New and Noteworthy Experience history and drama in Philadelphia at two unique venues. The Museum of the American Revolution and the American Spirits, Rise and Fall of Prohibition exhibit at the National Constitution Center fill the bill. The Museum of the American Revolution opened on April 19th, the anniversary of the first battle of the war at Lexington & Concord on April 19, 1775. It has a collection of several thousand objects including weapons, manuscripts, artwork and sculpture. But it is the Main Galleries that highlight your visit here. A full-scale exhibit of Boston’s “Liberty Tree” (with a piece of the last original Liberty Tree from Annapolis, MD that survived there until 1999), a re creation of the Oneida Nation support of America, an exhibit entitled Becoming Revolutionaries that highlights the decade before the war, two galleries (A Revolutionary War 1778-1783, A New Nation 1783-Present) give perspective on the War and its aftermath. The crown jewel of this impressive Museum however is Washington’s War Tent. Housed in a dedicated theatre, this moving presentation chronicles the history of one of our nations most prized possessions in a magnificently produced film. At films end the surprise of your visit awaits…a viewing of this original icon of the Revolution. Visit www.amrevmuseum.org for more information and tickets. M U S E U M O F A M E R I C A N R E V O L U T I O N NAT I O N A L C O N S T I T I T I O N C E N T E R Before continuing to your next adventure walk across the street from the Museum of the American Revolution and have a fantastic lunch at The Little Lion. (See more in Local Flavor below) Finish your Philly day taking in The Rise and Fall of Prohibition at the National Constitution Center. This interactive and vividly designed exhibition takes you from pre-Roaring Twenties America through the legal entanglements of prohibition as well as dropping you into an authentic ’20’s Speakeasy. Visit www.constitutioncenter.org for more information and tickets. Expanded article and many more photos on our website: www.activeseniorliving.biz Local Flavor: The Little Lion With a Big Roar After an awe inspiring visit to the Museum of the American Revolution, you almost don’t want the feeling to end and it doesn’t have to. Walk across the street to The Little Lion where you will find American comfort food with a southern twist. The décor is inspired by the American Revolution with its Black and Red accents, a colonial fireplace and huge colonial lanterns hanging from vaulted ceilings. Beautiful colonial windows bathe the space with light. Seating surrounds the staircase on the first floor with additional seating on the balcony where you can view the entire restaurant. The food is delicious with interesting twists like The Lion Burger with white cheddar-pimento cheese, house made bread and butter pickles, pickled red onion and house smoked bacon, and a jar of house made farmer’s cheese topped with house made peach preserves and grilled, honey-drizzled bread. I never saw so much on one burger, but the tastes married each other perfectly with both sweet and savory perfection. You can enjoy a raw bar, brunch and dinner at The Little Lion. You can also find hints of the revolution in their shrub based hand crafted cocktails such as Blood Orange Paloma made with Silver Tequila, Blood Orange Shrub and Lime. This interesting space is available for corporate meetings, social events and weddings. www.thelittlelionphilly.com 6 A C T I V E S E N I O R L I V I N G | V O L U M E 1 | I S S U E 1
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