Explore Independence National Historical Park Walking Tour
Walk Old City and Independence Mall with a local guide and museum demo
Duration
2.5 Hours
Includes
Guide, museum demo, park fee
Highlights
Discover Philadelphia’s Revolutionary-era stories as you walk through Independence National Historical Park, Old City, and the Historic District. Your guide shares context beyond the guidebooks, plus admission to a museum demonstration on George Washington’s War Tent.
- Visit Independence National Historical Park and learn the stories behind key Revolution sites
- Explore lesser-known corners of Old City, from pocket parks to statues and local art
- Walk across Independence Mall and trace events that shaped modern Philly and the USA
- Watch a live demonstration about George Washington’s War Tent at a modern museum
- Support a local non-profit with an included donation in your tour ticket
What's Included
- Local, English-speaking guide
- Admission to a demonstration at the Museum of the American Revolution
- Donation to a local community organization
- National Park Service fee for guided groups
Things to know
Food and drinks, souvenirs, and tips or gratuities are not included.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in before the start of your tour.
FAQs
Join the walking tour rain or shine, and dress appropriately for the weather.
You do not need a voucher to join. Save the email to your phone or print it out in case you want the details handy.
Plan to pay separately for any additional food and drink, souvenirs, and tips or gratuities for your guide.
More about the Museum of the American Revolution
The Museum of the American Revolution sits just steps from Independence Hall in Philadelphia's Old City, putting you within arm's reach of the very streets where the founding generation debated, drafted, and dared to break from the British Crown. This stop anchors the Philadelphia History Highlights: Revolution tour with a deeper, more intimate look at the people behind the headlines of 1776. While Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell capture the grand symbolic moments, the Museum of the American Revolution fills in the human story, the soldiers, civilians, Indigenous nations, and enslaved people whose lives were upended by the fight for independence.
Inside, you will walk through galleries that move chronologically from the first stirrings of colonial unrest to the fragile early years of the new republic. Personal artifacts, weapons, letters, and full-scale tableaux bring the era within reach, and the museum's centerpiece, General George Washington's actual headquarters tent, is displayed in a dedicated theater that consistently leaves visitors quiet and moved. As your guide threads the Museum of the American Revolution into the larger walking route through cobblestone lanes and colonial-era landmarks, the city itself starts to feel less like a backdrop and more like a living chapter of the story.
This experience is ideal for history lovers, curious families, and first-time visitors who want context rather than a checklist of photo stops. Students of American history will appreciate the depth, while travelers new to the Revolution will find the Museum of the American Revolution an approachable, vivid introduction. Pair it with the rest of the tour's historic highlights and you leave Philadelphia with a fuller sense of how a single neighborhood helped shape a nation.
