Aside from being a local attraction and natural presence at the two world's fairs held in Philadelphia to celebrate the United States 100th and 150th birthdays, the Liberty Bell was an invited guest at several other U.S. expositions. From 1885 to 1915, the Liberty Bell traveled coast to coast and brought its hope of unity and patriotism to hundreds of thousands of citizens that may never have been able to visit Philadelphia. These road trips greatly increased the Liberty Bell's popularity.

The Liberty Bell's trip to San Diego by way of San Francisco in 1915 was its last outside of Philadelphia. Since that time the Liberty Bell has been moved only three times within the city of Philadelphia. It was featured in two parades during the Liberty Loan drives of 1917 and 1918 and then it was moved in 1976 from Independence Hall to its new pavilion across the street on Independence Mall.