This national historic site is under construction since it recently became a national site. It was still beautiful. It was in the middle of an urban setting and done of…
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Delaware Water Gap
Fall is here! We enjoyed walking some trails and seeing where the Delaware River created a gap between mountains. In this area, the river separates Pennsylvania from New Jersey. We…
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This is where George Washington was sworn in on his first inauguration. It was also the site of the first Congress, Supreme Court, and Executive Branch. It’s right on Wall…
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We left Cape Cod for our family day… with Sean. It rained all day. We were wet and cold. We didn’t get to “enjoy the Cape”, but we did get…
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The national park site has a connection with this museum. The visitor center was closed while we were there, but the museum enhances the visitor center. I was excited about…
Continue readingBoston Freedom Trail: Morning
We walked the Freedom Trail up to The Bunker Hill Monument and rode the T back down. We walked from 9:30 am – 7:30 pm. It was a long day,…
Continue readingSalem Maritime National Historic Site
It was a chilly and rainy day all of the way to Salem. Caleb loved researching the Salem witch trials and wanted to go to Salem, by any means. This…
Continue readingMinute Man National Historic Battlefield
We visited Lexington & Concord where the famous ‘shot heard around the world’ took place. We had an interactive reinactment, informative video, ranger discussion at the North Bridge, and walked…
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