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US & Canada

Weitzman Museum of Jewish American History

Jewish Americans landed in New Netherlands before it became New York and built their first synagogue in the country there in 1730. So, logically, New York should have been the home to this museum rather than Philadelphia. Early Jewish settlers Read more

By admin, 19 hoursOctober 6, 2025 ago
US & Canada

Barnes Foundation

An incredible collection of western European modern art from the likes of Prendergast, Cézanne, and Van Gogh ended up in Philadelphia. I loved the giant pointillism painting Models by Seurat which featured a slice of the famous  A Sunday Afternoon Read more

By admin, 4 daysOctober 3, 2025 ago
Flights

Swiss E190-E2 Business Class

Route: Oslo to ZürichPlane: E190-E2Date: Jul 13, 2025Price: $1,811.96 (including onward flights to Montreal and Ottawa, same price as premium economy) ComfortEuropean business class doesn’t get wider seats or more legroom, it’s just the regular economy seat with a neighbour-free Read more

By admin, 1 weekSeptember 29, 2025 ago
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The Franklin Institute

The country’s third longest Foucault pendulum is in Philadelphia‘s Franklin Institute. It proves that the Earth is round and turns on an axis. The Pendulum appears to change direction while in reality the Earth is the one spinning and the Read more

By admin, 2 weeksSeptember 26, 2025 ago
Iconic Places

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Rocky ran up the steps to the museum entrance as he trained to defeat the Russian boxer during the height of the Cold War. Tourists line up at his statue to take a photo with young Sylvester Stallone and leap Read more

By admin, 2 weeksSeptember 22, 2025 ago
Cars

2025 Mazda CX-5 2.5S Carbon Edition

Distance: 389 kmDate: 29 August – 1 September, 2025Location: Georgia Up front: The leather seats with lumbar support and memory settings are great for longer drives. The leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear knob also give the car a premium feel. Read more

By admin, 3 weeksSeptember 19, 2025 ago
US & Canada

Philly Cheesesteak

Foodies more knowledgeable than I can tell you the culinary history of the famous Philly cheesesteak sandwich and what the differences are between Pat’s and Geno’s. It’s widely regarded that Pat’s made the sandwich famous in the 1930s and Geno’s Read more

By admin, 3 weeksSeptember 15, 2025 ago
US & Canada

Liberty Bell

The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, like many other American patriotic symbols, are not what the traditional national narrative claims it to be. For example, the Star Spangled Banner written at Fort McHenry came from the War of 1812, an expansionist Read more

By admin, 4 weeksSeptember 12, 2025 ago
US & Canada

Benjamin Franklin Museum

The first postmaster general of the United States is also the only non-president to be permanently featured on American money. He built his house in the middle of a courtyard in Philadelphia, making the museum tricky to find. Franklin was Read more

By admin, 4 weeksSeptember 8, 2025 ago
US & Canada

National Constitution Center

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is devoted to education on the American constitution and the history of American slavery. The constitution was severely challenged when southern states decided to leave the union despite the supreme court ruling that the Read more

By admin, 1 monthSeptember 5, 2025 ago

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