Philadelphia Art + Architecture Tour

Name: Philadelphia Art + Architecture Tour
Start: 2026-01-01T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-01T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Independence Visitor Center

Schedule

Thu Jan 01 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Independence Visitor Center | Philadelphia, PA

DESCRIPTION
Sure, they call Philadelphia the "City of Brotherly Love"...but they could easily call it the "City of Art". No city on earth possesses more murals and few have more total pieces of public art available for residents and tourists to enjoy. Combine that with the amazing architecture from the city's almost three hundred and fifty year history and you can walk for hours and hours consuming a never ending deluge of amazing art! Join us as we explore some of the best pieces of public art and amazing architectural highlights of the city on a cozy, insightful tour of the city. Along the way we will not only explain the sights you will see but also place a lot of it in the context of local as well as national history. This tour appeals to anyone with a passion for art, history, local history, urban exploration, and more
Put on those walking shoes, grab a bottle of water, and get ready for an amazing tour through the city of brotherly love, and sisterly affection, as we SEEK out famous works of art, EXPLORE their history and meaning, and WANDER about town.
BASIC INFORMATION
Start Times: 10:00 AM & 02:00 PM (Eastern) (Respectively)
End Times: 01:00 PM & 05:00 PM (Eastern) (Respectively.
Distance: 5 Miles
Meeting Location: Independence Visitors Center - 599 Market Street, Philadelphia PA 19106
Meeting Note: If the weather is nice we will meet outside of the Visitors Center along Market Street. If the weather isn't nice we will gather near the front entrance inside of the Visitors Center. Look for a 6^0 tall guy with a big blue bag on his back or at his feet with a flagpole sticking out of it high into the air.
WHAT TO BRING (GEAR)
Good, solid, comfortable walking shoes that you can walk 5 miles in on concrete pavements & sidewalks. We advise not wearing flip-flops or any other flimsy footwear. We also advise that you not wear anything that you would mind getty dirty, dusty, wet, etc., depending on conditions.
A bottle or two of water
A bag or other means of carrying personal items
Cameras & cellphones (for pictures) welcome! Make sure they're fully charged!
Snacks as needed (something portable like trail mix, candy bars, fruit, etc.)
Appropriate clothing based on the forecasted weather conditions - temperature, precipitation, etc. for the duration of the tour/event. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions or concerns about clothing or other gear to bring before any tour/event.
BREAK/BATHROOMS
There will be one 10 to 15 minute bathroom break on our tour.
Bathrooms are available at the start/end point at the Independence Visitors Center.
Other bathrooms needs/stops will be up to participants to find, use, and then rejoin the group
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
You can pay via the website, which will add a small fee
You can also pay (and receive a manual ticket) via PayPal or Venmo
Paypal Name: Seek-Explore-Wander
Venmo Name: Seek-Explore-Wander
If you pay via PayPal or Venmo, please include your name, the date and name of the tour/activity, and the # and type of tickets you are purchasing for the specific tour/activity.
NO-SHOWS & LATE ARRIVALS
No-Shows will NOT be granted refunds or credits of any sort. Multiple no-shows for any tour/event may be banned depending on circumstance.
If you arrive late and miss the tour you will not receive a refund or credit. All participants receive an email the day before a tour/event with the tour guide's contact information. If you are running late, it is your job to reach out to the tour guide to discuss if it's possible to catch up with the tour/group at a specific time and location BEFORE the listed start time of an event. Once an event begins it is not the tour guide's nor company's responsibility to respond to any phone calls, emails, text messages, etc. if you did not make it on time. Likewise, there's no guarantee that you be able to catch up with the group though we will try our best to accommodate reasonable requests due to unforeseen circumstances.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS
You may cancel up to 24 Hours before the listed start time of this tour and receive a full refund. If you purchase via credit card you may not receive the transaction fee back, depending on circumstances. Please allow 3-5 business days (Monday to Friday) for all refunds to be processed.
If you cancel after the 24 Hour deadline you will not receive a refund. No exceptions.
The company does not cancel tours/events for inclement weather such as light rain, cold or hot temperatures, etc. We only cancel tours/events for conditions that we consider dangerous to participants either during the tour/event or for getting to/from the meeting location. Examples would be heavy flooding conditions and/or severe thunderstorms for the duration of the tour/event, ice or thick snow before, during, or immediately after the tour/event. If/when the company decides that the weather conditions warrant cancellation of an event, all participants will receive a full refund, minus any processing fees assessed by third party credit/finance companies/apps., within 3 to 5 business days.