Egg Harbor, NJ
One of our first stops in this area was Atlantic City.  This is inside the Tropicana where we parked.
Down on the boardwalk we have the Hard Rock Cafe and Trump's Taj Mahal in the background.
Trump Plaza with Caesar's in the background.
Bally's has a decidedly western theme.
Every 20 ft. or so there is a psychic available to  guide you in your gambling pursuits.
Midway down the boardwalk is a shopping area for the non-gamblers.
At the end of the mall is a great water show every 30 minutes or so.
The beach wasn't popular on this Tuesday afternoon.  Did someone yell "SHARK"?
Susan loves these beach lifeboats.
Hmm... an inland lighthouse.  Should be fine if they don't build any hotels in front of it.
Have I lost Susan to Mr. Peanut?  Is this the end of a beautiful journey? Susan! Don't go there he's a nut case.
Here I am worried sick about her tryst with Mr. Peanut.  Happily Susan came to her senses and returned to me.
Lucy the Elephant was a few miles down the road or sadly she too would have been drawn to Mr. Peanut.
The peanut madness was over so we took a lunch break and mused over how palm trees survive in cold winters.
At Twin Lights of Navesink there are two lighthouses for your viewing pleasure.
This is the mystery cannon at Twin Lights. Notice the small stuffed tiger in the muzzle.
This is the view from the Twin Lights out to Gateway Nat'l Rec. Area where the Sandy Hook lighthouse is located.
The oldest operating lighthouse in the U.S.,  Sandy Hook was built in 1764 and restored in 2000.
This is the third-order Fresnel lens installed in 1856 and still in use today.
Yikes! Don't look down.
On one day we took the train into Philadelphia.  Much nicer than driving into the busy city.
As always the first stop is the visitor's center.  This one was very nice with interpretive films.
Of course, we stopped to see the Liberty Bell.  It was a VERY popular place.
The birthplace of our nation is Independence Hall.
This is the Senate Room in Congress Hall next door to Independence Hall.
Here in the Assembly Room delegates from the thirteen colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence.
The joyous Signer in Signer's Park looks heavenward, with the founding document in his grasp.
To pay for the French and Indian War, the British imposed the Stamp Tax - the rest is history.
This is the Second Bank of the U.S. Today it houses the national portrait gallery.
Many of the portraits were painted by noted artist Charles Willson Peale.
Carpenters' Hall is where the First Continental Congress met in 1774.
 Interior view of Carpenter's Hall, restored in 1857.
Ben Franklin's house was razed in 1812 and there no historical record of how it looked.
Here you can listen to testimonies about Franklin based on the words of Washington, Mozart, and others.
The grave of Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah at Christ Church Cemetery.
A sample of one of the many narrated carriage rides one can hire in historic Philadephia.
A typical Philadephia street in the older section of town.
Not a designated drinking area, this court is named after its designer, John Drinker.
The first commodities exchange in the U.S. (1895), the Bourse is now a popular shopping mall and office complex.
Christ Church a lovely Georgian church, was a popular place of worship among the Founding Fathers.
This caught Susan's eye.
The USS New Jersey is permanently stationed across the Delaware River from historic Philadelphia.
The "Stroll" created by William King in 1995 is a prominent feature on the South Street Footbridge.
We had dinner in the Old City area a popular and eclectic area of Philadelphia.

Philadephia, PA