I was in Philadelphia last year delivering a paper at a conference and everyone in Canada said "dont go see the liberty bell, its overrated" so I didn't....actually I went to the Constitutional Center and I think that probably sucked even more (yeah, i get to see Barbara Bush's Peal necklace and Nancy Reagan's White house China!). So what on earth is the significance of the liberty bell anyway? Did it ring after the declaration of independance or something? I did however go visit an old cemetary (which seemed random at the time) but it was one of the most facinating things I saw there. There is an old house on the ground which Thomas Jefferson once called the most lovely estate in New England. Actually photos from my trip are on facebook here (although I not the photographer you are): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=21727&l=51cef&id=516773292 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23718&l=0d3f4&id=516773292