Another Outing

Yesterday, we explored two more Philadelphia attractions: the Civil War Library and Museum and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In route to them, we encountered a group of Hillary Clinton volunteers as well as a lone Barack Obama volunteer.

Visiting the Civil War museum was like visiting someone's attic; it was located in an old row house with a quirky collection of items donated through the years. They had the spectacles from Army General George Meade, along with his boots, and the stuffed head of his horse. (I'm not kidding!) One word best describes the museum: quaint.

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was our second destination. Not as well known nor visited as the Philadelphia Art Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is housed in a spectacular building:

It contains artworks by many well-known American artists, such as Winslow Homer, Charles Willson Peale, Benjamin West, Gilbert Stuart, and John Singleton Copley. Here is Venice by Thomas Moran:

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts delighted us. It is Philadelphia's best kept secret!