Philly is truly an amazing city to visit. From the people to the sites, this city was a highlight of our vacation. We only had one “official” day here, but what we saw left us wanting to visit again in the not to distant future. Below is a quick list of the sites we did get to see.
- Independence Visitor Center – Located in the historic district, this should be your first stop if you want to visit Independence Hall. Very interesting exhibits that are free to view.
- Independence Hall – Interesting and quick tour, well worth the time it takes to get free tickets from the Visitor’s Center. After the tour, we took quite a few gorgeous pictures of the building and park.
- Liberty Bell Center – This was one of my “must sees” and I’m glad I got to finally see it in person.
- Rocky Statue and Steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art – Fun touristy site for movie buffs.
- Washington Monument – breathing-taking monument located in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It’s well worth your time to view this magnificent monument.
- LOVE Statue at John F. Kennedy Plaza – My favorite site of Philadelphia. This is where the love-of-my-life proposed. We actually visited this during a quick morning trip into the city before a wedding we were going to attend, so we used metered parking. It was sprinkling when we arrived and knowing how the Parking Authority is, I didn’t want to let the meter run out. Luckily it stopped raining long enough for Michael to propose…the highlight of our trip.