Philadelphia Hop-On Hop-Off Tour: Discover Historic Landmarks
3.7
43 Ratings
Experience the glitz and glamor of Philadelphia on a Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour. Discover historic landmarks, world-famous sights, and vibrant neighborhoods. Choose from 24, 48, or 72-hour tickets.
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

24, 48, or 72-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off (Route)

Operating Schedule: Tickets are valid 24, 48, or 72 consecutive hours starting from ticket redemption time on day of travel (ex: 11am Tuesday - 11am Wednesday is 24 hours). Please note buses operate 10am - 5:00pm daily.

1. Philadelphia Bourse
City Sightseeing Philadelphia Kiosk at the Bourse Building

2. Betsy Ross House
United States Mint

3. Independence Visitor Center
Near Christ Church Burial Ground.

4. Chinatown Friendship Arch

5. Reading Terminal Market
City Sightseeing Philadelphia Kiosk outside of The Marriott

6. JFK Plaza (Love Park)
Right across from Dilworth Park

7. Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Ben Franklin Parkway & 17th St.

8. Logan Square
Sister Cities Park Cafe

9. Rodin Museum
The Barnes Foundation.

10. Eastern State Penitentiary
Admission Not Included

11. Philadelphia Museum of Art Steps
Fairmont Park Loop

12. Philadelphia Museum of Art

13. Smith Memorial Arch

14. Please Touch Museum

15. Philadelphia Zoo

16. The Franklin Institute
Academy of Natural Sciences

17. The Mütter Museum at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

18. One Liberty Observation Deck
Shops at Liberty Place

19. Avenue Of The Arts
Rittenhouse Square

20. Society Hill

21. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

22. Head House Square
South Street District

23. Philadelphia Korean War Memorial Park

24. Penn’s Landing
Independence Seaport Museum

25. Museum of the American Revolution
Penn’s Landing

26. 2nd St & Market St
Christ Church

27. Liberty Bell

Points of Interest

  • Liberty Bell Center

  • Reading Terminal Market

  • Independence Hall

  • Christ Church

  • Rodin Museum

  • City Hall Visitor Center

  • Independence Visitor Center

  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

  • Independence Seaport Museum

  • Mutter Museum

  • Please Touch Museum

  • South Street

  • Elfreth’s Alley

  • Rittenhouse Square

  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

  • The African American Museum in Philadelphia

  • United States Mint

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art

  • Headhouse Square

  • Antique Row

  • Penn’s Landing

  • Philadelphia Zoo

  • Pennsylvania Hospital

  • Pennsylvania Convention Center

  • Betsy Ross House

  • Fireman’s Hall

  • Independence National Historical Park

  • Christ Church Cemetery

  • Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

  • Rocky Statue

  • National Constitution Center

  • Love Park

  • Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

  • Hard Rock Cafe

  • Logan Circle

  • Arden Theatre Company

  • The Franklin Institute

  • Shops at Liberty Place

  • City Sightseeing Philadelphia

  • The Philadelphia Korean War Memorial

  • Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

  • Barnes

  • China Town

  • Spruce Street Harbor Park

  • Dilworth Park

What's Included
  • 24, 48, or 72-Hour Philadelphia Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour
  • Professional Local Guides offer Live Commentary throughout a 1.5-Hour loop to 28 stops
  • Travel from Center City & Old City to view the famous Rocky Steps, and Penns Landing
  • Transportation aboard London-style Double Decker Bus
  • Pass by 100+ Philadelphia Attractions including Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the US Mint
  • Multi-Lingual Audio Guides Available in English, French, German, Spanish, and Mandarin
What's Not Included
  • Attraction Admission Tickets Not Included
Additional Information

Take part in a Philadelphia Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour for 24, 48, or 72 straight hours on a Double Decker Bus. Begin your journey to explore the sparkling charm of the City of Brotherly Love which includes renowned landmarks like The Liberty Bell, City Hall, Philadelphia Zoo and many more. Traverse between Center City and Old City, pausing at fascinating spots such as the iconic Rocky Steps, Penns Landing, the Reading Terminal Market and an assortment of Museums. Discover Downtown Philly following the Route created for both locals and tourists. The recently re-energized heart of the city accommodates China Town, Philadelphia Fashion District, Love Park, Dilworth Park and much more.

Your ticket becomes valid for the next 24, 48, or 72 hours once redeemed.

For instance: A ticket purchased and redeemed at 12pm on Monday will stay valid until 12pm Tuesday the next day.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
3.7
(43 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
D4526ltdenisep
May 14, 2024
Great Way to Scope Out the City and Get to the Sights - This was a great tour! We did the two-day hop-on, hop-off and it worked great for us. The first morning we stayed on the bus for the whole 90-minute tour, then hopped off for lunch and got on again after to explore the area around the Betsy Ross House (Christ Church, Ben Franklin's Resting Place, Elfreth's Alley). Then we hopped on to get back to the area near our hotel. The second day, we hopped on near our hotel and took the bus to the Franklin Institute, spent the day there, and took the bus back to the Reading Terminal Market for a late afternoon snack. If we had it to do over, we should have done the three-day, and we could have gone to the Penitentiary and maybe the art museum. All of our guides and drivers were great, and everyone was really friendly, from the ticket sales person on up! Highly recommend!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Bpinch
Mar 27, 2024
Worth it - This was worth the price. I suggest you go around once, cause you can ride it all day. Once you’ve seen everything by bus, get off, walk around and hop on again.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
403nataliel
Feb 7, 2024
Best way to see the city - Well worth the money. You get amazing views and such interesting information about the city and the sights. It is definitely worth your time and money.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Funtraveltimes88
Nov 18, 2023
Excellent way to see to the city. Very knowledgeable and accommodating tour guide and driver. - Excellent tour of the city. Knowledgeable and accommodating tour guide and driver. Gave us a 5min stop to take pics at Rocky statue. Can swap between City Sightseeing bus and Big Bus. Great value for money, and we got to see Philly when on a day trip from NYC.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
E6752xgannec
Oct 26, 2023
A fabulous way to see the city - Excellent tour. A high recommendation to David who sold us our tickets and is so passionate and knowledgeable about the history of the city. We bought a two day ticket, did the full tour the first day and worked out from that what we specifically wanted to see on the second day. We also used the bus to get back to our hotel as one of the stops was conveniently close by. Also, part of the deal was that we were collected in a minibus by the lovely Denise from our hotel the second morning to take us to the beginning of the tour at the Bourse Building. We actually used the bus 3 times altogether over the two days and had a different tour guide each time. All were excellent and had their own commentary so we learnt different facts each time. However, a special shout out to guide, Matt, who was fantastic and could easily be a stand up comic!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Theresafreeman
Feb 24, 2024
Good intro to the city - A good way to get a brief overview of the city. Guide was friendly and humorous, but provided a ton of info very fast. Top level windows were scratched & sometimes made it tough to see.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Swarja
Apr 25, 2024
The Tour Guide Matters - They Are Not Equally Qualified - We have been on bus tours in many countries including the US, and the first half of the tour in Philadelphia this week was the worst possible experience. We got off at one of the stops when we couldn't take it any longer and waited for another bus with another guide to come along. (The second guide, Sebastian, was knowledgeable and kept us engaged throughout the trip.) The first guide appeared to be impacted by a substance because they made no sense in anything they said, As we drove through one of the most historic streets in America with homes built in the 1700s and the first public hospital in America, our guide rambled about how horrible Belgian brick streets were and they should be covered in blacktop, their hair was a mess that day and proceeded to take off their hat to show us, New Jersey is an awful place and no one should ever go there, they were too hot and the bus company should do something about it, the Philly police ticketed cars for no reason, they were an expert gamer, and this stream of consciousness/babble continued non-stop. It appears that this guide was not certified and should never have been allowed to lead a group on this tour. The first part of the tour with the rambler would be rated TERRIBLE while the second part of the tour with Sebastian would be rated EXCELLENT. Kudos to the drivers of both buses who navigated through crowded narrow streets.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Angelacy6689aj
Mar 25, 2024
Could have been better - Nice trip. Not much to be seen at the drop off points. Being from Ireland it was so disappointing that there was no stop point or mention of the Irish r Scottish memorial from famine time. When we found it we remembered passing the bridge adjacent to the memorial but no mention by the tour guide. No stop at the liberty bell either.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Kelley
Dec 13, 2023
Long waits for bus - When purchasing our tickets we were informed buses come every 30 minutes. After we had started our tour, we found out the buses were running over 45 minutes between buses, and the driver actually encouraged us not to get off st stops because of the long wait to get the next bus. Therefore, we didn't see everything we wanted to see as they were stopping the buses at 4pm. For the price we could have ubered or lyft to the sites we wanted to see quicker. And cheaper than the price of 2 tickets.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Ilianad404
Dec 30, 2023
Bad experience - The tourists were hit by the tree’s branches and the tourist guide didn’t want to explain which stop to take to get to the place I was looking for.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Select Date and Tickets
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
May 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today
More activities from this operator
From $36
Philadelphia Sightseeing: Explore Historic Landmarks
4.1
363 Ratings
From $32
Philadelphia Walking Tour: Exploring Founding Fathers' History
4.4
7 Ratings
Philadelphia