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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 47m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step into eighteenth-century Philadelphia, where radical Enlightenment ideas met the messy realities of a new nation. Walk past brick assembly rooms, quiet parlours, and hidden print shops to explore how early leaders drafted freedom while confronting slavery, religious dissent, and executive power. This narrative journey reveals a republic forged not in a single heroic moment, but through relentless conflict and unresolved paradoxes.

    • A 2.4 km self-guided tour with 8 stops over 107 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Power, Protest & Civic Spaces and History & Memory
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Independence Hall
    • Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets,
    • 19106, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Independence Hall
    • 520 Chestnut Street
    • 19106, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Podcast Tour Philadelphia Freedom and Contradiction in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 47 minutes1h 47m
    1h 47m
  • Opening hours: Tue 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.65
AU$7.72 x 1 AdultAU$7.72
Total
The previous price was AU$9.65 and current price is AU$7.72
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Independence Hall

  • 10m
The primary epicentre where delegates debated and signed both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.

American Philosophical Society Museum

  • 10m
Founded by Benjamin Franklin, this hall highlights Enlightenment scientific thinking and intellectual networks that fuelled revolutionary governance.

Carpenters' Hall

  • 10m
Site of the First Continental Congress in 1774, where delegates from 12 colonies first gathered to articulate shared grievances against Britain.

Franklin Court Printing Office

  • 10m
Benjamin Franklin's estate and press site, underscoring the critical role of free print culture, pamphlets, and public debate in the Revolution.

Free Quaker Meetinghouse

  • 10m
Exemplifies the deep moral and religious debates of the period, as 'Free Quakers' broke from traditional pacifism to support the Revolutionary War.

Declaration House (Graff House)

  • 10m
The rented boarding home where Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence away from the heat of central assembly debates.

Congress Hall

  • 10m
Served as the US Capitol from 1790 to 1800, hosting the ratification of the Bill of Rights and the first peaceful transfers of presidential power.

The President's House

  • 10m
The executive mansion during Washington and Adams' presidencies, confronting the central paradox of early American freedom alongside the enslavement of individuals at the seat of power.

Location

Activity location

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    Independence Hall
    • Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets,
    • 19106, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Independence Hall
    • 520 Chestnut Street
    • 19106, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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