The cradle of our nations independence, the city of brotherly love, the liberty-town, Philadelphia goes by many names. The former nation’s capital and currently the nation’s fifth largest city Philadelphia belongs on everybody’s short list on must visit North American cities.
There’s something for everyone here. Great food, a world class art museum, a rich cultural and historical heritage and a vibrant musical scene. I’ve been told it’s always sunny here, but during my visit it was mostly chilly and overcast, but I found enough to do to keep my mind off the cold.
Nice! I love Philadelphia. If you ever do the Independence Hall tour again, go stand in line afterwards at the building next door (Congress?) for that tour…they don’t reserve that one, but it was more extensive than the one in Indepence Hall and we got to go upstairs and see more rooms than in Independence Hall.
Great trip. I’ll write that on my notes. I am hoping to get back to Philly this summer. One of my best friends from high school lives near there.
Also, check out the gardens of the Rodin museum…sister to the one in Paris. And this past summer we went inside St Peter and Paul basilica…it was an escape from the heat and very impressive inside
nice, They have several of Rodin’s sculptures at the Nelson Art gallery here in KC which I love so I’ll definitively be visiting Thanks for the tips
We loved our time in Philly! We tried Pat’s and Geno’s back to back, and our vote was Pat’s all the way! 🙂
This was definitely a case where i needed to plan in advance better. I’m sure their website probably says they are cash only. But on my next trip i definitely want to take the challenge.
Most definitely! I think it’s interesting that there really isn’t a gray area. You either like one or the other. We were there back in 2009 and don’t usually travel with cash, so I wonder if cash only is new since then. Or maybe I did research it. I can’t remember. 😁
Actually I’ve had a few friends say Pat’s but i swear I’ll keep an open mind. It was a bit of a bummer being turned away especially since I had a bit of a hard time finding the place. The street around there were kind of narrow with cars parked on both sides of the road. i was in a rental so i was real nervous. Oh well Sammies was pretty good. I had no idea cheese whiz coud be so tasty.
Oh yeah, I can see how that would have been stressful. A friend of ours that used to live there told us to park farther out and walk in, which we did. You’ll know all the tricks for next time! Also, if you want your sandwich with cheese whiz, you say, “wiz wit”, in case you didn’t already know. 🙂
What happened to that bell though? And now I kinda want a steak sandwich…
The bell was made in London and shipped to Philadelphia. The metal was too brittle and was actually recast twice. When you see the bell in person, you become aware just how big the crack really is. The steak sandwich I had was awesome. I don’t even like cheese whiz, but it works the way they made it.