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Tours in Philadelphia |
A host of tours covering Philadelphia and the surrounding region are listed in the Visitors Guide, available from the tourist office or at www.gophila.com/itineraries.
Walking Tours
See the sites at your own pace and rent a tour CD from Audio Walk & Tour of Historic Philadelphia (tel: (215) 272 5886; website: www.ushistory.org/audiowalk), which is available at Independence Visitor Center, 6th and Market Streets, and Lights of Liberty, 6th and Chestnut Streets. For reasonably-priced, private tours of anything in the area, contact All About Philadelphia Tours (tel: (215) 389 2510). Mural Arts Tours (tel: (215) 685 0754; website: www.muralarts.org/tours) examines the city's plentiful wall art. From April to October, Ghost Tour (tel: (215) 413 1997; website: www.ghosttour.com) explores ethereal sites, while other special interest tours include a Chinatown Tour (tel: (215) 928 9333 or 782 2258; website: www.josephpoon.com/toursWokWalk.htm). Every Saturday at 1830, from mid-May until mid-October, Centipede Tours (tel: (215) 735 3123; website: www.centipedeinc.com) does a candlelight walking tour through Society Hill. Tour starts from Welcome Park on Second Street near Walnut.
Explore the Italian Market on the Italian Market Tour (tel: (215) 334 6008) and an Italian Market Chef's Tour (tel: (215) 772 0739). The latter includes history and yummy samples. On Thursday nights from early May to late October, the Tippler's Tour (tel: (215) 629 5801; website: www.onceuponanation.com) journeys to watering holes around the Old City and provides history of colonial tavern life.
Bus and Trolley Tours
The Big Bus Company (tel: (215) 389 TOUR or 8687; website: www.phillytour.com) offers tours on double decker buses and horse-drawn carriages. Philadelphia Trolley Works, part of the Big Bus Company, gives 90-minute city tours, plus a 40-minute excursion through Fairmount Park, with an all-day hop-on hop-off pass covering 18 stops.
Walking Tours
See the sites at your own pace and rent a tour CD from Audio Walk & Tour of Historic Philadelphia (tel: (215) 272 5886; website: www.ushistory.org/audiowalk), which is available at Independence Visitor Center, 6th and Market Streets, and Lights of Liberty, 6th and Chestnut Streets. For reasonably-priced, private tours of anything in the area, contact All About Philadelphia Tours (tel: (215) 389 2510). Mural Arts Tours (tel: (215) 685 0754; website: www.muralarts.org/tours) examines the city's plentiful wall art. From April to October, Ghost Tour (tel: (215) 413 1997; website: www.ghosttour.com) explores ethereal sites, while other special interest tours include a Chinatown Tour (tel: (215) 928 9333 or 782 2258; website: www.josephpoon.com/toursWokWalk.htm). Every Saturday at 1830, from mid-May until mid-October, Centipede Tours (tel: (215) 735 3123; website: www.centipedeinc.com) does a candlelight walking tour through Society Hill. Tour starts from Welcome Park on Second Street near Walnut.
Explore the Italian Market on the Italian Market Tour (tel: (215) 334 6008) and an Italian Market Chef's Tour (tel: (215) 772 0739). The latter includes history and yummy samples. On Thursday nights from early May to late October, the Tippler's Tour (tel: (215) 629 5801; website: www.onceuponanation.com) journeys to watering holes around the Old City and provides history of colonial tavern life.
Bus and Trolley Tours
The Big Bus Company (tel: (215) 389 TOUR or 8687; website: www.phillytour.com) offers tours on double decker buses and horse-drawn carriages. Philadelphia Trolley Works, part of the Big Bus Company, gives 90-minute city tours, plus a 40-minute excursion through Fairmount Park, with an all-day hop-on hop-off pass covering 18 stops.
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