Philly was the next morning where we went to the Constitution museum, saw the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The most exciting part was the Nicholas Cage/National Treasure jokes and references.
No offense to Philly, but it was probably the smelliest city we have been through thus far. Just a friendly reminder to bring your scented hand sanitizer!
The grounds we stayed on were beautiful. The medal of honor memorial stretches throughout the acreage. Each state has an obelisk with names of people who received the medal of honor on the back of them.
Kyle living that thuglyfe.
This was General Washington's house when he stayed with his troops at Valley Forge (the winter before they won the Revolutionary War). He rented this from a wealthy family and added the extension as a kitchen for his wife. The building is actually original and was really stunning to see.
Independence Hall // Liberty Bell // Stuffing my face into a cheesesteak, no shame // Masonic Temple
We had about four hours to ourselves in the city, and now our favorite things:
Reading Terminal Market // A giant indoor market with produce, bakeries, cheesesteaks, basically all things delicious. It was PACKED on Saturday but added to the experience.
Rittenhouse Square // They often have events here. The afternoon we were there was a giant local artist show with a lot of unique and beautiful art.
City Hall // GORGEOUS building in the center of the city. The building took thirty years to finish because it is made purely in stone. There is no metal in the infrastructure.
Masonic Temple // Unfortunately, we missed the deadline for touring the temple, but we stopped at the building for a while just to look at the carvings in the stone. It was beautiful.
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