Philadelphia Movie Tour: Iconic Film Locations

Explore the iconic film locations of Philadelphia on a guided walking tour. Visit famous landmarks, see where your favorite movies and TV shows were filmed, and even run up the Rocky steps!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Rittenhouse Square - Rittenhouse Square is home to the famous Curtis Institute of Music, filming site for the 1980’s comedy Trading Places. Other movies filmed in the Square include Rocky II, The Happening, The Sixth Sense, and In Her Shoes.
  • Academy of Music - Featured in the Martin Scorsese film Age of Innocence
  • Wells Fargo Center - Featured in the 1980’s comedy Trading Places
  • The Packard Grande - Featured in the M. Night Shyamalan film Unbreakable
  • Macy’s Philadelphia - Featured in Mannequin and home of the famous “Wanamaker’s Eagle”
  • City Hall Visitor Center - Featured in the Oscar winning film Philadelphia
  • Masonic Temple - Featured in Cold Case
  • Love Park - Featured in Baby Mama
  • The Universal Sphere - Famous Philly landmark
  • Logan Square - Featured in DC’s Shazam!
  • The Franklin Institute - Featured in National Treasure
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art - Visit the famous steps of the museum that Rocky ran up and see the Rocky Statue
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

A number of your most-loved films were shot in Philadelphia and there’s no better method to gain a behind the scenes glimpse than this fully-escorted walking tour! Uncover the locations preferred by renowned directors such as M. Night Shamalan and Martin Scorses, explore Philly highlights like the City Hall and Love Park, as well as spots that starred in TV series like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Cold Case. The tour wouldn’t be complete without a visit to various filming locales from the Rocky series, including the iconic stairs!

Location
Academy of Music
South Broad Street
Your guide will meet you at the Academy of Music at 240 Broad Street.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Linda_o
Aug 17, 2024
Excellent tour - This was a great tour with a knowledgeable tour guide, David. I was a lone traveller staying on the other side of the city and David offered for me to travel back on the bus with him. I opted for the walk. This tour is not for people who can't walk a good distance. There are so r stops on the way but it is gruelling, particularly in summer.
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Eric_h
Jul 29, 2024
Great tour of movies and history - The tour was wonderful! It was a little bit of a hike but it hit quite a few places and and mixed with some history of Philly. Our tour guide (I have to apologize because I'm terrible with names) was very informative and thorough with his stories and descriptions. I would definitely recommend this tour if you are interested in movies and TV from Philadelphia. I've done these in a few cities and this was o e of the best.
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Charla798
Jul 5, 2024
Amazing Tour - This was a great tour. Although the tour is about film and tv, we learned a lot about the overall history of Philly. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and professional. While we were walking down the street, she would inform us of anything historical or fun fact about the city. This is a must do tour.
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Leticia_o
Jun 19, 2024
Hot - Teresa was awesome!! Alot of walking though. So u need to be fit enough and bring water. We forgot but we did stop at the wawa store. The rocky statue was the favorite.
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Walter
Apr 5, 2024
Great tour for people who love movies - Theresa you made this trip amazing. It was so nice getting a behind the scenes peek at the movies and tv shows that were filmed here. I didn’t know that filming in Philadelphia was so popular. Thank you so much. The knowledge you shared vas-y very intriguing and made us want to go back and rematch some movies.
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Thomas_a
Jan 12, 2024
Our guide David was knowledgeable and friendly and made the experience fun and interactive. - One in our group is from Philadelphia and one from out of town and we both enjoyed it and learned lots about Philadelphia and the history of film and television.
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Amberbg35vl
Dec 17, 2023
Cool Way to Experience Philly - The tour is very cool. The tour has lots of sites and it’s a good way to see the city. The guide was very knowledgeable and he was great for working with us!! I learned a lot about “Rocky.”
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Debbiewalker
Nov 23, 2023
An Alternative Tourist Walk - Had a fabulous walk with David, it was a really good pace covering some hidden gem locations but literally ending on a high with the Rocky scene (you know the one). A good alternative stroll tour, highly recommended.
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Annie_w
Apr 10, 2024
NOT WHAT WAS EXPECTED - We showed up at the site where we were suppose to meet, we were looking for a white flag as indicated. There was no white flag, we walked up to a lady with a book and identified ourselves. Unfortunately, this tour has a lot of walking between stopping to get information on a specific place where a movie was filmed, much more than we thought we would have to walk in between sites. The last stop was at the Rocky statue . It took a long time to get to that spot, by that time, you re already tired from all the walking i have to add that we never sat down anywhere and stood thru all of the explanations. By the time you get to the Rocky statue you re done..... A the end, you are being left there and you have to figure out a way to get back to where you came from......fortunately, we were able to get a cab quite easily...not always the case....
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Katherinepw2362cp
Jun 5, 2024
Cancellate - It got canceled one hour prior start, the tour guy apparently had a heat stroke and although it's out of every one hands ruined our first visit to the city. We did by ourselves part of the touring but it is not the same without an expert
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