For years, the region's philanthropic and civic communities have, like the founders, shaped their own destiny by investing in the area. Though tired, the park area is a testament to the community's and former Mayor Ed Rendell's 1990s transformation of a dying city into a bustling tourist destination. Twenty years ago, a new Visitor Center, the Constitution Center, and the moving of the Liberty Bell were part of a major reboot of the park, and included a thoughtful mall redesign by landscape architect Laurie Olin. The city, state, and Pew Charitable Trusts, among others, took the lead. This season's opening of the new Museum of the American Revolution is a graceful note among the park's many sites of interest — which also includes the President's House, opened in 2010.