Old Town Walk

Before lunch I did a short 5KM loop round the old part of Philadelphia (I should stress is not that old by European standards). I visited:

• The tombs of the unknown soldier in Washington Square
• First Bank of the US, opened 1791 and is the oldest federal building in the US.
• Carpenters Hall, where the first continental congress was held in 1774 to resolve grievances with the United Kingdom, it was these grievances that led to the American revolution.
• Spruce Street Harbour Park
• Benjamin Franklin Bridge
• Elfreth’s Alley MuseumLæs mere