Philadelphia Museum of Art

Whenever you drive into Philly (at least from the West), the first thing everyone notices is Boathouse Row and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Boathouse Row at night especially looks quite beautiful when it is all lit up. During the day, it may not be as impressive, but it's still quite a nice view.

For the museum, this architectural masterpiece is almost like a gateway into Philly.  It's been seen in countless movies, most noticeably in "Rocky".

Inside you'll find one of the most impressive collections of art in the entire world.  It ranges from American to Modern to European to Asian.  You can spend hours in here just getting lost in all of the works of art. 

This day also marked the last day of the Picasso and the Paris Avant-Garde exhibit.  This was defintiely worth the price of admission!

After finishing up in the museum, right next door is the Fairmount Waterworks, which was the first public water system in our country.  A pretty impressive thing when you think about the technology available when this was first built in 1822.  There's various exhibits in here showing how water gets processed and how all water is inter-related.

Of course no trip to Philly is complete this summer without seeing one of the Philly Phanatic statues in the city.  The one we visited during this trip was located at Lloyd Hall (the beginning of Boathouse Row).