Germantown officials on Friday will start offering a pass that will give access to nine of the neighborhood's historic sites and museums.

The Historic Germantown One Pass , which is available until Nov. 22 and expires a week after purchase, allows one-time entrance to homes of prominent families, an Underground Railroad stop and museums on the history of slavery and the lives of Black women. MORE: Academy of Natural Sciences cuts hours due to low visitation, revenue challenges

E ach of the locations will extend their hours on Fridays and Saturdays and be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit Philadelphia, the city's tourism arm, will support the cost of additional staffing at the institutions.

Tuomi Forrest, the executive director of Historic Germantown, said there are about 15

See Full Page