NEW Under William Penn’s "Holy Experiment," Philadelphia became a sanctuary where diverse faiths didn't just coexist - they shaped the moral and intellectual landscape of a new nation. These walking tours take you through the cobblestone streets where the fight for spiritual and civil liberty intertwined. Discover how the nation's founding documents were influenced by our city's religious and cultural diversity: believers, dissenters, and reformers who demanded a society built on conscience. Entrance to venues subject to availability. (3 Feet: Extensive Walking and Lengthy Periods of Standing.)

North of Market: Arch Street Friends Meetinghouse, Christ Church, Congrgation Mikveh Israel, the President's House and more.

NEW Immerse yourself in a world where art and nature collide. Founded in 1992 by sculptor and philanthropist J. Seward Johnson, these stunning 41-acres feature a mesmerizing collection of contemporary larger-than-life sculptures, intriguing installations, and thoughtprovoking pieces seamlessly integrated into the park’s beautiful autumn landscape. Enjoy lunch on your own at the whimsical Rat’s Restaurant or the casual Van Gogh Café, with plenty of free time to wander through the breathtaking gardens and indoor galleries. (3 Feet: Extensive Walking/Lengthy Periods of Standing)

NEW Across PMA and PAFA, A Nation of Artists appears less as a patriotic survey than as a contested question: who is allowed to picture America, and who is pictured in return? Prof. Grewe's tour follows the exhibition’s dual structure—PMA’s chronology and PAFA’s thematic encounters—to test the promise of national belonging against histories of expansion, inclusion, patronage and reinvention. We will explore American art as argument, inheritance, cultural unifier and unfinished civic work. (3 Feet: Extensive Walking and Lengthy Periods of Standing.)

Along the riverfront in Tinicum Township is the Americas’ oldest surviving quarantine facility. Built first in response to devastating yellow fever epidemics, it was the gateway to Philadelphia where all arriving ships, passengers, and cargos were inspected and quarantined if necessary. Enjoy a guided tour of this “monument to a hidden history” and learn the legacy of how cities protected themselves before laboratory medicine and germ theory; when quarantine looked and felt very different from that of COVID-19. (2 Feet: Moderate Walking; Some Periods of Standing.)

Along the riverfront in Tinicum Township is the Americas’ oldest surviving quarantine facility. Built first in response to devastating yellow fever epidemics, it was the gateway to Philadelphia where all arriving ships, passengers, and cargos were inspected and quarantined if necessary. Enjoy a guided tour of this “monument to a hidden history” and learn the legacy of how cities protected themselves before laboratory medicine and germ theory; when quarantine looked and felt very different from that of COVID-19. (2 Feet: Moderate Walking and Some Periods of Standing.)

NEW Across PMA and PAFA, A Nation of Artists appears less as a patriotic survey than as a contested question: who is allowed to picture America, and who is pictured in return? Prof. Grewe's tour follows the exhibition’s dual structure—PMA’s chronology and PAFA’s thematic encounters—to test the promise of national belonging against histories of expansion, inclusion, patronage and reinvention. We will explore American art as argument, inheritance, cultural unifier and unfinished civic work. (3 Feet: Extensive Walking and Lengthy Periods of Standing.)

Step back in time as you stroll through Bryn Mawr College to view and discuss its iconic architecture. On this guided walking tour explore its design and evolution from the 1880s until today. Highlights will include buildings by Addison Hutton, George T. Pearson, Cope & Stewardson, Mellor, Meigs & Howe, and Louis Kahn. (3 Feet: Extensive Walking and Lengthy Periods of Standing.)

NEW Explore the people, places and moments that defined the Continental Army's fight for survival in the fall of 1776. Join Main Line School Night’s favorite historian, Maj. Larry Swesey (USA-Ret.) for a captivating, two-day guided journey retracing the battles of the New York Campaign from the bruising Battle of Brooklyn and dramatic overnight escape, through Manhattan, White Plains, Fort Lee, and the pivotal turning point at Trenton.  Excursion includes a private lunch and museum visit at the historic Fraunces Tavern, comfortable overnight accommodations and buffet breakfast. See Maj. Swesey's Trying Times lecture on 9/23/26. (3 Feet: Extenisve Walking and Lengthy Periods of Standing.)