Historic sites, Philadelphia: Liberty Bell - FREE - no tickets needed (just have to wait in line to get in) www.nps.gov 598 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Independence Hall - FREE - right by the Liberty Bell, and better historic tour (where Continental Congress met and drafted and signed the Constitution) (great guided tour by National Park Rangers - takes about 45 mins). www.nps.gov 598 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 *MUST GET FREE TICKETS (on the day of, for a specified time slot) at: Independence Visitors Center - also FREE, has a lot of good history and info. Get free tickets for your tour of Independence Hall here the morning you want to go (the earlier, the better - you’ll have a full choice of time slots available through the day, which are limited and sellout as the day goes by; opens at 8:30 AM every day; last tour is around 4:00PM). www.phlvisitorcenter.com 599 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Philadelphia Museum of Art: TICKETS $20 to visit, but it’s a REALLY GREAT ART MUSEUM; made famous in the movie Rocky (site where he runs up the tall steps in front) *sometimes they do “pay what you wish” donations on Sunday’s, for cheaper visits... www.philamuseum.org 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130 The Franklin Institute: cool creation, discovery, and innovation museum/institute centered around Benjamin Franklin. TICKETS are $19 for kids, $23 for adults. GREAT FOR KIDS AND ADULTS. Open 9:30AM-5:00PM daily. www.fi.edu 222 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Philadelphia City Hall: beautiful and scenic historic building in center of Philadelphia 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Betsy Ross House: tickets are $4-$7, depending on age and package selection; tour the historic home of Betsy Ross commissioned to sew the first official American flag. www.historicphiladelphia.org 239 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Valley Forge National Historic Park: FREE- where Washington and the troop’s camped during the Revolutionary War - very close to our house and the venues, only about 10-15 minutes drive; you can drive and walk around the large SCENIC park, with multiple historic sites and a visitors center; park is open sunrise to sunset, visitors center and other buildings and tours are open 9AM-5PM www.nps.gov 1400 N Outer Line Dr, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Reading Terminal Market: huge indoor market in the center of Philadelphia with MANY good food stands, including Dinic’s (home of the roast pork sandwich that won Food Network’s best sandwich in America), Carmen’s cheesesteaks (one of the good ones), several Amish/PA Dutch food stands, as well as other food and goods *Open 8:00AM-6:00PM daily www.readingterminalmarket.org 51 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Pat’s and Geno’s: Pat’s claims to be the originator; these are the two most famous, and two of the best cheesesteaks in Philly; they’re right next to each other www.patskingofsteaks.com 1237 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Dalessandro’s Steaks: Daniel’s personal favorite cheesesteak, closer to our house and hotels 600 Wendover St, Philadelphia, PA 19128
King of Prussia Mall: largest mall in America; only 5-10 minutes from our house and several hotels; many good restaurants etc here 160 N Gulph Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406