Philadelphia, PA

Join us for an exciting all-day tour in Philadelphia, PA, where we'll take two (two-hour) guided tours to explore the city's rich history and culture.

Our day begins with the Badass Women's Tour (https://www.beyondthebelltours.com/tours/badass-womens-history-tour) a fascinating 2-hour experience highlighting the extraordinary women who shaped Philadelphia's history. The tour covers: Hannah Callowhill Penn, our forgotten founder, Ona Judge and her daring escape from George Washington, Barbara Gittings, lesbian pioneer Women in Medicine, Women in Art: The Red Rose Girls, LGBTQ leaders in the Gayborhood

After the tour, we'll head to Reading Terminal Market (https://readingterminalmarket.org/) for lunch (on your own). One of America's largest and oldest public markets, it has been housed in a National Historic Landmark building since 1893 and offers an incredible variety of locally grown produce, meats, poultry, seafood, cheeses, baked goods, and confections.

In the afternoon, we'll embark on The Black Journey Tour (https://www.blackjourneyphiladelphia.com/), a fact-filled 2-hour adventure: Boasting the largest Black population in the city, the Seventh Ward was the epicenter of Black culture and home to many past and present African-American schools, churches and institutions as well as abolitionists, educators, athletes and political and women’s civil rights activists.

The bus will depart from the Lifelong Learning Center SHARPLY at 8:30 AM and return around 5:00 PM. Don't miss this opportunity to explore Philadelphia through two unique, history-rich tours!