view of Southeastern Pennsylvania farmlands
After living in several states and regions, my husband and I have chosen to put down our roots in Pennsylvania.

Empyreal View/Shutterstock

We left New York City to buy a home in a Maryland beach town. After a few months, we realized we'd made a mistake.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman and her husband posing together on their deck.
We left New York City to live in a beach town year-round, but a few months later, we started to regret our decision.

Haley Paskalides

I'm an engineer who left Silicon Valley for Philadelphia. I was worried about leaving the tech hub, but I love Philly's lower cost of living.

Tech Insider
a side by side photo of adam fletcher and the Philly skyline
Adam Fletcher left Silicon Valley for Philadelphia.

Courtesy of Adam Fletcher

Trump thinks he can peel voters away from Biden in Democratic-heavy Philadelphia. Here's how he plans to do it.

Tech Insider : Politics
Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally in Pennsylvania.

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

I bought a duplex as my first home. I still have a mortgage, but I only pay around $900 a month and have no regrets.

Tech Insider
A woman taking a selfie on the left, and a duplex on the right.
Raroha and her duplex in New Jersey.

Courtesy of Dominique Raroha.

Monday's solar eclipse had nothing to do with the earthquake that rocked the East Coast today

Tech Insider
collage of eclipse and seismograph
Despite what you may have heard, there is no correlation between the total solar eclipse and the earthquake that shook the Northeast on April 5.

MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Furchin / Getty Images

Subscribe to Philadelphia