Philadelphia Sightseeing: Explore Historic Landmarks

Embark on a Philadelphia sightseeing adventure, exploring historic landmarks and iconic sites. Discover the origins of America, marvel at stunning views, and immerse yourself in the city’s rich history and culture.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour (Route)

Operating Schedule: Beginning at the Bourse Building right across from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, plug into our multi-lingual headphone audio to discover the origins of America, since Philadelphia is where America’s Founding Fathers first declared independence from England, and then ratified…

What's Included
  • 1, 2, or 3-Day 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,…
What's Not Included
  • Attraction Admission Tickets Not Included
Additional Information

Commence your journey from the Bourse Building, just opposite Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, and utilize our multi-language audio headphones to delve into the birthplace of America, where the Founding Fathers severed ties with Britain. Traverse past remarkable sights such as the Christ Church Burial Grounds, Elfreth’s Alley, the Betsy Ross…

Cancellation Policy

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

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Kanette_w
Nov 7, 2024
History in the Making - I went in this tour back in 2016 but got a different perspective this time around. Our tour guide gave us lots of interesting tea about the African and African American history in the city that I hadn’t heard before. He was also funny. We went on voting day so we had limited access to some places but I’m glad the bus was running.
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Donna_s
Oct 27, 2024
Great experience - Best way to see Philadelphia!! Perfect day to go sightseeing in the city! Wasn’t sure where to park for handicap. Ended up in a parking garage a block or two away.
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Keith_m
Oct 26, 2024
Enjoyed the history - Enjoyed the sites of Philadelphia. City was smaller than I had imagined. Guide was very knowledgeable on the history of Philadelphia.
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Beth_h
Oct 23, 2024
Hop on Hop off Philadelphia - The architecture explanations were very informative as well as the historical details. Our tour guard did a great job of explaining things.
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Sfpallate
Oct 21, 2024
Great Value and Experience! - Great Value, Great scenery! Nice day at Philli! Saw the Rocky Statue and ran the steps. Even though we did not get off every stop, we saw a lot of places that we would have otherwise not have seen. It is a great joyriding experience on the top floor of the double-decker bus. Our family included two kids ages 10 and 11 grandparents,my husband and myself. It was our first trip to Philly together and the hop on hop off bus made it so much easier.
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Ercilia_m
Oct 21, 2024
The guides were really... - The guides were really knowledgeable and rerally helpful when I asked them questions about what i should do next.
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Jacqueline_b
Oct 14, 2024
Fun time! - The tour guides were wonderful and informative! We enjoyed the Rocky steps! Everyone was friendly! We will definitely do it again!
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Ian_w
Nov 4, 2024
5 stars if the right guide! - The tour route and content is excellent but enjoyment and experience is heightened by the guide. Our first guide seemed bored and very much as if reading from a script, the second (Cayan??) was excellent and made it much more enjoyable.
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Monmke
Oct 31, 2024
Good experience - The inside of the bus was completely full. Since it was a chilly October day, it was not ideal for my parents to sit on the upper, open-air level (mom is disabled and dad failed to bring a jacket or hat). My 5 year old and I were prepared and enjoyed ourselves. The tour guide was knowledgeable and funny. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to hop on and off due to a flight later that afternoon. For that reason, it seemed a bit pricey for just a 1.5 hour tour. However, had our day been free we would have hopped off at the farmer’s market on one of the stops and really taken our time to tour the city. Side note: I was surprised at how low one of the street cable wires was at one point. I thought I was gonna be strangled! Overall, it was interesting to learn so much history about Philadelphia. It was worth it.
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Cathies627
Oct 21, 2024
Save your money and time and skip this one - Honestly, the worst hop on hop off tour I’ve ever been on. The guide, Joe, tried to be funny, but he wasn’t. His jokes were off and did not enhance the tour at all. Really did not learn one thing on this tour about the city of Philadelphia. The bus went full speed the entire route. He basically pointed at things we already passed by and didn’t have a chance to see. There was no slowing down at any of the sites and the only stops were at red lights or the two or three places where people wanted to get on/off. The worst part was the speeding through streets with low hanging branches and wires. It’s a wonder no one was injured. There was a whole group of people who didn’t speak English. A woman let him know at the beginning and he basically let her know their translation system was not good. Never saw them hand out earplugs, etc. He complained constantly about the poor quality of the microphone and repeatedly said the company didn’t care because he was not issued a company jacket. Extremely unprofessional and unpleasant to experience.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).