April 2006
I went to Center City to see the special Ben Franklin exhibit at the National Constitution Center. By the time the day was over, I had walked about ten miles and visited everything from Penn's Landing to City Hall. I stopped at the Irish Memorial, Ben Franklin's house site (Franklin Square), the Columbus Memorial and a lot more.
The National Constitution Center on Independence Mall. The giant kite on the roof is for Ben Franklin's 300th birthday exhibit.
Bust of Ben Franklin in the lobby of the National Constitution Center
Declaration House at Seventh and Market is where Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence
Philadelphia City Hall with One Liberty Place in the background
Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia
The Bourse Building. A historic building where I used to work
The Bourse Building. A historic building where I used to work
Garden at Carpenter's Hall
Carriageway outside Carpenter's Hall
The Irish Memorial
The Irish Memorial
The Irish Memorial
The Ben Franklin Bridge. The unfinished support structure in the foreground is the tram to NJ that never materialized.
Camden City Hall as seen from Penn's Landing
The Nipper Building as seen from Penn's Landing
USS New Jersey Battleship as seen from Penn's Landing
The Walt Whitman Bridge
Campbell's Field, Home of the Camden River Sharks as seen from Penn's Landing
The Ben Franklin Bridge
Independence Seaport Museum at Penn's Landing
Christopher Columbus Memorial
Duck tour cruising in the Delaware River
Two Duck vehicles in the Delaware River with the Ben Franklin Bridge in the background
The Moshulu is over 100 years old. It's now a restaurant at Penn's Landing
The USS Becuna and the Olympia are two historic vessels at the Independence Seaport Museum
Memorial to submariners lost in the line of duty
The white frames outline the location of Ben Franklin's House
The site of Ben Franklin's house
The Bourse Building. A historic building where I used to work