Liberty Bell
The cracked bell of American independence, live from its glass house on Independence Mall.
About this view
About two million people a year file past the Liberty Bell, and this camera watches them do it. The bell weighs roughly 2,080 pounds and measures about twelve feet around the lip; the crack everyone comes to see runs some 24 inches up from the rim.
It was commissioned in 1751 for the Pennsylvania State House — the building now called Independence Hall, visible through the glass behind it. The famous fracture opened in the 1840s and widened in 1846, after the bell was rung for Washington's birthday; it has not been sounded since. It has sat in the purpose-built Liberty Bell Center since 2003.
The centre keeps daytime hours on Eastern time, UTC−5, so mornings and afternoons are when the queue moves through frame. Independence Day week is the one to watch, when the mall around it fills.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Liberty Bell live cam located?
- The camera looks over Independence Mall, Philadelphia, in United States. Its position is 39.950°N, 75.150°W, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Liberty Bell camera?
- Independence Mall, Philadelphia runs on UTC−4, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near Independence Mall, Philadelphia?
- Yes — the closest ones are Philadelphia Skyline, Seaside Heights Boardwalk and Wildwoods Boardwalk. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this stream really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by EarthCam, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every stream in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
