The meeting place for the tour is Independence Visitors Center. Gather OUTSIDE the main steps of the Visitors Center at 599 Market Street. Please check in with your certified tour guide 15 minutes before the start of the Tour.

On this tour you will pass by and learn about the following locations:

The President's House: Presidents George Washington and John Adams both lived here when Philadelphia was Capitol of the United States.

Liberty Bell Center: An iconic symbol of American freedom. View this historic bell from the outside and hear about its 274-year history. “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof!”

Congress Hall: Congress Hall, c. 1789, served as the very first United States Capitol. This was where the federal government of the United States convened from 1790 - 1800.

Independence Hall: The United States was born here! The U.S. Constitution was created here! Huzzah!

First U.S. Supreme Court & Old City Hall: The newly formed United State supreme court convened here when Philadelphia was the temporary capitol of the nation.

Library Hall, American Philosophical Society: A carved figure of Benjamin Franklin occupies the center façade of this building—a fitting tribute to the man who founded the oldest learning society in the U.S. This extraordinary library is home to a world-renowned collection. Reconstructed 1959.

Commodore John Barry Statue: Learn about the Father of the U.S. Navy and his amazing exploits at sea during the American Revolution.

Second Bank of the United States: The Second Bank of the United States, c. 1824, is a fine example of Greek Revival architecture. This building was once a financial hub for the nation.

Robert Morris Statue: Admire the forgotten founding father. Robert Morris: patriot, statesman, financier and leader in the American Revolution. Yet he’s barely known today. From greatness to obscurity: What happened to him?

Carpenters’ Hall: The site of the First Continental Congress, the colonies’ first step towards independence. Delegates from twelve colonies gathered here in 1774 to address their problems with Britain.

Dolley Todd House (Pass By)
Before marrying future U.S. president James Madison, Dolley Todd lived in this Philadelphia home with her first husband, John Todd, and faced the 1793 yellow fever epidemic.

Alexander Hamilton site (Pass By)
Hamilton lived in a house on this site in 1791 as Secretary of the Treasury. It was also here that Hamilton began a notorious affair with Maria Reynolds.

Merchants’ Exchange Building (Pass By)
Once the commercial and financial center of Philadelphia, admire the almost 200-year-old architecture of William Strickland’s Greek revival masterpiece.

Please note: You must be able to walk or wheel half a mile over flat terrain. We cross one street that is cobblestone. You will need to go up one step into the President’s House site.