Discovering Colonial Philadelphia Private Walking Tour - The Road to Revolution

We will visit a number of notable properties during this Private walking tour. We will see buildings that go back almost to the founding of the city in 1682, in styles such as Georgian, Federal, and many Revival styles, learning about American history along the way.

Start point: Elfreth's Alley

End Point: Independence Hall

Some of the buildings we will visit include:

Elfreth's Alley | Christ Church | Franklin Ghost House | Carpenter's Hall | First US Bank | Independence Hall And Much More

Exploring Philadelphia's Gilded Age to Now Private Walking Tour

This Private Walking Tour takes you by 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.

Start point: Reading Terminal Market

End point: Love Park

Some of the buildings we will visit include:

Reading Terminal |City Hall | The Masonic Temple | The Academy of Music | The Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building | Wanamaker Department Store | Union League | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts | And Much More

Alexander Hamilton - Revolutionary War hero, Washington's aide-de-camp, member of the Constitutional Convention, author of the Federalist Papers, first Secretary of the Treasury - the list goes on and on.

Hamilton spent a good deal of time here in Philadelphia (some even with his short-term mistress Maria Reynolds), and we explore his life and the places here. We will meet a cast of characters along the way, such as George Washington, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, among others.

Come join me on this fun-filled tour into the life and times of one of the truly remarkable Founding Fathers. You know you want to be on the tour where it happens, the tour where it happens. Just sign up and, click BOOM!

Start point: Independence Visitor Center

End point: Christ Church

Phillytecture

Philadelphia Architecture has been around for 330 years. In that time the city has gone from small houses to skyscrapers over 1,000 feet tall. We will visit a number of notable properties during this public walking tour. We will see buildings that go back almost to the founding of the city in 1682, in styles such as Georgian, Federal, and many Revival styles, learning about American history along the way. We will also explore the transformation of Old City and Society Hill into the diverse cultural and architectural neighborhoods they have become in the last 50 years.

Start point: Elfreth's Alley

End point: Museum of the American Revolution

Some of the buildings we will visit include:

Elfreth's Alley | Christ Church | Franklin Ghost House | Carpenter's Hall | Second US Bank | The Bourse | Independence Hall | The Curtis Center | 500 Walnut Street | And Much More

Small-Group Discovering Colonial Philadelphia Public Walking Tour - The Road to Revolution

We will visit a number of notable properties during this public walking tour. We will see buildings that go back almost to the founding of the city in 1682, in styles such as Georgian, Federal, and many Revival styles, learning about American history along the way.

Start point: Elfreth's Alley

End Point: Independence Hall

Some of the buildings we will visit include:

Elfreth's Alley | Christ Church | Franklin Ghost House | Carpenter's Hall | First US Bank | Independence Hall | And Much More

Alexander Hamilton - Revolutionary War hero, Washington's aide-de-camp, member of the Constitutional Convention, author of the Federalist Papers, first Secretary of the Treasury - the list goes on and on.

Hamilton spent a good deal of time here in Philadelphia (some even with his short-term mistress Maria Reynolds), and we explore his life and the places here. We will meet a cast of characters along the way, such as George Washington, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, among others.

Come join me on this fun-filled tour into the life and times of one of the truly remarkable Founding Fathers. You know you want to be on the tour where it happens, the tour where it happens. Just sign up and, click BOOM!



Start point: Independence Visitor Center

End point: Christ Church

Philadelphia Architecture has been around for 330 years. In that time the city has gone from small houses to skyscrapers over 1,000 feet tall. We will visit a number of notable properties during this public walking tour. We will see buildings that go back almost to the founding of the city in 1682, in styles such as Georgian, Federal, and many Revival styles, learning about American history along the way. We will also explore the transformation of Old City and Society Hill into the diverse cultural and architectural neighborhoods they have become in the last 50 years.

Start point: Elfreth's Alley

End point: Museum of the American Revolution

Some of the buildings we will visit include:

Elfreth's Alley | Christ Church | Franklin Ghost House | Carpenter's Hall | Second US Bank | The Bourse | Independence Hall | The Curtis Center | 500 Walnut Street | And Much More

This Public Walking Tour takes you by 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.

Start point: Reading Terminal Market

End point: Love Park

Some of the buildings we will visit include:

Reading Terminal |City Hall | The Masonic Temple | The Academy of Music | The Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building | Wanamaker Department Store | Union League | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts | And Much More

Discover Colonial Philadelphia Virtual Tour - The Road to Revolution

William Penn, one of the best-known Quakers in England, decided that his followers needed a new place to worship in peace. During the 18th century Philadelphia grew from a few hundred citizens in 1683 to over 45,000 by 1800. Philadelphia was second in size only to London in the British Commonwealth.

The home of the 1st and 2nd Continental Congresses, Philadelphia was where the American Revolution was planned and executed. After the war, the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 produced the Constitution that is still the heart of American Democracy. The 18th century was Philadelphia's Golden age of political and cultural importance. Come take a live, 90 minute virtual journey with me and discover the people and places that make up Colonial Philadelphia.

The period from the 1870’s to around 1910 in America saw unprecedented growth and major changes to society. America went from an agrarian to an industrial society. The Civil War created a new class of wealthy businesses and the people behind them. It also led to the growth of the railway systems and travel. 

Also introduced where inventions such as structural steel, the elevator, and the telephone. A middle class was also created that had leisure time, and so needed entertaining. Circuses, professional sports, and music began to fill that void. There were also two World’s Fairs held in America as well.

Buildings were erected that not only used these new technologies but introduced new styles from Second Empire Baroque, to Gothic and Romanesque Revivals, to a rich new High Victorian Gothic style. 

So, come with me on this live, 90 minute journey through this fascinating part of America and Philadelphia’s history. Meet the shakers and movers of this time, and see some of the amazing structures they created, many of which still stand.

The Road to Revolution: A Colonial Philadelphia Walking Tour

Perhaps you enjoy taking a self guided walking tour at you own pace and convenience.

Well, now you can with this new GPS based tour I've created. This Walking Tour takes you through Old City Philadelphia, the home of the American Revolution. We will learn about Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and many others.

Included on this tour are the following buildings:

Elfreth's Alley | Christ Church | Franklin Court | Carpenter's Hall | The 1st Bank of the US | Merchants' Exchange | 2nd Bank of the US | Independence Hall | And Much More

Philadelphia Architecture Tour: From the Gilded Age to the Postmodern Present

Perhaps you enjoy taking a self guided walking tour at you own pace and convenience.

Well, now you can with this new GPS based tour I've created. This Walking Tour takes you by 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 Post Modern style.

Included on this tour are the following buildings:

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts | The Masonic Temple | City Hall | Wanamakers | The Hale Building  |  Girard Bank  | | Union League  | The Academy of Music  | And Much More