Old City Tour: Explore Historic Philadelphia

Explore Philadelphia’s rich history in 90 minutes. Discover iconic sites like Independence Hall and Elfreth’s Alley with expert guides. Book your tour now.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Independence Hall - The historic site where the United States of America was born. It was in this building that Congress declared independence from the British Empire in 1776, and where the US Constitution was crafted by the founders in 1787.
  • Liberty Bell (pass by) - A symbol of freedom in America. Observe this iconic bell from the outside…
What's Included
  • Fascinating stories of America’s most historically significant city
  • An unforgettable journey through the historic heart of Old City Philadelphia
  • A donation to a local non-profit historic organization
  • Local, English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Additional food and drink.
  • Souvenirs or personal shopping.
Additional Information

Pressed for time but keen to discover historic Philadelphia? Embark on our 90-minute walking tour through Old City, the birthplace of America. Beginning at Signer’s Garden, an expert guide will escort you past Independence Hall, the site where the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were signed. Just across the street, learn the real story…

Location
Signer's Garden
Chestnut Street
The guide will be standing at the statue in the center of the garden unless it's closed, find the Chestnut Street entrance.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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629clivee
Oct 26, 2025
Compact tour with an exceptional guide - This is a compact tour that hits all the main historic sites in the old town before lunch. Our guide, Seamus, was exceptional; highly informative and engaging with good projection and a nice touch of humour. I have done many guided historic tours, and Seamus is as good as it gets.
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E1146tmdeew
Oct 24, 2025
First time to Philly - PJ was an exceptional guide. Knowledge thorough, demeanor delightful and perspective quite interesting given his English citizenship. Who doesn't love a British accent of civilized erudition?
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Ann_m
Oct 21, 2025
Philly historical tour - Great experience. The host was extremely knowledgeable and added a lot of details at each stop along the way.
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994ingridz
Oct 5, 2025
Highly recommend the 2.5 hours. 90 min is not enough! - Pat was extremely knowledgeable and very thorough! She was also very mindful about pacing the group and it could not have been a more enjoyable and positive experience. Highly recommend and you are fortunate if you get Pat!!
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Erin
Oct 5, 2025
A Must do in Philadelphia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I had such a great experience on this walking tour of Philadelphia’s historic district! My guide, Jonathan, was absolutely fantastic—extremely knowledgeable, engaging, and clearly passionate about the history of the city. It ended up being just me on the tour, which made it feel like a private experience. Jonathan took the time to answer all my questions and shared so many fascinating details that really brought the city’s history to life. I learned so much and had a wonderful time. I’d highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Philadelphia —especially if you’re lucky enough to have Jonathan as your guide!
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433brentv
Oct 3, 2025
Great introduction to Philly - Pj was a terrific guide. Not only very knowledgeable, he catered to our interests and our questions. His enthusiasm was evident throughout the entire tour.
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Jenna_p
Oct 3, 2025
Philly tour - It was awesome and sooooo much fun tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Would definitely recommend tour
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Jacqueline_l
Sep 10, 2025
Wonderful Historical Tour. One of our most memorable and enjoyable - Our tour guide was so friendly and knowledgeable. She was like a walking history book and made this experience so enjoyable and pleasant.
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Jim605
Aug 9, 2025
Excellent history tour - Josh did an excellent job. Great experience and we learned a lot about the early history of Philadelphia and the United States
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Anonymous
Aug 7, 2025
Absolutely awful! Not a historical tour but a political platform instead. - I travel for work and do tours/activities all over the country - this is the first time I have ever written a bad review. I prefer to give people/companies the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they were having a bad day? But this time, I had to speak up. We had an hour and a half to get a historical tour in a city whose history is absolutely remarkable. Instead, we spent the first hour literally on the same block the entire time basically listening to this tour guide’s political opinions. One of the most fascinating periods of history and this guide chose to address it in this fashion. I was extremely disappointed and could have gotten so much more out of my brief time in the area by walking through it myself. As if that wasn’t bad enough, just having knowledge and opinion of a topic doesn’t qualify one to be a good tour guide. The delivery was also disjointed and rambling with no clear direction. On several occasions, people in a tour group, some of them younger, were put on the spot by being posed questions they were unable to answer. And not in a funny, light way, but in an awkward and embarrassing fashion. (I wasn’t questioned personally, but did feel bad for those who were.)
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).