Road Trip Day 101 – Philadelphia

Somewhat of a disappointing day. Woke up to thunderstorms and heavy rain. Rain quickly lightened up but continued off and on most of the day. Luckily I brought PNW raingear.

Tried visiting the Edgar Allen Poe house – closed today. Tried visiting the grave of Benjamin Franklin – gravesite closed today. Tried visiting the portrait gallery at the Second Bank – closed today.

Ended up spending a couple of hours at the Museum of the American Revolution. This is a private museum, not part of the National Historic Park (run by the National Parks Service). It was ok, though I don’t think it provided a very coherent history of the war. Not horrible, just not great. But, it was out of the rain.