A Little Bit of History

While in Philly we checked out some of the historical sights. We went to Independence Hall. That is where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the Constitution. Several other great things in history happened here, too.



We also saw the Liberty Bell. We had to wait in line a bit for this one. The weather was perfect the whole time we were there. We didn't even have to wear our jackets most of the time.

Here is a picture of Little Bit looking cute waiting in line.







There is also a visitor center with lots of information. They show a couple of videos and have lots of things to read.



We also walked by the mint. This one makes coins. They were not open while we were there.




We also walked by Benjamin Franklin's grave. The kids tried to flip a penny on his grave.





We picked up some books from the library about Philly. One of them was very old and said we could even touch the liberty bell. We thought that probably wasn't true anymore. When we told the ranger about the book, she laughed and said no, you cannot touch the bell. Now the kids want to go to Washington D.C. Hopefully we can plan a trip out there some day, too.