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The Constitutional Walking Tour Announces Launch of the New Philly MP3 Audio Tour; Launch of New iPod Tour Offers Unique Way to Explore Historic Philadelphia.


PHILADELPHIA -- The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia today announced the launch of its new Philly MP3 Audio Tour. Visitors can now experience this new and exciting way to see America's Birthplace. The Philly MP3 Audio Tour includes 21 of the most popular historical sites in 75 minutes on a 1.25 mile walking adventure. The Philly MP3 Audio Tour focuses on the Independence National Historical Park Independence National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table).  area, which includes sites such as the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center and the Betsy Ross House The Betsy Ross House is generally recognized as the place where Betsy Ross lived when she may have made the first American Flag. Several of her surviving family members, including daughters, grandchildren and a niece said that this was the location of the legendary event. .

The introductory price is $14.99, and the Philly MP3 Audio Tour can be purchased and downloaded online at www.PhillyMP3.com. A free preview Free preview is a term, most commonly used by cable television, referring to when cable systems offer a pay-TV service to customers for free for a short period of time. History  is available at www.PhillyMP3.com/sample.

The Constitutional's energetic storytellers, tour guides and historical character impersonators provide visitors with an educational and entertaining experience. "GPS Gena (Generalized Event Notification Architecture) A method for communicating events over the Web. It is an architecture for transmitting notifications between HTTP resources such as buddy lists, distribution lists and print jobs. " is the Philly MP3 Audio Tour narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete.  who announces the sites and provides directions. The Philly MP3 Tour Guides, Eli and Emilie, give a brief history of each site and "Philadelphia Frieda" interjects to provide some "Philadelphia Firsts." There are also some "special guests" who make appearances along the way, such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.

In addition to providing the quintessential Philadelphia tour experience that includes learning about Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, the Philly MP3 Audio Tour also features contemporary information that transcends history along the route. Visitors will hear stories such as why Benjamin Franklin is in the International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame, located on the Atlantic Ocean beachfront in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, is a Hall of Fame dedicated to promoting the sport of swimming and immortalising the achievements and contributions of those who have distinguished  and how Josiah Bartlett This article is about the signatory of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. For his son the U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, see Josiah Bartlett Jr..

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 show, "The West Wing." They will also see "modern day" sites along the way, including MTV's "Real World Philadelphia" House.

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 and entertaining storytellers, the Philly MP3 Audio Tour is truly a "theater of the mind" experience. Using modern day technology, visitors can step back in time to a day and age long before cell phones, the Internet and MP3 Players and walk in the Founding Fathers' footsteps. Whether it's the sound of a "pen" on parchment as John Hancock signs The Declaration of Independence or the cannons discharging to announce America's first Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution.  of celebration, this Philadelphia Podcast immerses visitors in a virtual time machine by surrounding them with the sounds, stories and sites of Historic Philadelphia.

"With the ever-growing popularity of Audio Tours and Podcasts, we are thrilled to launch our new Philly MP3 Audio Tour," stated Jonathan Bari, Chairman of The Constitutional Walking Tour. "Philadelphia is best seen by foot, and as such, we are excited to debut this extension of our critically-acclaimed guided walking tours. This Audio Tour, which is great for all ages, provides visitors with the convenience to take the tour when they want, how they want, at their own pace."

The Philly MP3 Audio Tour is fun and easy to use. The tour includes recorded directions from one site to the next, accompanied by an easy to follow map that can be downloaded online at www.PhillyMP3.com/map.

The Philly MP3 Audio Tour was created by Jonathan and Leslie Bari. The Audio Tour was locally recorded and produced in the Philadelphia area by Wallabee Multimedia in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania Gladwyne is a suburban community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,050 at the 2000 census. As Gladwyne is neither an incorporated area nor a census-designated place, all data is for the ZIP code 19035, with which the community is . .

About The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia

The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia takes visitors on a walking journey through America's Most Historic Square Mile, the birthplace of our nation. Located in Center City Philadelphia, The Constitutional includes many sites within the Independence National Historical Park area, which is home to the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The Constitutional guides visitors to walk through history where The Declaration of Independence and The United States Constitution were created. Visitors can experience The Constitutional: 1) on their own as a free, self-guided walking tour, 2) with a lively tour guide for a fee or 3) with the new Philly MP3 Audio Tour. For more information on the new Philly MP3 Audio Tour, please visit www.PhillyMP3.com. For more information on The Constitutional, please visit www.TheConstitutional.com. Guided and audio tours are offered by The Constitutional Guided Walking Tours, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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 which is a licensee of The Constitutional Foundation d/b/a The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia; a portion of the proceeds from all guided and audio tour fees benefits The Constitutional Foundation and its free self-guided tour.

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