During our trip to Philly, we visited The Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (no photos allowed). Not for the squeamish, the museum is a fascinating tour through the history of medicine in Philadelphia with a number of unique specimens and exhibits. The kids enjoyed it, so it couldn’t be too bad. We then walked over to the Eastern State Penitentiary for a self-guided tour of the world’s first “penitentiary” style prisons. The prison is a large complex that is partly restored and visitors have access to much of the grounds.

You cannot spend four days in Philadelphia without spending at least some time visiting the national historic sites and museums of Revolutionary War, including Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the Betsy Ross house. In addition to the historical locations, we spent a few hours at the excellent Museum of the American Revolution…

Four days in and around Philadelphia and the iPhone reports we walked about 25.5 miles. With the Fujifilm X100F constantly at the ready, I managed to capture some interesting architectural photos as we traversed the city on foot and even by double-decker tour bus.

During our four day stay in Philadelphia, we visited the One Liberty Observation Deck on Sunday evening just before sunset. The observation deck is on the 57th floor and has 360 degree views of the city.