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Fun in Philly

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July 26th 2006
It's Day 5 and we are now in Philadelphia for the 2nd night. After a great night out at the ballpark last night, today we took the Rough Guide's advice for Philly and decided to head straight for the Independence Hall National Park. This is an area of about 4 blocks that contains most of the city’s historical landmarks. We started with the guided tour of Independence Hall which is where the D ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more