Old City Murals, Galleries, and History, Part 3

Update: Here's our itinerary, which may possibly be influenced by what I see in the local galleries tonight (though we're covering a lot already, so I might just make recommendations...?):

1. No Slavery. No Exceptions.--701 Arch (the western wall of the African American Museum)
2. Voyage of Ulysses--front plaza exterior, James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, 601 Market (but the sculpture is actually between Market and Arch)
3. Bicentennial Dawn--interior of the same courthouse, closer to Market than the previous sculpture (we can only see it from outside because it won't be a weekday)
4. Apprised--inside the western side of the Independence Visitors Center, 599 Market
5. Acknowledgment--directly across from the previous mural (on the way to the parking lot :))
6. Indelible--Independence Visitor Center, south side exterior, 6th and Market
7. A walk through Independence Mall, specifics TBD
8. Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City exhibit--American Philosophical Society Museum, 104 S. 5th
9. A walk through Independence National Historical Park, specifics TBD
10. Mystery mural(s) outside National Mechanics, 22 S. 3rd
11. The current state of a mural in progress by Sophie Roach (from across the street), 399 Market
12. We--35 S. 4th
13. Perhaps a return to National Mechanics or to one of two suggested restaurants below...?

I'm delighted to announce that the Cara/Karen duo will reunite early next month to explore the country's most historical neighborhood on several levels--some of them air-conditioned. :)

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Specific itinerary to come, but here's what's on the agenda so far:

--the murals No Slavery. No Exceptions, We (which "we" didn't get to last time), and Acknowledgement/Apprised, both of which are in the Independence Visitors Center. We can also see the latest version of Sophie Roach's mural in progress and try to figure out what's going on outside the former Mechanics National Bank, now known as the bar and restaurant National Mechanics. (I've never actually been inside, though I did sit at one of the outdoor tables in Covid times. Maybe this would be a good choice for food and drink after all the art and history?)

--"Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City" at the American Philosophical Museum

--surprising information about the Independence Mall and National Park

--anything exciting in galleries that I've found during First Friday the night before (I'll post it right after I get home) :)