Pennsylvania: Day 2

The next day, we drove into Philadelphia. We decided to stop by Valley Forge National Park since it was on the way into the city. There were a lot of locals running and exercising in the park. It was a lot of fun, and we toured Washington's residence. The tour guide in the house said to make sure we have Clark touch the banister because it is the original banister that General Washington used. Clark thought it was cool!

After Valley Forge, we made our way into the city the scenic way. We drove along the river through Fairmount Park and we parked and walked up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. We didn't actually spend any time in the museum, but we thought it was a cool building. I am not really a Rocky fan, but apparently there is a famous scene in Rocky that was filmed on the steps of the Museum. They even have a statue of him outside, and there was a line to get pictures taken in front of it! I thought it a little ridiculous, but we decided we needed to get a picture of my boys in front of it. Someone standing in line behind us said, as Tanner and Clark were walking up, "Which one is Rocky?" motioning to Clark versus the statue. I thought that was funny...after all, my child is quite the rock!

We were pleasantly surprised at how clean the city is and we loved the differences in the architecture of the buildings. We made our way over to Constitution Hall and the Liberty Bell and stopped on the way to grab Philly Cheesesteaks from a street vendor. They were yummy, but all Clark wanted to do was feed the birds.