Itinerary for Monday, June 9: Philadelphia

Monday, June 9:  Philadelphia

7:00 a.m.              Breakfast with hosts

8:00 a.m.              Leave for Eastern State Penitentiary: Skippack Pike (PA 73 east, Bethlehem Pike south, Germantown Avenue south, Lincoln Drive southeast, Kelly Drive south, Fairmount Drive east.

9:00 a.m.              Arrive, Eastern State Penitentiary (www.easternstate.org); free parking on street

10:30 a.m.           Leave for Independence National Historical Park (www.nps.gov/inde).  East on Fairmount Ave to Broad Street (PA 611), south on Broad to City Hall and Market Street, east on Market to 2^nd Street, south on 2^nd to Walnut Street.  Find parking for the day near City Tavern .

11:00 a.m.           Pick up timed tickets for Independence Hall at Visitor Center

11:30 a.m.           Tour, National Constitution Center (www.constitutioncenter.org)

12:30 p.m.           Lunch, Bourse

1:00-2:45 p.m.   Walking Tour, Independence National Historical Park and Center City

·         Franklin Court

·         Christ Church

·         Elfreth’s Alley

·         Betsey Ross House

·         Free Quaker Meeting House

·         Merchant’s Exchange Building

·         Washington Square

·         City Tavern

·         First Bank of the United States

2:45 p.m.             Independence Hall Guided Tour

4:00 p.m.             Walking Tour, Center City, continued.

·         Starbucks J

·         Liberty Bell

·         Independence National Park Visitor Center

·         Market Street

·         City Hall

5:30 p.m.             Dinner, Fogo de Chao Philadelphia

7:00 p.m.             Walk to Penn’s Landing

9:00 p.m.             Return to Norristown and billets:  Market Street (US 30) to I-676; I-676 west to I-76; I-76                                                to US 202 (Norristown exit)