Since watching Hamilton, my kids have become obsessed with learning about the Revolutionary War and the founding of our country. What a better place to give them these lessons than Historic Philadelphia. Philadelphia is home to the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin, but there is also so much…
“Look at the giant bottle of ketchup!” “Are we really going to see Mr. Rodgers?” “Can I push the button?” “A trolly!!!” “Kidsburgh!!!” This was just some of the things the five extremely excited children shouted as we started to enter the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During a quick trip to…
When home dealing with my father’s health crisis, I got the unusual chance to spend three days alone with him in Philadelphia. Due to weather and back to back appointments at the prestigious UPenn Medicine hospital, my dad and I decided to get a hotel near Philly. Now, the days were full of appointments, but…