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Private tourOnly your group will participate
Overview
This Walking Tour will also take you by and into some of Philadelphia's most prominent buildings. The buildings in this area are mostly from the mid-1800's through the present. Styles range from Beaux Arts, to Chicago and International style. We also wil see the newest and tallest buildings in Center City.
We do not enter any of the buildings listed on the tour. We will be outside them while I tell you about them.
What's included
Live guided tour
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
What to expect
Reading Terminal Market
Pass by
One of the last old time food halls in the US
Pass by
First International Style Building in the U.S.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pass by
The oldest art school in the US and a magnificent example of Frank Furness' architecture
Masonic Temple Library & Museum
Pass by
View the exterior of this magnificent structure
City Hall Visitor Center
10m
Walk around this great 2nd Empire Baroque Building
Macy's Philadelphia
Pass by
View the Markey Street National Bank across the Street and then enter the John Wanamaker Building
Pass by
See the former Girard Bank Building then the Land Title Building across Chestnut Street
Pass by
Great 2nd empire baroque structure
Pass by
Once the grandest hotel in America
Academy of Music
Pass by
Original home of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Pass by
Great copy of the Strozzi Palace in Florence
Shops at Liberty Place
Pass by
Two towers that broke the 548' height barrier
Comcast Center
10m
1st and 2nd tallest buildings in Philadelphia
Penn Center/Suburban Station
5m
Art Deco headquarters of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Love Park
5m
Tour ends at the Love sculpture
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
I will be standing on 12th street at the outside entrance of the Home2 Suites Hotel just south of Arch Street.
End point
Love Park
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 18 years
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
