PHILADELPHIA
The Philadelphia shortlist.
The 10 most popular things to do in Philadelphia. From Independence Hall to Reading Terminal to the ghosts of Old City, the experiences worth your time.
2-hour adult night tour of Philly’s dark founding tales, haunted stops, and illuminated landmarks, guided by a history-professor.
“Ted led an excellent and very interesting walking tour! Cool mix of ghost stories, seedy underbelly of history facts, some literature, and of course lots of history! Highly recommend! Wear a good jacket, it’s all outside!”
A 2-hour walking history tour in Old City Philadelphia linking revolution sites and founder stories for first-timers, rain or shine.
“Josh was an excellent and animated tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about the subject matter. And added some interesting stories not on the usual tour.”
Open-top double-decker Philly hop-on hop-off with live English narration. See Independence Hall, Rocky Steps, South Street, Penn’s Landing.
“Ride on the top deck of the bus! Take the whole tour first and then ride again to pick the stops you want.”
Walk Philly Old City’s top sites in 90 minutes. 10+ photo stops, funny Revolutionary War stories, and a perfect finish at Independence Hall.
“So informative, entertaining and fun! I highly HIGHLY recommend this tour, especially if it's your first time in Philadelphia and even a little bit of a history buff.”
Small-group Philadelphia history walk with Independence Hall sights, Liberty Bell area stops, and a Museum of the American Revolution visit featuring Washington’s War Tent.
“I love history and doing walking tours in various cities. This tour is by far one of the best I've ever had. Tom was so knowledgeable and fun to be around.”
A 75-minute, $30 guided walk through Philadelphia’s Independence District, hitting 20+ Constitutional-era landmarks outside—no museum lines.
“Very informative and interesting. We saw a lot of places we would have not found on our own. Michael is a Great Guide with years of knowledge of Philadelphia!!!”
See Philadelphia’s founding sites, Rocky Steps, and major museums from an open-top double-decker bus with flexible 1–3 day hop-on rides.
“The guides were great. Much prefer the live guide as opposed to the plug-in audio tours some other bus companies may have — am comparing it to one I did in San Francisco. Had to wait 45 minutes at the Love Park stop, which was longer than the 30 minutes they said it would take,…”
Center City Philadelphia food tour with 5 tastings on a small group walk from City Hall to Reading Terminal Market. $59, ~2.5 hours.
“Barry was amazing!!!! He was knowledgeable and passionate about the city’s history and food scene. And the food of course was incredible!”
BYOB Philadelphia trolley tour from Betsy Ross House: comedic history, key landmarks like City Hall and Liberty Bell, plus Rocky photo stops.
“Warren was fantastic upbeat with a lot of energy. Warmed up the crowd and kept us laughing. Excellent commentary, appreciated all the stops!”
See Philly in 2 hours by electric cart with a local guide, hitting Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Rocky steps, Chinatown, and Magic Gardens.
“Barry was a wonderful guide and driver! I’d recommend for first time and even repeat visitors. I had to the Seitz as a child, but there’s so much to gain coming back again as an adult.”
