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(4,505)
We had a great time! This is the only history tour I’m sat for Ted was great. So memorable!
This tour was packed full of history and fun stories by a good storyteller. Ted was great! While it was a walking tour, almost all the stops had places to sit.
Brittani is very knowledgeable about the history and the area! She did a great job of explaining everything in a fun way! More historically aimed than supernatural but did get to hear some ghost stories and the history behind them!
Brittni was so fun and knowledgeable. The tour could not have been better! The stories and history tidbits were just what we were hoping for.
We had a great time with Andrea our tour guide. We learned things about some of our founders that we probably wouldn’t have learned any place else. Highly recommend.
Andrea was great! Nice to hear some of the “darker” stories of Philly’s past.
Andrea was fantastic. The tour was very informative and interesting. I attended solo but I dint feel left out as every single minute of it was occupied with one story after another.. Definitely gonna come back for the spooky season to know more about the dark side of Philly. Cheers to the amazing work you guys put in!!! Will recommend to anyone who’s interested for an awesome narrative!!
Ted was terrif! Funny, knowledgeable and friendly. 11 out of 10!!
Ted was great! He is a funny and captivating story teller who kept us entertained the entire tour! Strongly recommend!
Absolutely love the evening tours with someone who loves history and can share the “backstory” pieces you don’t get with the traditional tours. Ted was a wonderful host and we would encourage adults who aren’t especially sensitive to adult topics or language to sign up for this one!



