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CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Ann Swanson, manager of Gulliver's Travel Agency, recently toured Philadelphia, including visits to Independence Hall, Congress Hall, the Liberty Bell, the Philadelphia Mint, Betsy Ross's House, Independence Mall Visitor Center and the Museum of Art.

Philadelphia will be host to several events this year to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the Bill of Rights.

"The city offers an entertaining and education short trip, with a wide selection of hotel options in the historic area, as well as inexpensive transportation to important historic sites.