Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Philadelphia

On this leg, we drove from Mystic, Connecticut down to Lancaster, PA, about an hour west of Philadelphia. The drive was pretty exciting, mostly because one of the support legs on the tent trailer came loose and was dragging on the freeway, making a horrible racket and causing other drivers to wave their arms at us. We had to drive it that way for …

Yes, I've adopted the annoying habit of replacing every "F" with a "Ph" when giving things titles in Philadelphia. But what can I do? I need to show some Philly pride.

So many things made me smile as I arrived here in the City of Brotherly Love. A little girl with corn rows and vintage sunglasses dancing down the street, barely contained …

... the former home and current resting spot of Betsy Ross. From there I hiked about 20 blocks to Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, his home where he lived in 1843 and wrote his classic stories. On June 30th I drove to ...

... of penny earrings in the gift shop and it was time to move on to the next sight. Katie wanted to see the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic site.  I, as an English teacher, thought this was a good idea.  This house is where Poe, his wife and ...