It is so amazing to think that when we started this blog one year ago. We had just come back from a beautiful trip to the Grand Canyon and were excited to share our adventures. Since then, we have been…
Philadelphia Travel Guide (and day trip ideas!)
We spent a whirlwind 3 days in Pennsylvania. During those few days we drove all over the state and experienced a lot of fun and interesting things. In this post, I’ve put together the perfect one day travel guide for…
Franklin Court and the Benjamin Franklin Museum
A couple blocks from Independence Hall is a nondescript brick building, a tunnel like pass leads in to a courtyard where the home of Benjamin Franklin once stood. This area is known as Franklin Court. Franklin Court is managed by…
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia
Right in the middle of historic downtown Philadelphia, is a modern building to house an education center for the Constitution of the United States. Just on the opposite end of the plaza from Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center stands…
The LDS Priesthood Restoration Site
A place becomes sacred because of what happens there. Gettysburg which I wrote about last week, became a hallowed place because of the sacrifice men made while there. It became sacred because of what was lost, in contrast the area…
Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell
No trip to Philadelphia would be complete without visiting Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. These are two of the most historic sites in all of Philadelphia and they so key to the beginning of our American history. How…
Visiting Valley Forge
While we were on our quick trip to Pennsylvania, we made our first stop at Valley Forge. It was a beautiful site with an amazing feeling. We had a great morning there and definitely suggest that everyone take a chance…
Visiting Gettysburg National Military Park
Since we just returned from a whirlwind trip to Pennsylvania we are going to take a quick break from Europe posts here at the blog to tell you about some of things we saw in that great state. The entire…