Philadelphia History Walking Tour for Kids

Discover revolutionary Philadelphia
at kids' eye level with a historian guide

Meet your guide at the benches behind the Free Quaker Meeting House to start the tour. Learn how Pennsylvania began and who the Quakers were, and hear how Betsy Ross worshipped here around 1783.

Find traces of the U.S. Mint and Benjamin Franklin

Pass the U.S. Mint, as Philadelphia was home to the first mint in the United States, and hear how most American coins are made here today. See Benjamin Franklin's grave, created in 1790, and learn about his remarkable life, then visit the 9-foot bronze bust "Keys to the Community" by sculptor James Peniston and think about why Ben is covered in keys.

Walk past the Betsy Ross House and Elfreth's Alley

In front of the Betsy Ross House, built around the 1740s, talk about whether Betsy Ross really made the first American flag. At Elfreth's Alley, a National Historic Landmark dating back to 1703, imagine 18th-century life as you see cobblestones, colonial houses and historic fire marks.

Pass Christ Church and arrive at Independence Hall

Pass Historic Christ Church, where signers of the Declaration of Independence and other revolutionary figures are buried. Pass Independence Hall, built around 1733 and used as the Pennsylvania State House before the U.S. Constitution was created there, and the Liberty Bell Center. The tour ends at Independence Hall.

※ The tour runs in all weather conditions, and the itinerary may change.
※ Sites are explained as you pass by, and entry to the interiors is not included.