Philadelphia Constitutional Historic Walking Tour

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.

Meeting Point

National Constitution Center

525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA

Meet by the 3 stone benches outside the main entrance

What's included:

• See where The Declaration of Independence and The United States Constitution were created
• Tour operates in rain or shine
• 75-minute Constitutional Walking Tour
• A walking journey through America's Most Historic Area - the birthplace of America's nation

Not included:

• Food and drinks

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

National Constitution Center

525 Arch St, Independence Mall, Philadelphia, 19106-1595, Pennsylvania

Meeting point and tour intro

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The President's House

6th and Market Streets, , Philadelphia, 19106, Pennsylvania

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.

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Declaration House (Graff House)

Seventh and Market Streets, , Philadelphia, 19106, Pennsylvania

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.

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Liberty Bell Center

526 Market Street, Between Market and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, 19106, Pennsylvania

The quintessential icon of American Freedom

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Independence Hall

520 Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, , Philadelphia, 19106, Pennsylvania

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

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Congress Hall

6th & Chestnut Streets, , Philadelphia, 19106, Pennsylvania

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

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old City Hall

Independence Mall, , Philadelphia, 19106, Pennsylvania

The former home to the U.S. Supreme Court

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Signer

Across 5th Street from the Independence Hall, In the garden, right across the street east from Independance Hall, Philadelphia, 19106, Pennsylvania

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

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

American Philosophical Society Museum

104 S 5th St, Philadelphia, 19106-3387, Pennsylvania

Oldest scholarly society in the U.S.

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Library Hall

105 S 5th St, , Philadelphia, 19106-3310, Pennsylvania

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

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Second Bank of the United States

Chestnut Street, 4th and 5th Streets, Philadelphia, 19106, Pennsylvania

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

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Carpenters' Hall

320 Chestnut St, , Philadelphia, 19106-2708, Pennsylvania

The birthplace of the American Identity

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

New Hall Military Museum

320 Chestnut St, , Philadelphia, 19106-2708, Pennsylvania

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

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

First Bank of the United States

120 S 3rd St, , Philadelphia, 19106-4229, Pennsylvania

Sparked the first great Constitutional debate

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Franklin Court

314 Market St # 322, , Philadelphia, 19106-2704, Pennsylvania

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

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Christ Church

20 N American St, On 2nd, Above Market Street, Philadelphia, 19106-4592, Pennsylvania

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

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Betsy Ross House

239 Arch St, , Philadelphia, 19106-1999, Pennsylvania

Where Betsy Ross sewed the first Stars and Stripes

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Arch Street Meeting House

320 Arch St, Philadelphia, 19106-2114, Pennsylvania

Home to the Society of Friends

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Christ Church Burial Ground

50 N Independence Mall E, Philadelphia, 19106, Pennsylvania

The final resting place of Benjamin Franklin

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included