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Magic Gardens

The Magic Gardens spans three city lots and includes indoor galleries and a large outdoor labyrinth.

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The Magic Gardens spans three city lots and includes indoor galleries and a large outdoor labyrinth. It is the largest work created by mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.

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Independence Hall

This historic building was where both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were debated.

St Peter's Episcopal Church

Throughout the Continental Congress, several of the founding fathers attended church at St Peter's, which was founded in 1761.

Philadelphia Old City Hall

It served as the first Supreme Court until 1800, presided over by John Jay. The building continued to be the city hall until 1854.

One of the most iconic symbols of American independence, the Liberty Bell cracked the first time it rung and was twice recast.

Philadelphia’s Italian Market, which runs along approximately ten city blocks of Ninth Street in South Philadelphia, is one of the oldest and largest open-air markets in America.

Lined with cobblestone streets, the Society Hill neighborhood feels like stepping into a time capsule of the Revolutionary War era.

Related Tours

The Best of Philadelphia: Private Half-Day Driving Tour

Enjoy a private tour of Philadelphia’s highlights, where you will explore the best of the city of Brotherly Love with your professional guide by car, making several stops along the way to make the most of your visit to one of the oldest cities in America.

On your private driving tour, you will:

Enjoy hotel pick-up and drop-off by your private driver-guide and embark on a private tour tailored to your interests;
Explore the historic district, where the founders crafted many of the nation’s founding documents;
Walk past Independence hall, the Birthplace of democracy where the Declaration of Independence was signed;
See the Liberty Bell, a true symbol of America's freedom;
Learn about Betsy Ross - her inspiration for making the first US flag and the events which shaped her life;
Visit the famous ‘LOVE’ statue, and snap the perfect photo to remember your time in the city of brotherly love;
Discover the numerous sites along Benjamin Franklin Parkway - including Rodin’s ‘The Thinker sculpture, Fairmount Water Works, and the Free Library of Philadelphia;
See the Philadelphia Museum Of Art, climb the Rocky Steps and see the famous Rocky Statue;
Enjoy tickets to Philadelphia’s Magic Garden, with two levels of indoor and outdoor sculpture gardens.

Your private tour begins with an easy hotel pick-up in a private vehicle, for those staying in centrally located Philadelphia hotels.

Enjoy an easy drop-off at the first site, where your guide will take you on a poignant journey around the historic sites of the American Revolution, where the seeds of independence were taking root long before a musket shot was fired.

As you walk around Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross’s homes, along with the homes of numerous other founders, your guide will colour in the missing details of life in Philadelphia during the period: about the political climate of the time, about the tension and excitement around the city.

You will have the opportunity to see several of the city’s other highlights and recognizable sites, like the LOVE statue, Reading Terminal Market, Rodin’s "The Thinker" and numerous other public sculptures outside the Rodin Museum.

You will also visit Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens with tickets included, which is an immersive mixed-media art environment that is completely covered with mosaics. The creator, Isaiah Zagar, used handmade tiles, bottles, bicycle wheels, mirrors, and international folk art to chronicle his life and influences.

At the end of your tour, your guide will take you back to your hotel or drop you off somewhere central in the city.