Take the Toyota Out for a Spin in Historic Philadelphia

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If you're looking for something to do this summer, try taking your new Toyota car out for a spin in Historic Philadelphia. This square mile area packs in the entertainment and education and is chock full of fun for every member of the family. There's food, fun, and learning in this legendary part of America's most legendary city.

Meet Ben Franklin's Ghost

Presented by the PECO Energy Liberty Center, this unique and interactive experience allows visitors of all ages to meet the printer, inventor, scientist, Founding Father and national icon Benjamin Franklin. The ''ghost'' is actually a life-size holographic video image of Franklin, and he answers hundreds of possible questions about anything you could want to know about his life, writings, inventions and more.

Experience the Lights of Liberty Show

Also hosted by the PECO Energy  Liberty Center, this outdoor sound and light spectacular features 3-D surround sound, a dramatic musical score, celebrity narration, and breathtaking images projected onto some of America's most historic buildings -- some are 50 feet in the air!

You can see and hear the American Revolution exactly where it happened by taking a moonlit trip through history in Independence National Historical Park with a stunning finale at Independence Hall. There`s a soundtrack especially for the kids, as well as multilingual versions. The show starts at dusk, and reservations are recommended.

Visit Undaunted: Five American Explorers 1760-2007

This free event held by the Museum of the American Philosophical Society explores the depths of Terra Incognito, and the lengths five Americans went to make the unknown known. The American Philosophical Society was the nation's first scientific society and broke new ground in our history.

Follow the amazing exploits and discoveries of five Americans from the 18th to the 20th century -- meet David Rittenhouse, John James Audubon, Titian Ramsay Peal, Elisha Kent Kane and Ruth Patrick. Witness their curiosity and adventure first hand and see the tools they used to make their discoveries.

Don't have a new Toyota to tour in yet? You can always take one of the legendary trolley and bus tours, but see if you can get the driver to make a quick stop to Peruzzi Toyota, your Toyota dealer - Philadelphia, so you can stop in and take a new Prius for a test drive. By next year you could be driving in style.