Conor Park, 8, and his sister Ripley Park, 7, look at an original printed version of the Declaration of Independence at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on October 8, 2003.

Americans and visitors to the United States can get a firsthand look at an original printed version of the Declaration of Independence during the widely popular national tour, the Declaration of Independence Road Trip.

The document, which has visited 40 cities in the United States, is one of only 25 remaining copies of the 200 printed on July 4, 1776, by Philadelphia printer John Dunlap by order of the Second Continental Congress, which had voted in favor of independence from England two days prior. The document was drafted largely by Thomas Jefferson and signed by 56 representatives of what were then Great Britain’s 13 American colonies.

The document on tour is owned by television producer Norman Lear, who bought it at auction in 2000 for a reported $8 million. (© AP Images)