Philadelphia, PA

I wasn't sure what I'd think of Philadelphia and was a little worried it might fall in to the same category as Boston (i.e. pleasant enough but really what's the point?). In any case, I needn't have worried. While not in the same league as New York or D.C., Philadelphia is far more interesting than Boston and not nearly as pretentious.

Here you can walk through Independence Hall and see the very room where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were drafted and signed, enjoy the historical district and visit the Liberty Bell. (Although here's a tip: Why bother queuing for an hour to see the Liberty Bell when you can just stand outside and look through the window? That's what we did.)

But, despite it's rich history, Philadelphia's favourite son is not Benjamin Franklin (whose final resting place we visited), but Rocky Balboa, and everyone who comes here wants to see the steps Rocky ran up. They're at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and they even gave him his own statue. Really, everything you ever needed to know about Philadelphia you will see in this video.

Anyway, as pleasant as it was, Philly was really just a brief pause on the way to our real destination: New York City!

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Image by Vincent J. Brown.