Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Philadelphia, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 5.9 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 57 m

Explore Philadelphia in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Philadelphia

Sight 1: Christ Church Philadelphia

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Christ Church is an Episcopal church in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1695 as a parish of the Church of England, it played an integral role in the founding of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. In 1785, its rector, William White, became the first Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Wikipedia: Christ Church, Philadelphia (EN)

398 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: William Penn

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William Penn

William Penn was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era. Penn, an advocate of democracy and religious freedom, was known for his amicable relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans who had resided in present-day Pennsylvania prior to European settlements in the state.

Wikipedia: William Penn (EN)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: City Tavern

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City Tavern

The City Tavern is a late-20th century building designed to be the replica of the historic 18th-century tavern and hotel building which stood on the site. It is located at 138 South 2nd Street in Philadelphia, at the intersection of Second and Walnut streets, near Independence Hall. The original 18th century building was frequented by the Founding Fathers of the United States and other distinguished people. High-profile events took place there, including the first anniversary celebration of the 4th of July.

Wikipedia: City Tavern (EN)

585 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Independence Seaport Museum

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The Independence Seaport Museum was founded in 1961 and is located in the Penn's Landing complex along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The collections at the Independence Seaport Museum document maritime history and culture along the Delaware River. At the museum are two National Historic Landmark ships and the J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library.

Wikipedia: Independence Seaport Museum (EN), Website

405 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Moshulu

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Moshulu is a four-masted steel barque, built as Kurt by William Hamilton and Company at Port Glasgow in Scotland in 1904. The largest remaining original windjammer, she is currently a floating restaurant docked in Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, adjacent to the museum ships USS Olympia and USS Becuna.

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173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: USS Olympia

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USS Olympia

USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She is currently a museum ship in Philadelphia.

Wikipedia: USS Olympia (C-6) (EN)

6 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: USS Becuna

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USS Becuna

USS Becuna (SS/AGSS-319), a Balao-class submarine in commission from 1944 to 1969, was a submarine of the United States Navy named for the becuna, a pike-like fish of Europe. During World War II, she conducted five war patrols between August 23, 1944 and July 27, 1945, operating in the Philippine Islands, South China Sea, and Java Sea. She is credited with sinking two Japanese tankers totaling 3,888 gross register tons.

Wikipedia: USS Becuna (EN)

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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The Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was dedicated in 1987. The memorial includes the names of 648 servicemen who were killed in action or listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War from Philadelphia.

Wikipedia: Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial (EN), Website

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Philadelphia Korean War Memorial

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The Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia was initially dedicated on June 22, 2002 and was formally rededicated on Memorial Day, May 28, 2007 after additional work was completed. Each name of the more than 600 servicemen who were killed in action or listed as missing in action during the Korean War from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties are etched in the memorial. Veterans Day and Memorial Day services are held onsite annually.

Wikipedia: Philadelphia Korean War Memorial (EN)

465 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Powel House

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The Powel House is a historic house museum located at 244 South 3rd Street, between Willings Alley and Spruce Street, in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1765 in the Georgian style, and embellished by second owner Samuel Powel (1738–1793), it has been called "the finest Georgian row house in the city." As with other houses of this type, the exterior facade is understated and simple, but the interior was elaborately appointed.

Wikipedia: Powel House (EN), Website

281 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

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Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial preserves the home of Tadeusz (Thaddeus) Kościuszko at 301 Pine Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The life and work of the Polish patriot and hero of the American Revolution are commemorated here.

Wikipedia: Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial (EN), Website, Heritage Website

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: St. Peter's Church

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St. Peter's Church is a historic Episcopal church located on the corner of Third and Pine Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened for worship on September 4, 1761 and served as a place of worship for many of the United States Founding Fathers during the period of the Continental Congresses. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996. The church remains an active parish; the current priest-in-charge is the Rev. Dr. Clarke French.

Wikipedia: St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia) (EN)

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Hill-Physick House

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The Hill–Physick–Keith House, also known as the Hill–Keith–Physick House, the Hill–Physick House, or simply the Physick House, is a historic house museum located at 321 S. 4th Street in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Built 1786, it was the home of Philip Syng Physick (1768–1837), who has been called "the father of American surgery". The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. It is now owned and operated by the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks as a house museum.

Wikipedia: Hill–Physick–Keith House (EN)

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Old Pine Street Church

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Old Pine Street Church is a Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania built in 1768.

Wikipedia: Old Pine Street Church (EN), Website

255 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is an historic church and congregation which is located at 419 South 6th Street in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The congregation, founded in 1794, is the oldest African Methodist Episcopal congregation in the nation.

Wikipedia: Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church (EN), Website

47 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Historic Congregation B'nai Abraham Synagogue

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Historic Congregation B'nai Abraham Synagogue

Historic Congregation B’nai Abraham, officially B’nai Abraham Chabad, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 523-527 Lombard Street, in the Society Hill neighborhood of the Center City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Established as a congregation in 1874 and the current synagogue building completed in 1910, worshipers can access daily, Shabbat, and holy day services in the Ashkenazi rite. B'nai Abraham is home to a Jewish Preschool, as well as Lubavitch of Center City.

Wikipedia: Historic Congregation B'nai Abraham (EN), Website

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Kesher Israel Synagogue

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Kesher Israel Synagogue

Congregation Kesher Israel is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the Society Hill section of Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The synagogue is home to an active congregation with Shabbat and holy day services, a Hebrew school, adult education, and community programming.

Wikipedia: Congregation Kesher Israel (Philadelphia) (EN), Website

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Theatre of Living Arts

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The Theatre of Living Arts is a concert venue that is located on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The venue, which opened in 1988, dates back to the early 1900s as a nickelodeon.

Wikipedia: Theatre of Living Arts (EN)

372 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: William M. Meredith School

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William M. Meredith School

William M. Meredith School is a public K-8 school located in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

Wikipedia: William M. Meredith School (EN)

1470 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 20: Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts

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The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as CAPA, is a magnet school in South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the edge of the Christian Street Historic District. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. Students major in one of seven areas: creative writing, instrumental music, visual arts, theater, dance, vocal music, and media, design, television & video (MDTV). Students may also minor after their freshman year as long as they meet the audition requirements. The school is located on South Broad Street, in the former Ridgway Library. Notable alumni include Boyz II Men, Questlove and Black Thought of The Roots and Leslie Odom Jr.

Wikipedia: Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (EN)

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