Free Walking Sightseeing Tours in Philadelphia, United States

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Are you ready for an unforgettable time in Philadelphia, United States? Then you've come to the right place with our sightseeing tours. Whether you prefer a guided free walking tour with insider knowledge or enjoy the freedom of a self-guided route, you'll find exactly what you're looking for. Click on a tour and find out more about the highlights that await you!

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The Essentials: The Best Free Highlight Tour and More of Historic Philadelphia
Highlight Tour of Historic Philadelphia: Join this walking tour to see the important sites in historic Philadelphia: Independence Mall, Washington Square Park, parts of Society Hill and Old City....
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Self-guided Tour #1

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 1.1 km
Ascend 13 m
Descend 10 m

  • Franklin Institute
  • Budd BB-1 Pioneer Aircraft
  • Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
  • Aero Memorial
  • All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors
  • Swann Memorial Fountain
  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
  • Saint Clement's Church
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Self-guided Tour #2

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1 km
Ascend 11 m
Descend 9 m

  • Independence Seaport Museum
  • USS Becuna
  • USS Olympia
  • Moshulu
  • Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • Philadelphia Korean War Memorial
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Self-guided Tour #3

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 7 km
Ascend 72 m
Descend 80 m

  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
  • Science History Institute
  • National Liberty Museum
  • Independence National Historical Park
  • Museum of the American Revolution
  • First Bank of the United States
  • Carpenters' Hall
  • Second Bank of the United States
  • Old St. Joseph's Church
  • Merchants' Exchange Building
  • City Tavern
  • Independence Seaport Museum
  • Moshulu
  • USS Olympia
  • USS Becuna
  • Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • Philadelphia Korean War Memorial
  • Powel House
  • Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
  • St. Peter's Church
  • Hill-Physick House
  • Old Pine Street Church
  • Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Historic Congregation B'nai Abraham Synagogue
  • Kesher Israel Synagogue
  • Theatre of Living Arts
  • William M. Meredith School
  • George W. Nebinger School
  • Vare-Washington Elementary School
  • Sparks Shot Tower
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Self-guided Tour #4

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 4.6 km
Ascend 129 m
Descend 120 m

  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  • Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
  • Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
  • Barnes Foundation
  • The Gates of Hell
  • Rodin Museum
  • The Thinker
  • Franklin Institute
  • All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors
  • Aero Memorial
  • Budd BB-1 Pioneer Aircraft
  • Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
  • Saint Clement's Church
  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
  • Swann Memorial Fountain
  • AMOR
  • Arch Street Presbyterian Church
  • Love Park
  • Clothespin
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Self-guided Tour #5

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Number of sights 42 sights
Distance 10.5 km
Ascend 333 m
Descend 337 m

  • Christ Church Philadelphia
  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
  • President's House
  • Independence Visitor Center
  • Philadelphia History Museum
  • Liberty Bell
  • Old City Hall
  • American Philosophical Society
  • Independence Hall
  • Congress Hall
  • NASA Moon Tree
  • Washington Square
  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution
  • Walnut Street Theatre
  • Health Professions Academic Building
  • Old Federal Reserve Bank Building
  • Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Federal Building
  • Lantern Theater Company
  • Loews Philadelphia Hotel
  • Macy's
  • Forrest Theatre
  • The Library Company
  • Clarence B. Moore House
  • Dr. Joseph Leidy House
  • Wilma Theater
  • The Church of Saint Luke and The Epiphany
  • Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room
  • Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
  • Suzanne Roberts Theatre
  • Academy of Music
  • 1st Regiment Infantry National Guard of Philadelphia
  • Washington Grays Monument
  • Crozer Building
  • Liberti Church
  • St. Mark's Church
  • Lion Crushing a Serpent
  • Rittenhouse Square
  • Duck Girl
  • Philadelphia Art Alliance
  • National Marian Anderson Museum
  • Edwin M. Stanton School
  • Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
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Self-guided Tour #6

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Number of sights 50 sights
Distance 12.6 km
Ascend 224 m
Descend 234 m

  • Elfreth's Alley Museum
  • Christ Church Philadelphia
  • Girard Fountain Park
  • Arch Street Friends Meetinghouse
  • Congregation Mikveh Israel
  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
  • Independence Visitor Center
  • National Constitution Center
  • St. George's United Methodist Church
  • St. Augustine Church
  • Franklin Square
  • African American Museum in Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia History Museum
  • President's House
  • Liberty Bell
  • Congress Hall
  • Old City Hall
  • American Philosophical Society
  • Independence Hall
  • NASA Moon Tree
  • Washington Square
  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution
  • Walnut Street Theatre
  • Health Professions Academic Building
  • Old Federal Reserve Bank Building
  • Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Federal Building
  • Forrest Theatre
  • Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room
  • The Church of Saint Luke and The Epiphany
  • Suzanne Roberts Theatre
  • Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
  • Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Historic Congregation B'nai Abraham Synagogue
  • Kesher Israel Synagogue
  • Old Pine Street Church
  • St. Peter's Church
  • Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
  • Hill-Physick House
  • Powel House
  • Old St. Joseph's Church
  • First Bank of the United States
  • Carpenters' Hall
  • Second Bank of the United States
  • Science History Institute
  • National Liberty Museum
  • Independence National Historical Park
  • Museum of the American Revolution
  • Merchants' Exchange Building
  • City Tavern
  • Independence Seaport Museum
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Self-guided Tour #7

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 64 m
Descend 62 m

  • Chief Justice John Marshall
  • Joan of Arc
  • Charioteer of Delphi
  • Rocky Statue
  • Rocky Steps
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Anthony Wayne
  • Iroquois
  • Eakins Oval
  • Bergdoll-Kemble Mansion
  • Eastern State Penitentiary
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Self-guided Tour #8

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Number of sights 45 sights
Distance 12.5 km
Ascend 478 m
Descend 484 m

  • Lantern Theater Company
  • Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Federal Building
  • Old Federal Reserve Bank Building
  • Reading Terminal Headhouse
  • Loews Philadelphia Hotel
  • St. John the Evangelist Church
  • Macy's
  • William Penn
  • General George McClellan
  • John Christian Bullitt
  • Masonic Temple
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  • Love Park
  • Dilworth Park
  • Clothespin
  • Crozer Building
  • Washington Grays Monument
  • 1st Regiment Infantry National Guard of Philadelphia
  • Dr. Joseph Leidy House
  • Clarence B. Moore House
  • The Library Company
  • The Church of Saint Luke and The Epiphany
  • Wilma Theater
  • Academy of Music
  • St. Mark's Church
  • Liberti Church
  • Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
  • Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
  • AMOR
  • Arch Street Presbyterian Church
  • Rittenhouse Square
  • Duck Girl
  • Lion Crushing a Serpent
  • Church of the Holy Trinity
  • Thomas Hockley House
  • First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
  • Mütter Museum
  • Schuylkill River Park Community Garden
  • Schuylkill River Park
  • Fitler Square
  • The Rosenbach Museum & Library
  • Philadelphia Art Alliance
  • National Marian Anderson Museum
  • U.S. Naval Home
  • William S. Peirce School
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Self-guided Tour #9

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.4 km
Ascend 23 m
Descend 6 m

  • John Johnson House
  • Benjamin Chew House
  • Michael Billmeyer House
  • Daniel Billmeyer House
  • Upsala Mansion
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Self-guided Tour #10

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 19 m
Descend 12 m

  • Blue Horizon
  • Freedom Theatre
  • Edwin Forrest House
  • Burk Mansion
  • Wagner Free Institute of Science
  • Temple Performing Arts Center
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Self-guided Tour #11

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 2.6 km
Ascend 99 m
Descend 100 m

  • Lemon Hill Mansion
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Turtle Rock Light
  • Thorfinn Karlsefni
  • Chief Justice John Marshall
  • Anthony Wayne
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Rocky Steps
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Self-guided Tour #12

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Number of sights 27 sights
Distance 9.1 km
Ascend 226 m
Descend 198 m

  • William W. Bodine High School
  • St. Andrews Russian Orthodox Church
  • Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
  • Franklin Music Hall
  • General Electric Switchgear Plant
  • St. Augustine Church
  • Elfreth's Alley Museum
  • Betsy Ross House
  • Girard Fountain Park
  • Arch Street Friends Meetinghouse
  • Congregation Mikveh Israel
  • Independence Visitor Center
  • National Constitution Center
  • St. George's United Methodist Church
  • Franklin Square
  • African American Museum in Philadelphia
  • Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Federal Building
  • Reading Terminal Headhouse
  • Loews Philadelphia Hotel
  • St. John the Evangelist Church
  • Macy's
  • William Penn
  • General George McClellan
  • John Christian Bullitt
  • Masonic Temple
  • Dilworth Park
  • Love Park
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Self-guided Tour #13

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 61 m
Descend 76 m

  • Liberti Church
  • Rittenhouse Square
  • Church of the Holy Trinity
  • Thomas Hockley House
  • The Rosenbach Museum & Library
  • Schuylkill River Park Community Garden
  • Schuylkill River Park
  • Fitler Square
  • U.S. Naval Home
  • William S. Peirce School
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Self-guided Tour #14

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.8 km
Ascend 47 m
Descend 57 m

  • Lemon Hill Mansion
  • Turtle Rock Light
  • Thorfinn Karlsefni
  • James A. Garfield Monument
  • The Cliffs
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Self-guided Tour #15

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 15 m

  • D. Newlin Fell School
  • Mastery Charter School - Thomas Campus
  • Marconi Plaza
  • F. Amedee Bregy Elementary School
  • Philadelphia Job Corps Life Science Institute
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Self-guided Tour #16

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 3.6 km
Ascend 27 m
Descend 37 m

  • Southwark School
  • Bok
  • Elizabeth B. Kirkbride School
  • Vare-Washington Elementary School
  • George W. Nebinger School
  • William M. Meredith School
  • Theatre of Living Arts
  • Moshulu
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Self-guided Tour #17

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 4.1 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 46 m

  • Germantown White House
  • Vernon House
  • Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
  • John Johnson House
  • The Concord School House
  • Germantown Mennonite Meeting House
  • Wyck House
  • LandI North District Office
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Self-guided Tour #18

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 91 m

  • Strawberry Mansion
  • Woodford Mansion
  • Laurel Hill Mansion
  • Ormiston Mansion
  • Mount Pleasant
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Why Visit Sights? Self-guided sightseeing tours are a free and safe alternative to bus tours. You can explore Philadelphia at your own pace, any time! Do something good for your health by walking.