The last time I was in Philadelphia was the summer of 1990 when I lived briefly in Washington DC with my dad. One of the places I remembered and enjoyed visiting again was Franklin Court.
They have a unique way of identifying the location of Franklin's office and three-story home, including quotes carved into the stones identifying the rooms and how they were used, and windows displaying the home's original walls and bricks from an archeological dig.
The home of Pennsylvania State House Bell, now better known as the Liberty Bell, offers a great view of Independence Hall.
Of course you can't come to Philadelpia without enjoying a mouth-watering, delicious, drippy Cheesesteak. (My favorite came from one of the street vendors.)
We ate dinner with the ACA board and EDC committee members at a little neighborhood corner bistro called Salt & Pepper. The food was outstanding.
Sunday morning we awoke to a light dusting of snow all over and an imminent snowstorm warning for that evening. My meeting was from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Philosophical Society library. It's pretty inspiring to be sitting in a room surrounded by bookshelves holding the personal library of Benjamin Franklin.
While I attended the meeting, Bryan went on the morning tour of Independence Hall. He took many photos, especially of areas used during the filming of National Treasure. (We love that movie!)
(the signing room)
He also caught a bus to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see the Washington monument, the Cezanne exhibit, and oh - this cool Rocky statue.
We made it back to the airport before our 5:15 flight out ahead of the snowstorm.
