When William Penn decided to name the state and then this city, seemingly after himself, he used two Greek words to lay upon his town in hopes of what it could be. The two words he chose were “ phileo” and “adelphos” literally meaning love and brother, thus the nickname “The City of Brotherly Love”. That is a very strong statement especially when you have no idea how things will come to be. But now that we have explored this city together I think it’s safe to say Penn would be proud. I can’t believe our tour through “my” Philadelphia is coming to an end. But there is good news- there will always be a reason to go back. For me it is about family, as my cousins live there. But also it is the things I still have to see and eat which I will list now in case you get there before me. I am going to start with the three places I have had in mind every time I have previously been to Philly but never had the opportunity to go. Something always trumped ...

There is perhaps no better city to see our country’s history, with the exception of maybe Boston. Washington, D.C. gets included because of the memorials and National Achieves. But Philadelphia was our nation’s first capital and in many ways I still feel like it is. There are treasures to be found from the past as well as those that will show us the way to the future. It is important to note that while there may be time constraints for these activities they are mostly all free. The three exceptions that appear here are the National Constitution Center, Betsy Ross’s House, and the Franklin Institute.   Thomas Jefferson’s House (Declaration House) Among my favorite Philadelphia activities are definitely the ones on and around Market Street. I suggest you start your day here at Thomas Jefferson’s house. The home has many of its original furniture and better yet a draft of his most brilliant work: the Declaration of Independence. It then comes as ...