Park 3: Independence NHP

Our third trip to a National Park was to Philadelphia, the original capitol of the nation. When we got there, we found out that Independence Hall has been closed, and we weren't up for waiting in the mile-long line to see the liberty bell. Being natives of the area, we'd all seen it before so we knew we weren't missing much. But avoiding these two things made us more creative in what we visited. First and foremost, we stopped for our stamps. There were 8 of them there! It will take us a while until we can visit all the parks in Philadelphia that we have stamps for.

Jason discussing politics with the founding fathers

We started our journey at the National Constitution Center, which had a beautiful exhibit that did a great jobs of bringing up relevant topics to today. Even the kids there seemed really involved and interested. Next we headed over to the Free Quaker Meeting House, Carpenters' Hall, and Bishop White House.

Mom shaking hands at signing of the Constitution

After these we visited the Polish Center. Muriel's grandmother and grandfather immigrated from Poland, and we've always had a curiosity about our Polish heritage. The center was adorable and had lovely crafts and books and all, but it clearly ran on less money than the rest of the park. I wish I had the money to donate to really make it wonderful!

Our last stop of the day was to the rose garden, and once again, we had the perfect weather to take a stroll. The whole place was charming and we had a great time!