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Head for the Hills: Lemon Hill Hike & Tour (SP61026)
with John Sigmund
This rolling parcel of land overlooking the Schuylkill River has always been a popular destination with a fascinating history. Join us to explore the current rim trail, visit historic sites, then enjoy a brief tour inside the colonial mansion. Learn about significant figures from Lemon Hill's past, including William Penn and Founding Father Robert Morris.
Walking Tour of the Italian Market (TT41070)
with Chef Jacquie Kelly
Join South Philly native Chef Jacquie on her fun-filled food and culture tour strolling through the Italian Market visiting Philly’s only cookbook store, boutique food shops and tasting as you go! Lunch at Angelo’s Grandma style pizza at Di Bruno Bros. Bottle Shop (where you can purchase wine or beer) followed by unforgettable cannoli at the iconic Isgro’s Pastries. Bring your shopping list, exclusive discounts included and you’ll want to take home more than memories! (3 Feet: Extensive Walking and Lengthy Periods of Standing.)
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250 Colonial Philadelphia: Stately Stenton (TT21059)
with Staff, Stenton
NEW A guided tour of Stenton offers an unparalleled experience of early Colonial Pennsylvania, as one of the most authentic historic houses furnished with period family possessions. Completed in 1730, it was home to six generations of the Logan family, as well as a diverse community of enslaved, indentured, and free laborers including Dinah who lived and labored at Stenton for over 50 years and is the subject of “For the Common Good: Women Who Shaped Our Nation – Dinah’s Story” a short video we will view. (3 Feet: Extenisve Walking and Lengthy periods of Standing.)
Fall into Jim Thorpe (TT41124)
with Staff MLSN
NEW Once the second most popular tourist destination behind Niagara Falls, visitors from all over come for the inviting old-world streets of Jim Thorpe. Take a historic trolley tour of facts and fun while viewing the town, state park, Mauch Chunk Lake and Jim Thorpe’s grave. Following lunch and time on your own, meet up for the narrated round trip ride in a comfortable, vintage coach on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway through vivid fall foliage. (3 FEET: Extensive Walking and Lengthy Periods of Standing.)
Morning Tour of Ardrossan (TT61032)
with Joanie Mackie
View one of the last remaining great estates of the Main Line on this first floor tour given by Joanie Mackie, the granddaughter of the Montgomerys, and author David Wren. A Horace Trumbauer design, the extended family has lived here since 1912. Playwright Philip Barry, a family friend, based The Philadelphia Story on members of the Montgomery family, Ardrossan and Radnor Township. Katharine Hepburn's character was loosely based on Helen Hope, Joanie's aunt. (2 Feet: Moderate Walking and Some Periods of Standing)
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Afternoon Tour of Ardrossan (TT61033)
with Joanie Mackie
View one of the last remaining great estates of the Main Line on this first floor tour given by Joanie Mackie, the granddaughter of the Montgomerys and author David Wren. A Horace Trumbauer design, the extended family has lived here since 1912. Playwright Philip Barry, a family friend, based The Philadelphia Story on members of the Montgomery family, Ardrossan and Radnor Township. Katharine Hepburn's character was loosely based on Helen Hope, Joanie's aunt. (2 Feet: Moderate Walking and Some Periods of Standing.)
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A Day at the Whitney & Lichtenstein Centennial (TT31144)
with Staff MLSN
NEW This fall, a Roy Lichtenstein Retrospective tour invites a rediscovery of the Pop Art icon’s expansive career. Revisit the masterworks that transformed comic strips into high art and turned everyday romance and warfare into icons of modern American culture. You’ll also have time to explore the Whitney's permanent collection—a spectacular visual history of the American experience, identity, and spirit. Enjoy works by Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others. Lunch on your own. (3 Feet: Extenisve Waling and Lengthy Periods of Standing.)
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Walk and Wok Chinatown Tour (TT31055)
with Joseph Poon
Meet at the Friendship Gate to explore and taste your way through Philadelphia's Chinatown with Chef Joseph Poon, a Philadelphia legend who has marked his community’s changes over the last 30 years. This culinary and cultural tour includes a history of the Chinatown and the Friendship Gate, Honkg Kong street food, visits to neighborhood shops, tastings and lunch. (3 Feet: Extensive Walking and Lengthy Periods of Standing)
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