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 I had never been to Philadelphia so this was one of my must visits on this trip. We had about a 45 minute drive into the city from our campground.  There aren’t many campgrounds in the greater Philadelphia area so you don’t have much choice. You also need to prepare. You need a timed entrance to see the bell and go into Independence Hall.  You can’t assume you will be able to get in on the day you arrive.  What a timed entrance ticket looks like.  First we explored the visitor center.  Then we went to see the bell which is housed at the site of George Washington’s former home. There is also a newer exhibit at the same location explaining that when they were building this site they found what appeared to be the slave quarters of those who were owned by the Washington’s. You could NOT take your mask off when taking pictures so here I am with my face covered.  After wondering around we walked over it Independence Hall for our tour.   Our last stop was the Ben Franklin museum. Highly reco

  We settled in to the KOA outside Philadelphia so we could make day trips to visit places in the area. We try to find a spot that allows us to be centrally located and then we can take the jeep to explore. Our campground was not all that close to any spot we visited but it was centrally located to many. One more comment about the campground. It was really nice but we visited about a week after the destruction of Hurricane Ida hit this region.  Widespread flooding had literally washed out a bridge a block from our campground and the standing water     left in its wake had become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. We had to hide in our RV to avoid being eaten alive. This was by far the worst  spot for mosquitoes of our entire trip.  Our first day trip was to see the site of Washington’s encampment at Valley Forge. There is a brand new visitor center here but the exhibits are still being installed. This is a site the offers a wonderful driving tour around the area that housed the encampme