Liberty Square in Walt Disney World

Check out the replica of the real Liberty Bell, under the Liberty Tree. This is a ringer in both senses; it’s a copy cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, which made the original. Such authentic touches abound: The Liberty Tree, strung with 13 lanterns to signify the 13 colonies, was originally planted here as two live oaks (one of them found 8 miles away on Disney property) that were partially filled with concrete and grafted together—a pretty Frankentree, perhaps an apt metaphor for the country it salutes.

That wavy brown stripe down the sidewalk? It represents our streets before the advent of sewage systems (so, yes, technically, it’s poop). Window shutters are mounted at an angle to simulate the leather hinges the real colonists used. The Liberty Tree Tavern is one of the better Magic Kingdom restaurants.