There's not a whole lot to it, but even if the line is long, it moves quickly, so there's no excuse to not see The Liberty Bell at least once while in Philadelphia. It is after all, a part of our history, and they gave it a nice home where it's kind of fun to freak out the mean old men who are worried you're going to get in their shot of the bell.
The bell was originally commissioned to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of William Penn's 1701 Charter of Privileges. Penn was a civil rights activist who had forward ideas about equality and religious freedom. He also advocated citizens involvement in enacting laws. Eventually, as the bell rang out to summon the citizens of Philadelphia to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, it became a symbol of freedom and liberty in general.
And for free, and just a little bit of your time standing in line, you too can get a photo with it.
But what do you think?