Kids and Cocktails at Jones

Interior Design.

- By Dan Lantz – Every time my wife and I head into the city center of Philadelphia with the kids, we try to find “grown up” restaurants that are kid-friendly. On this trip, we decided to check out a place called Jones.  It’s a “comfort food” restaurant with 70′s “Brady Bunch” interior.  The atmosphere was [...]

Taking Kids to Jail: Eastern State Penitentiary

Main Entrance

- By Dan Lantz – As usual during the winter months, cabin fever gets the best of me, as well as my wife and three boys.  This was just the opportunity for getting out and visiting Eastern State Penitentiary, or as the locals call it “Fairmount Prison.” Its nickname came about because it’s located right [...]

Franklin Institute Family Fun

Franklin Airshow

The entrance to the building is a rotunda with a massive statue of Benjamin Franklin accompanied by a multimedia presentation with lights, sounds and imagery.  It’s a great way to get in the science mindset before you continue into the main atrium. This is where things get complicated. There is the Science Museum, IMAX movie theater, [...]