Exploring Philadelphia's Gilded Age to now Private Walking Tour
- 2h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This Walking Tour will also take you by and into some of Philadelphia's most prominent buildings. The buildings in this area are mostly from the mid-1800's through the present. Styles range from Beaux Arts, to Chicago and International style. We also wil see the newest and tallest buildings in Center City. We do not enter any of the buildings listed on the tour. We will be outside them while I tell you about them.
Inclusions
What's included
- Live guided tour
What's not
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Itinerary
One of the last old time food halls in the US
First International Style Building in the U.S.
The oldest art school in the US and a magnificent example of Frank Furness' architecture
View the exterior of this magnificent structure
Walk around this great 2nd Empire Baroque Building
View the Markey Street National Bank across the Street and then enter the John Wanamaker Building
See the former Girard Bank Building then the Land Title Building across Chestnut Street
Great 2nd empire baroque structure
Once the grandest hotel in America
Original home of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Great copy of the Strozzi Palace in Florence
Two towers that broke the 548' height barrier
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- I will be standing on 12th street at the outside entrance of the Home2 Suites Hotel just south of Arch Street.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- phillyPHAT
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
How it compares in Philadelphia
- Its from-price is 324% above the median of the 266 experiences we list in Philadelphia.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Philadelphia
Philadelphia is Pennsylvania's largest city and the birthplace of American independence, with Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, museums and markets.
Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn and was the capital of the United States for a decade in the 1790s. In Independence National Historical Park, Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776 and the Constitution drafted in 1787, is a World Heritage site, and the Liberty Bell is displayed nearby. Elfreth's Alley, a lane of small 18th-century houses, is among the oldest residential streets in the country.
Top-ranked sights in Philadelphia: Liberty Bell Center, Carpenters' Hall , President's House.
Special offers in Philadelphia
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
