Join General Manager Raquel Walsh for an exclusive tour of Fishtown’s Hotel Anna & Bel. For more than a century, this historic property provided a safe and supportive home for women in need. Now, following a thoughtful restoration overseen by the Preservation Society of Philadelphia, it has been transformed into an urban retreat—blending historic charm with modern comforts in one of the city’s trendiest neighborhoods. Get an inside look at this storied hotel, already featured in Travel Leisure,

The city of Philadelphia was founded on this day, October 27, in 1682. This map of the City of Philadelphia, from The Franklin Institute's collection, was drafted just one year later by surveyor Thomas Holme. Image: "A Portraiture of the City of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania in America," by Thomas Holme, Surveyor General. Sold by Andrew Sowle in Shoreditch, London. 1683. | The Franklin Institute