Last spring we decided to take the train to Philly from the station right here in our town, it was just barely cheaper than flying, plus we didn't have to worry about checking through security. We arrived in the afternoon and spent some time walking around the area near our hotel. The mural-game is on point all throughout Philly, I wish I had snapped some more photos! We had dinner at a cool little place called Bud &Marilyn's and then called it an early night since we had a lot planned for the following day. The next morning we headed straight to a place that's been on my bucket list- the Mutter museum- or medical oddities collected by Thomas Dent Mutter (who added an umlaut to his name to appear German because German physicians at the time were doing groundbreaking work) https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Mutters-Marvels-Intrigue-Innovation/dp/1592409253 (read this awesome book before you go) After seeing all the strange things that can happen to a human body, we of course could not leave without an adorable colon pillow! On our way back through the city we stopped at Parc for lunch, which I found out was way too fancy for our usual tastes, but good Parisian-cafe like atmosphere. We walked through all the historical stuff, skipping the long line to the liberty bell because glancing at it through the glass window from the outside was free and quick! We made our way to the artsy part of town to go shopping and check out Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, we even found Brad's father's portrait in the mosaics! Later we scheduled a brewery tour and I of course needed to befriend the brewery cat! The next day we visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art, taking the obligatory Rocky picture, much to my embarrassment. (I refused to hold up my arms!) We then checked out the Eastern State Penitentiary where Al Capone's cell remains just as he left it. To kill time we visited the Natural History museum, but it was somewhat smaller than it looked from the outside. Overall it was a great trip and we saw a lot of neat things in a short amount of time. My only regret is not getting a cone at Big Gay Icecream!
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