Founding Fathers Tour
What to expect
- Experience a historical walking tour of Philadelphia with a friendly, knowledgeable guide
- See Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and the home of past presidents like George Washington
- Visit important sites like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Betsy Ross House, Christ Church and Old City Hall
- Soak up modern culture as you walk through neighborhoods filled with cafes and galleries
Booking Calendar
Date | Start Time | Duration | Price |
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Sat, May 28 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, May 28 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, May 30 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, May 30 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, May 31 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, May 31 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 1 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 1 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 2 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 2 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jun 3 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jun 3 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jun 4 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jun 4 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jun 6 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jun 6 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jun 7 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jun 7 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 8 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 8 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 9 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 9 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jun 10 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jun 10 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jun 11 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jun 11 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jun 13 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jun 13 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jun 14 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jun 14 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 15 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 15 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 16 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 16 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jun 17 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jun 17 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jun 18 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jun 18 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jun 20 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jun 20 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jun 21 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jun 21 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 22 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 22 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 23 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 23 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jun 24 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jun 24 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jun 25 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jun 25 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jun 27 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jun 27 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jun 28 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jun 28 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 29 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jun 29 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 30 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jun 30 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 1 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 1 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 2 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 2 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jul 5 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jul 5 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jul 6 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jul 6 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jul 7 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jul 7 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 8 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 8 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 9 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 9 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jul 11 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jul 11 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jul 12 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jul 12 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jul 13 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jul 13 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jul 14 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jul 14 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 15 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 15 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 16 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 16 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jul 18 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jul 18 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jul 19 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jul 19 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jul 20 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jul 20 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jul 21 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jul 21 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 22 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 22 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 23 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 23 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jul 25 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Jul 25 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jul 26 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Jul 26 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jul 27 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Jul 27 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jul 28 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Jul 28 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 29 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Jul 29 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 30 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Jul 30 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 1 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 1 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 2 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 2 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 3 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 3 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Aug 4 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Aug 4 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Aug 5 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Aug 5 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Aug 6 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Aug 6 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 8 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 8 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 9 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 9 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 10 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 10 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Aug 11 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Aug 11 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Aug 12 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Aug 12 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Aug 13 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Aug 13 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 15 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 15 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 16 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 16 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 17 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 17 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Aug 18 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Aug 18 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Aug 19 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Aug 19 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Aug 20 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Aug 20 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 22 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 22 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 23 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 23 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 24 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 24 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Aug 25 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Thu, Aug 25 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Aug 26 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Fri, Aug 26 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Aug 27 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Sat, Aug 27 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 29 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Mon, Aug 29 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 30 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Tue, Aug 30 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 31 | 11:30am | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Wed, Aug 31 | 2:30pm | 2 hours | $49.50 |
Ready to Book?
Select a time slot first! (212) 858 9559About this Activity
Start your 2-hour tour at the Independence Visitor Center, where you'll get great views of Independence Mall, the National Constitution Center and the US Mint. Throughout your tour, your friendly and knowledgeable guide will cater to your requests and preferences whenever possible.
Visit the President's House Site, once the home of George Washington and John Adams during Philadelphia's tenure as the country's capital. View the Liberty Bell with the possibility of going inside, crowds permitting. Then continue to the Curtis Center, where you'll enter (weekdays only) for a view of Maxfield Parrish's Dream Garden beautiful mosaic mural.
Then, it's off to Washington Square for stories of William Penn, the state's founder, and a visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Continue through Independence National Park and see Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were signed. As you walk, learn about Congress Hall, Old City Hall, the Philosophical Society, the 2nd Bank of the US and and Carpenter's Hall.
Catch great views of the site of Ben Franklin's home as you walk through the Old City neighborhood. Soak up the high energy as you pass trendy cafes, shops and art galleries featuring interesting architecture.
Your next top is the Old City Coffee shop, where you can grab a quick snack or beverage (own expense) before heading to Arch Street Meeting House, a US National Historic Landmark. Pass Betsy Ross House and hear stories of the birth of the American flag.
Weave through the area's charming back alleys and wind up walking down Elfreth's Alley, one of the country's oldest continuously occupied residential streets.
Enter into Christ Church, where the Founding Fathers once worshipped, and end your tour at a local pub for a craft brew or refreshing non-alcoholic beverage.
Note: It is recommended that you wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable shoes. You must be 21 years or older to consume alcohol during this tour and will be required to present a photo ID (one beer or sold drink is included in the price of this booking). Entrance into buildings are on a time and queue permitting basis.
Key Highlights
Price | $49.50 per guest |
Duration / Session | 2 hours |
# Sessions | 1 |
Rating | 11 positive reviews |
Cancellation Policy
Reviews
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Mina K.
Founding Fathers Tour December 8, 2019Nate was great!
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Barbara G.
Founding Fathers Tour September 29, 2019Rick was an outstanding guide, and our group thoroughly enjoyed all of the many knowledgeable insights that he shared about each historical site that we visited. A truly wonderful walking tour, and an enjoyable afternoon in Philadelphia!
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Brendan J.
Founding Fathers Tour July 21, 2019Weather was very hot but Josh was a fantastic! Guide and was very enthusiastic. Even impressed two male teenagers generally more interested in gaming and eating junk food.
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Amy L.
Founding Fathers Tour July 14, 2019We enjoyed the authenticity of the experience. The food was outstanding! The actors were very convincing. Our only wish was to spend more time in Independence Hall. Vive la revolution!
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Chris D.
Founding Fathers Tour May 15, 2019Our guide was wonderful and full of information on the history of the city. It was a great start of our tour of this great historical city. The guide made the tour so interesting and engaged all 12 participants. She was a real delight! We loved it!!
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Tulin O.
Founding Fathers Tour April 19, 2019Dick was our tour guide and he did a wonderful job. We loved how the tour covered key aspects of Philadelphia and American history that do not seem to appear as frequently in tourist materials. Fascinating and well done!
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Anne A.
Founding Fathers Tour April 11, 2019My husband and I took the "Founding Fathers of Philadelphia" tour. Our tour guide Rob was fabulous!
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Amy G.
Founding Fathers Tour March 31, 2019Thought it was great! Informative and interesting.
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Lillian Q.
Founding Fathers Tour August 16, 2017Although it was very hot, our tour guide had a great sense of humor with a passion for the truth. He was awesome and made it a great experience.
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Jon M.
Founding Fathers Tour March 24, 2017Josh was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We enjoyed our time with him.
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Anthony V.
Founding Fathers Tour March 5, 2017Did not leave comment