Dark Philly Adult Night Tour





Description
This is the most unique tour we could fathom. Not a ghost tour, but a unique nighttime dark histories walk through the cobblestone streets of Philadelphia’s historic district for mature audiences, with a few ghost stories and some folklore too. Most guides have master’s degrees. No children, please.
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Not your typical Liberty Bell tour, this Dark Philly Adult Night Tour nonetheless traverses the path's of our Founding Fathers and doubles as a historical and sightseeing tour that includes mature-audience content and ghost stories. We walk directly up the iconic Liberty Bell to view it illuminated in it's evening display.
Independence Hall where the Declaration and Constitution were signed sits directly across the street from a known brothel and den of iniquity where statesman and sports alike were known to frequent. Contextualizing debates for independence, the war, and founding of The United States with baser urges, philandering, and the sex industry in 1776 is what you will hear in this location.
The home lived in by George Washington, John Adams, (and Benedict Arnold) was not always revered the way it is today. Contextualized on this site will be the presidencies and military governorship occurring on this spot, along with darker histories of the location both during and after the revolutionary period; including the significance of archaeological excavations to the revelations.
Significant for the inaugurations two American President's and early debates of our young nation while Philadelphia was America's capital...information on this site will flesh out the darker aspects of those men who sat in congress and senate here. We have a daytime tour exploring the rosier side of our founders. This tour is not that. And explores the darker side of America's founding by imperfect men, flawed and motivated (on occasion) by self-interest and lust.
Thousands of American Traitors were executed here by the British Crown and buried in mass graves on this site. We visit them, contextualize the suffering, and retell the ghost stories and haunted lore here.
Walnut Street PRISON will be visited here.
Haunted tales of ghosts will be told here at this site which dates back to the colonial era.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S HOME site where he lived here in Philadelphia will be visited along with the Merchants Exchange Building which sites across the street. We discuss here less known facets of The Founder's personality, his often troubling relations with other Founding Fathers, and the affairs in which he engaged.
Haunted tales and ghost stories will be told about this bank which was pushed for by Alexander Hamilton
Tales of ghosts and duels will be told here at this site which was pushed for by Alexander Hamilton
Founded by Benjamin Franklin and home to University of Pennsylvania surgical students; we retell the haunting history of the location including ghost lore of the structure. Grave robbery and bizarre medical practices of the eighteenth century also are explored.
Home of future first lady Dolly Madison
Tales of yellow fever and apparitions
The oldest known haunted structure in Philadelphia, Carpenter's Hall is the site of the First Continental Congress and of America's very first bank robbery too.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Adult content and language
Reviews(4,404)
Ted our guide qas fantastic and very knowledgeable. Would recommend this to anyone!
Christa & Andrea were great guides - fun storytelling, interesting facts, and a good route! The starting point location is awesome - I was able to bop around and get some pics of historical sites before taking the tour. I would have preferred a daytime tour, but it didn't work with my flight/work schedule, and I was pleasantly surprised by this tour.
Tour was great mix of stories and subject matter! Super enjoyed our tour guides and all their knowledge! It was a lovely time over all and can’t wait to do another tour!
Ted was amazing! This was such a fun tour. We’re both history buffs, but still learned things we never knew.
Ted was an awesome tour guide! A great storyteller with lots of knowledge about the city’s history. It was a great activity for a night out with my friends and I who are history nerds.
This was an amazing tour! Brittne was so engaging and knowledgeable. Would recommend this to anyone!
Great experience , totally worth your time. Guides are engaging , make sure the entire group has a good time and has great stories to tell . Highly recommended.
Ted is a fantastic guide who leverages his expertise as a historian to create a truly memorable experience. One week later and I’m still sharing fun facts I learned about Philly from the dark history tour!
Ted was a great guide. As someone who lives in the city, it was nice to learn a bit more about the history here. The stories were awesome and the humor was on point!
Ted, a local history teacher, is a knowledgeable, engaging storyteller who leads a fast-paced, but never hurried, tour uncovering the fascinating underbelly of Colonial Philadelphia. Highly recommended.



