Philly Historic Tour: Explore 21 Iconic Sites

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
  • Private tours available for an additional cost. Please contact us for details
  • Tip or gratuity
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 black polo shirt and red, white & blue lanyard!
Cancellation Policy

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

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Kim_b
Oct 12, 2025
Tom was awesome. Made the... - Tom was awesome. Made the history very interesting. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend.
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Jeanette_m
Oct 6, 2025
Philadelphia Historical walking tour. - Great tour. Very informative. Our tour guide Tom was great. Very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable.
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Kayla_b
Sep 10, 2025
This tour was amazing! We... - This tour was amazing! We learned so much in a short time. Our guide provided recommendations on where to go afterwards for a deeper dive into particular topics of interest and also directions on how to get to our next destination. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Terri_b
Aug 25, 2025
Amazing guide! - Amazing guide for historic Philadelphia. Lots of in-depth information and fun facts to make history come alive. Tom is a really fabulous guide!
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Nancybu4232se
Aug 24, 2025
Wonderful - Tom was an amazing guide! So knowledgeable and so engaging! His in depth knowledge of early American history kept me interested for the whole time.Highly recommend!!!!
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Brendafb4937xt
Aug 24, 2025
Best Philly Tour by a true Historian - Tom was an excellent tour guide. His love for the city of Philly and his vast knowledge was evident in our 1.5 hour tour. He has a degree in history and teaches - he was engaging and welcomed all questions. He pointed out things that we would not have known just walking and looking at the sites. We did this tour and then chose what topics of the tour we wanted to further explore the following day. I highly recommend Tom - you won’t be disappointed!!
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Jonpaul_h
Aug 23, 2025
Philadelphia historic walking tour hit the mark - Philadelphia historic walking tour was really good and all the family enjoyed it. Our tour guide Tom was fantastic, very informative and answered any questions we had, as well as adding relatable stories as we walked the streets of Philadelphia.
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Hopesweeney93yahooco
Aug 23, 2025
Great Tour - Great way to spend our morning. Loved learning about the area and seeing the history. Tom was personable and made it fun even though we were the only two on the 9 am tour. Loved hearing the story behind the story. Thank you!
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169lauria
Aug 21, 2025
Philadelphia historic walking tour - Tom was a great guide, really knew the city and all the history. Highly recommend having him as a tour guide. We saw a lot of historical sites within the 90 minute tour timeline.
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276lesias
Oct 17, 2025
Tour not There and Unknown by Information Office - When we weren't able to get a ride in time for the start of our 9am tour, I texted to see where we could join them and received no response. Later I got a text indicating there were tours scheduled at 11am and at 3 pm the same day which we could take. That seemed wonderful at the time. We were at the meeting area for 15 minutes before and 10 minutes after 11am. I texted him that we were there, and I approached everyone in a black shirt with a tour lanyard and even some fellows without one. Other tour operators didn't know of this tour. Exhausted after running around the entry area for half an hour, my husband and I asked about this tour at the Information booth inside the Independence Visitor Center where we had been looking inside and outside by the entry. The Information booth didn't know the Tours by TR company. Later in the day, I received a text saying "he left a few minutes early" before 11am! He was nowhere to be found. We have yet to receive a refund from Aviator.
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up to 15 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).