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American Revolution Museum: Early Entry Guided Tour
4.3
10 Ratings
Philadelphia
Experience the American Revolution Museum like never before with an early entry guided tour. Get exclusive access to exhibits, behind-the-scenes details, and expert insights.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Museum of the American Revolution - This 60-minute guided tour offers visitors an exclusive opportunity to see the Museum’s exhibits before we open. Our museum experts will enhance your experience with additional insight into the artifacts and exhibits, provide behind-the-scenes details of the Museum’s creation, and inspire guests to dig deeper into the stories behind objects on display. We encourage guests to explore on their own after the completion of a tour.
What's Included
- Early Access: Entry into the museum before the General Public
- Skip-The-Line Admission Ticket
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Admission to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia
- Special exhibitions when applicable
- 1-Hour Guided Tour of the Museum
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
The American Revolution was dramatic, gritty, and full of uncertainty- an era of unparalleled political and social upheaval, even by today’s standards. This 60-minute guided tour offers visitors an exclusive opportunity to see the Museum’s exhibits before we open. Our museum experts will enhance your experience with additional insight into the artifacts and exhibits, provide behind-the-scenes details of the Museum’s creation, and inspire guests to dig deeper into the stories behind objects on display.
MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE
- Two-day admission.
- Printed museum maps and guides available in English, Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Japanese.
- Access to special exhibits is included with your admission! Be sure to budget extra time to explore after your guided tour.
- Museum shop featuring unique gifts, books, and artifact reproductions not found in other Historic Philadelphia gift shops.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
101 S 3rd St
South 3rd Street
Museum of the American Revolution
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(10 Ratings)
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Emily_b
Aug 8, 2024
Great way to experience the museum - I booked this tour because we have younger kids (2, 7, 10), and I thought they would find a tour to be more interesting than going through the museum on our own. I was right! We lucked out and we were the only people on the tour. Our tour guide did an amazing job showing us the highlights of the museum and explaining concepts in a way our kids could understand. All of us really enjoyed the tour and saw almost the entire museum within the hour. It was a great use of time, and all of us learned so much.
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Brad
Apr 13, 2024
Great Place to Visit - Very well organized museum with plenty of interesting exhibits and artifacts! I signed up for the tour, which was a little over an hour and was excellent. The multimedia presentations, including the presentation of Washington’s tent, was very well done. They even had an actor portraying a soldier who really did an excellent job of putting it all in perspective. Overall a wonderful experience!
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817olivera
Sep 17, 2023
Best museum in Philly! - This was the best museum of our trip in Philly. Very well put together and it had a great way of drawing you into the various exhibits.
We took the gallery highlights tour. Andy was excellent. He was very welcoming and extremely informative. He explained the history in a very fun and engaging way.
I'd highly recommend that you take this tour. We'd have missed a lot if we didn't do this. Also pretty cool to see George Washington's real tent!
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Suitcasehandy
May 11, 2023
Museum Must - Excellent guide. Moved us through at a nice pace with wonderful information. We didn't feel like we were being bombarded with too many dates and facts and figures. Clean facility.
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Tanyaargo
Nov 14, 2022
Terrific! - Was so nice to go in before the crowds- and it did get crowded. The museum is very well done. Of course seeing George Washington’s tent was thrilling! What a treat.
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C2002shmarkm
Jan 13, 2022
Bravo! Must See Museum - Spectacular! Relatively new museum. Treats American History as a worthy subject. Makes clear that progress was not complete with the Revolution, but doesn’t apologize about our Founders. Turns out Washington is still a hero, not someone to be rejected.
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Keljay68
Jun 15, 2021
A must see - Really well planned and extensive museum! Washington’s tent is a must see while here. The museum gives a great overview of the war, it’s causes, timeline effects etc.
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Laura_n
Mar 20, 2022
Great Visit - Having time in the museum before the crowds was great. Also our guide did a fantastic job of engaging the children. Do not miss the George Washington presentation.
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Markaj7807au
Feb 8, 2023
Very disappointed - To be honest, I was under-whelmed. I'm lifelong resident of Southern New Jersey and a historian.
I could find no (zero) reference to the battles of Red Bank, Fort Mercer and Fort Mifflin. These were very important battles that seem to have been missed by this "museum." There was also no reference to the battle of Turtle Gut Inlet which was the largest sea battle during the Revolution. The museum paints John Paul Jones as a pirate and downplays the role played by George Washington; after all he was nothing but a wealthy slave owner. I understand the focus on diversity, but seriously, this museum completely misses the mark. Nice building though and very nice bathroom. I like the lockers.
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Ashley_a
Jun 16, 2024
Guide never showed - Was confirmed on the Viator app. Waited 20 mins and still no one showed. Couldn’t even get into museum yet since this time is “early” and before it officially opens. Hope I get a refund. Haven’t heard from the guide.
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