Philly Historic District Tour: 21 Sites in 90 Minutes

Explore Philadelphia’s Historic District with an expert guide. Discover 21 iconic sites in 90 minutes. Perfect for history buffs and curious minds.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Independence National Historical Park - Before starting the tour, the guide will welcome you and explain the tour route, some of the sites you’ll visit, and information about Philadelphia’s founding. Discover why this park is known as “America’s Most Historic Square Mile!”
  • Independence Hall - Discover the importance of Independence Hall,…
What's Included
  • Overview tour
  • All sites experienced from the outside
What's Not Included
  • We do not enter any historic sites. Admission not included.
  • Foreign language tours (Spanish, French, Italian) require advanced notice
Additional Information

Interested in touring Philly’s Historic District? Great! Let us show you around. Be taken back in time as you are regaled about how the Liberty Bell worked (and cracked,) envision the founders debating inside Carpenters Hall and then Independence Hall as you learn about the issues they faced and gaze upon the building where Jefferson worked in solitude…

Location
The Liberty View at Independence Visitor Center
Market Street
Outside the main entrance on Market Street. I'll be wearing a white polo shirt, sunglasses, visor and red, white and blue lanyard!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mumzie
Mar 2, 2025
Excellent tour!!! - Tom, the tour guide, was very knowledgeable and interesting!! Such a fun and great tour! I was very impressed and learned a lot
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Maip577
Feb 16, 2025
Recommended tour in Philly - Lovely tour full of historical facts and local insights. Tom had a lot of interesting stories about the city, recommended museums and it was a well spent time.
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Teacher91
Feb 11, 2025
Philadelphia Historic Overview - The Mr. and I are 'tour people' and take them everywhere we travel. We enjoying knowing the history in what are seeing. When I saw the size of the "other" group who were also meeting their guide at the Visitor's Center, I was so glad we were with Tom. It was just us and one other couple. This made hearing the information and asking questions much easier. Tom gave us a lot of interesting information. While we didn't go into any of the sights, knowing the back story, helped us decide what places we wanted to explore further on our own. Thanks Tom!
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Stephen_b
Feb 10, 2025
Tom was an excellent and... - Tom was an excellent and knowledgeable tour guide. We learnt a great deal of fascinating history. I would highly recommend Tom’s tour!
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Dadsal
Jan 26, 2025
Philadelphia Historical Tour - Yes- Tom was very knowledgeable and a great communicator. He took the time to educate us during the entire tour. I would definitely recommend him
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Lsashford
Jan 18, 2025
Loads of history and humor - Terrific tour! Tom, the tour operator, has extensive knowledge of Philly and American history, including a lot of great stories. Even on a cold, rainy day, he was patient with latecomers, cheerful, engaging and answered all of our questions. We learned a lot and would recommend this to others.
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Aj
Jan 18, 2025
Great even in bad weather. Great with kids! - Tom was incredibly knowledgeable and fun. The weather was terrible but he was very professional handling that. He was great at building rapore with our ten year old son. After the tour our ten year old son said, “That was a lot more fun than I thought it’d be”
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Megr2025
Jan 13, 2025
highly recommend! - Tom is great! We really enjoyed our time with Tom and highly recommend. He is very knowledgeable and interesting. Well worth the time!
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Laurins316
Jan 5, 2025
Who Knew! - We had an incredible time with Tom! He gave us a wonderful tour of the Philadelphia historic district jam-packed with incredibly interesting facts and insights about early America. He was so helpful when we had trouble finding him at the start of the tour. Thank you for such a fun and informative experience, Tom!
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Q293wnritaa
Jan 5, 2025
Great tour of Philadelphia! Highly recommend! - Amazing tour and introduction to the important historic relevance of the city of Philadelphia! I highly recommend Tom as your tour guide.
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