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The Constitutional Walking Tour may be best known for our walking tours of Historic Philadelphia, but we also love ALL of Philadelphia. In this blog, we will tell you about some of our favorite places in Philadelphia, share news and give you the insider tips you can use to enjoy them like a real Philadelphian. Some of our favorite places in Philadelphia are iconic landmarks, others are hidden gems, all of them are worth a visit!

President Obama Addressed the 2020 Democratic National Convention from the Museum of the American Revolution

August 22, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall "A More Perfect Union" - Remarks of Senator Barack Obama at the National Constitution Center Museum of the American Revolution 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia From August 17-20, 2020, the... Read More

Fairmount Park Mansions

August 18, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall These historic homes were built in the 18th, and 19th Centuries as summer getaways for the wealthy and powerful of Philadelphia. In a time when the developed area of the city was largely concentrated miles away... Read More

History of the Women's Suffrage Movement

August 17, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Independence Hall Second Continental Congress Abigail Adams American Revolution Calls for women’s suffrage in America date back to before the American Revolution. As the country was being founded in... Read More

Strawberry Mansion

August 07, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Belmont Mansion and the Underground Railroad Lemon Hill Mansion Mount Pleasant Mansion Strawberry Mansion is the largest of the Fairmount Park Historic Houses, and today its halls are adorned with antiques,... Read More

Ohio House

August 07, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Belmont Mansion and the Underground Railroad Lemon Hill Mansion Mount Pleasant Mansion Please Touch Museum In 1876, nearly 10 million people visited Philadelphia over the course of 6 months for the Centennial... Read More

Woodford Mansion

August 07, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Belmont Mansion and the Underground Railroad Lemon Hill Mansion Mount Pleasant Mansion Named for its juxtaposition between a forest around the house and a nearby ford in the Schuylkill River, Woodford Mansion... Read More

Sedgley Mansion Porter’s House

August 07, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Belmont Mansion and the Underground Railroad Lemon Hill Mansion Mount Pleasant Mansion Adjacent to Lemon Hill Mansion, the birthplace of Fairmount Park, is a modest but elegant edifice, an esoteric relic that... Read More

Letitia Street House

August 07, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Belmont Mansion and the Underground Railroad Lemon Hill Mansion Mount Pleasant Mansion Until the 20th Century, this small unassuming brick townhouse on Letitia Street (now relocated to Girard Avenue) was... Read More

Solitude House

August 07, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Belmont Mansion and the Underground Railroad Lemon Hill Mansion Mount Pleasant Mansion The Solitude House is the only remaining building in the United States that housed a member of the Penn family. Its... Read More

Ridgeland Mansion

August 07, 2020

Related Posts Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Belmont Mansion and the Underground Railroad Lemon Hill Mansion Mount Pleasant Mansion Acquired in 1869 like many of the other Fairmount mansions, Ridgeland Mansion, also known as Mount Prospect, is one of the... Read More

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