Visitors to the USA often miss out visiting Philadelphia, because it is not on their itinerary, as it does not have many touristy attractions. However, for people who love their history, it is the foremost city to visit, because there are so many places and institutions which hold unimaginable treasures of documents, paintings, and items of historical magnitude. Some of the streets and buildings are near replicas of places during the American War of Independence, and it is an experience that no history buff would miss.
Historical Sites
Tour companies and the internet have played a major role in promoting Philadelphia to tourists who come from far and wide as well as American citizens curious about the fight for independence, and one of the best places to learn about this is a visit to the Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA. This institution and other museums in Philadelphia display numerous objects, documents, and artifacts from that era. Visitors will have no problem covering the various places of historical interest because tour companies have come up with open-topped single and double-decker buses as well as the burgundy and green coloured trolleys. Visitors can avail of either the 24-or 48-hour passes which allows them to choose between the trolley and the bus to visit the various attractions of this historical city.
Philly Night Tours
To give tourists and visitors a glimpse of how Philadelphia looks at night, tour companies have come up with a night tour of the city; this runs for around 90 minutes and gives them a view of illuminated “Philly by night”. For culture and history buffs, the city offers a bounty extravaganza of places like the National Constitution Center, the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Liberty Museum, etc. Other attractions may include places like the Betsy Ross House, Independence Hall, Carpenter's Hall, Declaration House, Franklin Court, etc.
All-Day Tours
Historical sites can be covered by 24-hour bus rides in open-topped double-decker buses lasting around an hour and forty five minutes. The open-topped double-decker bus tour is one of best ways to see Philadelphia's highlights and it covers all the historical and important sites of the city like the Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA and other sites. The daily bus tour has 27 stops, and tour tickets are available which gives tourists the opportunity to alight at any point during the tour for a detailed visit of any particular site they fancy. They can then hop on another tour bus to continue their Philadelphia historical tour. These bus tours are available as 1, 2 or 3-day tickets and run through the week from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Being a small city, Philadelphia has the advantage of being covered in 24 hours; visitors wanting a more detailed tour can also do it easily.
Martin Wynn
