The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia

The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia

The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia takes you on a walking journey through America's Most Historic Area - the birthplace of America's nation. Step back in time to see where The Declaration of Independence and The United States Constitution were created. This 75-minute walking adventure includes more than 20 historic sites in the Independence National Historical Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.

Itinerary
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Stop At: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1595

Meeting point and tour intro

Duration: 3 minutes

Stop At: The President's House, 6th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106

This open-air President’s House commemorates the predecessor the White House where President George Washington and President John Adams lived while they were in office, while Philadelphia was the Capital City of the United States from 1790-1800.

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Declaration House (Graff House), Seventh and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Declaration House, or Graff House as it is also referred to, is on the site where Thomas Jefferson lived when he wrote The Declaration of Independence.

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Liberty Bell Center, 6th Street Between Market and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106

The quintessential icon of American Freedom

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Independence Hall, Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Independence Hall, the birthplace of America, was built in 1732 as the Pennsylvania State House.

Duration: 3 minutes

Stop At: Congress Hall, 6th & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Constructed between 1787 and 1789 as the Philadelphia County Court House, Congress Hall served as the United States Capitol, the meeting place of the United States Congress, from 1790 to 1800

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Old City Hall, Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA 19106

The former home to the U.S. Supreme Court

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: The Signer, Across 5th Street from the Independence Hall SE corner of 5th and Chestnut Streets, directly across from Old City Hall, Philadelphia, PA

You will see the statue called The Signer, inspired by George Clymer.

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: American Philosophical Society Museum, 104 S 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387

Oldest scholarly society in the U.S.

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Library Hall, 105 S 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3310

The nation’s first public library and the former Library of Congress

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Second Bank of the United States, Chestnut Street 4th and 5th Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106

One of the most influential financial institutions in the world, now a portrait gallery

Duration: 3 minutes

Stop At: Carpenters' Hall, 320 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2708

The birthplace of the American Identity

Duration: 3 minutes

Stop At: New Hall Military Museum, 320 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2708

Interpreting the role of the military in early U.S. history

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: First Bank of the United States, 302 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-4229

Sparked the first great Constitutional debate

Duration: 3 minutes

Stop At: Franklin Court, 314 Market St # 322, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2704

Ben Franklin’s home and the only Colonial-themed Post Office

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Christ Church, 20 N American St On 2nd, Above Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-4592

An active parish since 1695, often called the “Nation’s Church”

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1999

Where Betsy Ross sewed the first Stars and Stripes

Duration: 3 minutes

Stop At: Arch Street Meeting House, 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2114

Home to the Society of Friends

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

The final resting place of Benjamin Franklin

Duration: 3 minutes