Dark Philly Adult Night Tour

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About this activity

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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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 40 people
People per booking: 1–30
Guide: English
Operated by: Grim Philly Twilight Tours

Ages: Children (0–6 years) · Youth (7–13 years) · Adults (14–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: R-Rated Histories, Sex in 1776, Ghost Stories
Included: History walking tour with a few ghost stories and adult humor
Included: Liberty Bell, Hamilton; Abundant Sightseeing
Included: History or Folklore Professor; or Teacher

Not included

Not included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Building Entries

Itinerary

Liberty Bell Center

Passing by

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

Passing by

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 President's House

Passing by

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.
Congress Hall

Passing by

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.
Washington Square

Passing by

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

10 min

Walnut Street PRISON will be visited here.
Stop 7

Passing by

Haunted tales of ghosts will be told here at this site which dates back to the colonial era.
Merchants Exchange Building

Passing by

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.
First Bank of the United States

Passing by

Haunted tales and ghost stories will be told about this bank which was pushed for by Alexander Hamilton
Second Bank of the United States

Passing by

Tales of ghosts and duels will be told here at this site which was pushed for by Alexander Hamilton
Library Company of Philadelphia

Passing by

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.
Todd House

Passing by

Home of future first lady Dolly Madison
Benjamin Rush Garden

Passing by

Tales of yellow fever and apparitions
Carpenters' Hall

Passing by

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.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

We meet directly "outside" the Market Street doors of the Independence Visitor Center, 599 Market Street, Philadelphia Pa 19106. We are located across the street from The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall in Philadelphia's Old City Historic District.

End point

ALEXANDER HAMILTON's home site across the street from the Merchant's Exchange Building is where we end, overlooking the back gardens of The City Tavern...south of Second Street and at the edge of Welcome Park at the corner of Second Street and Walnut Street.