Revolution and the Founders: History Tour of Philadelphia
Overview
Available languages
2 hours
Mobile ticket
This tour visits The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, George Washington and Alexander Hamilton's homes, and sites of numerous Founding Fathers including Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, Monroe, and others. Every guide has a history degree.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
What To Expect
Liberty Bell Center
Come with us as we visit The Liberty Bell, perhaps the most famous symbol of American Liberty in the National Historic Park. Peak tourist season can often see lines of destination seekers stretched well around the corner for this monumental icon of American Independence taking close to one hour to traverse. Our historians give to you all of the essentials of The Liberty Bell’s creation and formation in to an icon of liberty from the exterior of the Liberty Bell pavilion, with clear and detailed directions to enter the interior should you choose to invest the additional hour on return. Commissioned in 1752 the bell cracked on its initial test ring and was re-casted two years later by local workman John Pass and John Stow with the lettering, "Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof," a quote from the King James Bible referring to the jubilee when enslaved persons were freed and debts forgiven every fifty years.
Independence Hall
We will visit Independence Hall: the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted. An essential icon of American democracy and founding of These United States the Independence Hall complex is a bastion of tourism and requires (free) timed entry passes and a recommended two hours additional time for exploration of the center of the complex’s interior chambers. We keep your tour moving quickly, to give you the best, most important essential highlights and significant points of the structure including clear and simple instruction on traversing the complex further on return should you choose. Subject to crowds and closures we pit-stop quickly inside of the East Wing of the Independence Hall Complex: the very oldest and most historic part of the structure: which served as The Supreme Court Chambers while Philadelphia was our nation’s capital.
Options
Additional Times
Additional Peak Season Times: Additional Peak Season Times
Revolution and the Founders
What‘s Included
Runs every morning and every afternoon rain or shine
Short 2-hour introduction to historic Philadelphia with a historian to walk with and orient you
Every Guide Has a History Degree
Essential tour of Revolutionary Philadelphia historic sites and highlights
Liberty Bell, Franklin; Sightseeing- best of Phila for first-time-visitors
Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
Gratuities
Independence Hall Timed Tickets (2hrs/free of charge)
Interior of Liberty Bell Pavilion (1 hr/free of charge)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
3,410 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Enjoyable tour
carey k,Jun 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Alexandra did a nice job. The tour was informative .
Confusing
Tracy H,Jun 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00I love tours, but found Alex's tour disjointed and difficult to follow. Facts about Philly in general were jumbled in with a historical events. Nothing flowed chronologically and people and events weren't connected. Alex is a kind person, but I left her tour confused and uninspired.
Superb sites and history. Awesome tour guide.
Nikolina J,Jun 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00What a beautiful tour! Josh did a superb job of giving us one historic fact after another with so much enthusiasm and animation at least 90% of the information is surely going to stick and will be retained for years to come. It’s a lovely brisk walk and of course we saw some really amazing historic sites. Would join a tour with Josh any day! He’s awesome!
Great tour! Stay close to...
Rebecah C,Jun 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour! Stay close to the tour guide as it’s sometime difficult to what with all the traffic. I highly recommend!
Enjoyable Tour!
Road801039,Jun 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very enjoyable tour. Alex was wonderful - she did a great job explaining what we were seeing!
Greta visit!
Claude M,Jun 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great organization, good pace for the tour and wonderful historical information shared with questions answered Richard was great!
Very knowledgeable guide, and fun!
David B,Jun 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was very well organized and led. Christa is very knowledgeable, answered questions clearly, and is fun! We appreciated learning particulars about the country's beginnings. One difficulty for us, as senior citizens, was standing in one place for several minutes during presentations. We would often retreat to a bench or wall to rest, even if out of earshot. One idea: rent out walking sticks that can unfold into little seats. We are quite eager to take another history tour.
Misleading false advertising regarding the viewing of the Liberty Bell.
osiel l,Jun 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00What a complete waste of time and money! It felt like a never-ending 2-hour walk just to rip us off. Avoid at all costs.
Book it!
elizabethsK9400TT,Jun 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Richard was wonderful, engaging, and super knowledgeable. Highly recommended!
Excellent tour of the revolutionary period
adiraronovich,Jun 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The history walking tour of Philadelphia yesterday was great and Joseph was an excellent tour Guide! He was very knowledgeable (in the subject matter) and helpful in answering all the questions regarding that period in American history.
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