New Liberty Tours - walking tours

Thanks to some suggestions on this forum we bought tickets from New Liberty Tours for two of their walking tours.

We had already done the duck and trolley tours on previous trips and although they are fun and the kids love them they usually lack some information. More entertainment than education.

While in London we used a company called London Walks and were blown away by how terrific it is to stand next to and touch something while getting bits of information so I was really excited to learn Philadelphia had something similar. We have more memories of those guides than any London tour we took.

We bought combo tickets and the guide Mike was terrific about us changing our plans and helping us find time to get to lunch.

This is definately the way to go! While describing flemish brick style you can%26#39;t beat running your hand on the wall and clearly seeing the blacker bricks are more glazed and notice which walls have stone at the bottom. There is no whiplash on this tour or trying to peak through peoples heads across the aisle to see things on the opposite side of the street. Walking tours will give you a far better perspective on the city than any trolley can do.

As you can imagine the only downside is, well, um, - the walking. Ninety minutes of walking in 90 degree heat has its downsides! All the better excuse to duck in somewhere with AC, a beer and a cheesesteak.

Mike has a history degree and, by no means flashy, very pleasant. If you want some solid information about Philly he%26#39;s the guy. You want a yellow quacker and a cruise director for a tour guide then you should do a duck tour but on a weekend there isn%26#39;t a reason you can%26#39;t do both.

They are at www.newlibertytours.com

New Liberty Tours - walking tours

Thanks for the information! I%26#39;m always happy to hear of interesting tours with accurate information. Recently I heard a carriage driver tell a visitor that busybodies (those metal things sticking out from under some 2nd story windows in Society Hill) were for satellite. The real answer: they%26#39;re a Franklin invention made of metal and mirrors so you can see who is at your front door without coming downstairs.

Lynn

New Liberty Tours - walking tours

Thanks for the tip. I wanted to to do this tour so bad but Mike emailed me and unfortunately we need a tour on Friday, Sept 21 and after Labor Day they will only be doing weekend tours.