The 5 Coolest Walking Tours in Philadelphia, PA

With a city rich in history like Philadelphia, you don’t have to go far to find some fascinating sights. If you truly want to experience everything the city has to offer, check out one of these great walking tours.

City Food Tours

Learn more about the foods made famous in Philadelphia while getting a chance to burn off the calories you’ll get from sampling them with City Food Tours. Food experts will give you a behind-the-scenes look at making these foods and offer interesting stories about the creation of some of the most popular foods. You can choose from six tours, including the Flavors of Philly Tour, which has stops with famous Philadelphia treats like cheesesteaks and soft pretzels. All the tours have less than 30 minutes of walking but over two hours of good eating. 

Grim Philly Twilight Tours

If you want to send a shiver down your spine as you learn more about Philadelphia, book a spot on the Grim Philly Twilight Tours. On these adults-only tours, you’ll learn about pirates, gangsters, serial killers, grave robbers, vampires, ghost hunters, and more. There’s even a Bootlegger’s Ball Prohibition Pub Crawl tour, where you can enjoy a few drinks and snacks as you tour three taverns with a seedy history in bootlegging and Colonial brewing. Researched and developed by university professor Joe Wojie, this tour offers a sensational look at the city’s dark past.

Tippler’s Tour

Between May and December, the over-21 crowd can learn more about Philadelphia’s brewing past with three seasonally appropriate walking tours from Tippler’s Tour Colonial Pub Crawl, including Ben’s Kites and Flights in the summer, Ghosts and Toasts in the fall, and Yuletide Cheers and Beers in the winter. On these tours, you’ll stop by four modern bars and one Colonial tavern to sample drinks and snacks, sing 18th-century drinking songs, and listen to stories about the drinking traditions in Colonial America. The tours cover about seven blocks and last around two hours.

Mural Arts Tour

With over 3,500 murals throughout the city, the Mural Arts Tour lets you discover what many call the world’s largest outdoor art gallery. The tours occur year-round, and trained guides will take you along the streets to different murals so you can learn how the artists created them, the story behind the mural, and the history of the community where the mural is located. The tour goes for about one mile and lasts between an hour and a half and two hours.

The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia

If you want to explore the birthplace of America and learn the interesting facts behind some of Philadelphia’s famous landmarks, head straight to The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia. This 1.25-mile, 75-minute outdoor walking tour takes you to 20 of the most historic sites in the city, including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Betsy Ross House, and the First Bank of the United States. This tour occurs every day from April through November.

Whether you want to check out the good food, sample some drinks, or learn more about the city’s history, these Philadelphia walking tours will give you a unique experience.

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