TOURS
Walking Tours
All- Ages: Historic City Walking Tour
Duration: 1 hour (approx.)
Requirements: 20 people (min.) - 40 people (max.)
This guided tour begins in Signers’ Hall with a museum educator. Your group will explore the Historic District and learn about the major moments that established our nation. The walking tour includes stories about Christ Church, Benjamin Franklin’s grave site and historic sites on Independence Mall.
$350 per group
Historic Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt
Your mission in this scavenger hunt is to travel around Historic Philadelphia with your teammates to complete a series of challenges. Each clue will lead you to a different historic site. To win this city search, your team will have to work together, using their knowledge, map skills, and clever thanking.
Historic Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt: $500 per group*
*does not include admission to certain sites
Museum Tours
We the People Tour
Requirements: 20 people (min.) - 40 people (max.)
Explore our main exhibition, The Story of We the People, or one of the temporary exhibits with a Public Programs staff member for a behind-the-scenes look at the artifacts and interactives.
$300 per group
Leadership Tour
Explore our main exhibition, The Story of We the People, with a Public Programs demonstrator for an in-depth look at the leadership styles and winning strategies of some historic Americans.
$300 per group
Traveling Exhibition Tour
Requirements: 20 people (min.) - 40 people (max.)
Explore the traveling exhibition with a Public Programs demonstrator for a detailed look at the artifacts and interactives.
$300 per group
National Constitution Center Scavenger Hunt
This museum scavenger hunt allows your group to work together in a knowledge-based game to find clues and specific items, and to perform tasks and challenges throughout the building. The goal is either to complete as many tasks on the list as possible before the clock runs out, or complete the tasks in the most creative manner.
$250 per group
Decoding the Document:
Emancipation Proclamation Workshop
Take a closer look at the Center's rare printing of the Emancipation Proclamation to learn more about its history, the history of the Civil War, and the background of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
$250 per group
Audio Tours
The Center comes to life through self-guided audio tours. Experience the sights and sounds of the past as you are guided through the exhibits. Listen to a former president, famous authors, and voices of the past.
Additional Charge: $5 per person
subject to availability
DIANA TOUR
Guests can learn more about the person and the princess during the DIANA tour.
$5 per person
All audio tours are available for an additional charge of $4 per person and are subject to availability.
SIGNERS' HALL TOUR
By taking an audio tour through Signers’ Hall, your group will be transported back in time to September 17, 1787, to relive the moment when the Constitution was signed. The delegates come to life as actors tell your students about the Constitutional Convention and what life was like in the Summer of 1787. This audio tour, which includes a special introduction by President George H.W. Bush, offers an exciting way to explore our past and encounter the issues still challenging us today.
We the People Tour
Experience the main exhibition through the eyes of historians and curators. Learn more about our artifacts and hear the fascinating stories they tell about the struggles and triumphs of Americans who comprise the story of We, the People.
MISSION: THE OVAL OFFICE TOUR
Grades 5-8
This interactive audio tour of the main exhibition is designed for 5th to 8th graders. During the tour, students are guided by an avatar with the voice of WXPN's Kids' Corner host, Kathy O'Connell, and using their iPods as a secret agent's gadget, they use the Center's theatrical performances, text panels, artifacts and interactives to discover interesting facts about the presidency. The tour combines the fun and adventure of a scavenger hunt with a richer educational experience. WIth every part of the mission solved, students gain more knowledge of the history of the presidency.
Produced with the generous assistance of the Drexel University School of Education. Supported by the Kent Foundation.
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