Which US city has the most historic sites?

1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The City of Brotherly Love has played an incredibly important role in shaping the United States. As the nation's birthplace and the former capital of the country, it probably comes as no surprise that the city is full of some of the country's most important historic attractions.



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