Visiting the animal shelter makes me feel sad.
Philadelphia is just the name of a city. You use it the same way you use any other name in a sentence! Here are a couple of examples.I like visiting Philadelphia.Philadelphia is pretty in the spring.
I must see off my visiting aunt first; then I can join you at the coffee shop.
When visiting Israel, you must visit the many historical and religious sites of Jerusalem.
I find your graciousness quite admirable. She was complimented on her graciousness toward the visiting ambassadors.
When visiting another country and not knowing the language, it is very imperceptible to understand someone who is talking to you.
After visiting the optometrist, Nadia's eyes were very sensitive to light for several hours.
I am interested in visiting Stockholm.
As a small child, visiting Aunt Maude, who was so prim and proper, was not something I looked forward to.
I dread visiting the ear-piercing booth at the mall. The knife-throwing booth is temporarily closed.
While I was visiting Europe, I noticed that the acid rain was destroying the marvelous marble structures there.
You could use: "Visiting the holocaust museum was a great way to get a hands-on learning experience about the era." --if that's even what you were trying to ask... :]