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Wicked Philadelphia - Walking Tour

5.03 reviews

  • 2 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Explore Philly's sinful past - scandals, fatal romances, serial killers, buried secrets, & haunted buildings where the dead don't rest easy. Philadelphia is a city full of secrets. Full of mysteries. Full of depravity. Some are tucked behind old walls and shuttered windows. Some are hidden in plain sight. Some are buried beneath your feet, sealed inside forgotten graveyards, cellars, alleyways, and stories polite history never bothered to tell. This is not the Philadelphia of powdered wigs, field trips, and nice little plaques. This is the city’s darker side—full of scandal, vice, sin, murder, restless spirits, and history that lingers long after the bodies are gone. On this wicked walk through Colonial Philadelphia, uncover some of the stories that made it one of the most fascinating and haunted cities in America. SEEK out the stories they tried to bury, EXPLORE the places where the past still breathes, and WANDER the narrow streets & alleys where the dead don’t always die.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Gratuities

Itinerary

  1. Our tour has two routes - Old City on Tuesday, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and Old-City/Society Hill on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. On each tour you'll learn stories that cover the city's sinful and haunted past.

    2 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Meeting point
We meet nightly at the Independence Visitor Center - along Market Street, just out front of the main entrance near 6th Street. Look for a well-dressed white guy, 6^1, with a blue backpack on.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 24 travellers
Operated by
Seek-Explore-Wander
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Philadelphia

  • Its from-price is 32% below the median of the 266 experiences we list in Philadelphia.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 114 of 266.
  • 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.

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