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Poor Richard-The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Private Tour

By phillyPHAT
Free cancellation available
Price is £187 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

This is an in-depth tour through the extraordinary life and times of Benjamin Franklin. We learn about his life, his loves, and his alter-ego, Richard Saunders, Poor Richard.
We discover how during these turbulent times than Benjamin Franklin was front and centre and how he shaped America from 13 disparate colonies into the cohesive United States, participating in conferences on the French and Indian War, the 2nd Continental Congress, and the Constitutional Convention.
No other man in history signed the four major documents of this period and we will learn about Franklin's role in each of them.

Activity location

  • Elfreth's Alley
    • 126 Elfreths Aly
    • 19106-2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 100 Elfreth's Alley
    • 100 Elfreth's Alley
    • 19106, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Poor Richard-The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Private Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
Price details
£186.60 x 1 Traveller£186.60
Total
Price is £186.60
Until Thu, 21 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Live tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    No food or drinks provided

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Elfreth's Alley

  • 40m
Learn about the founding of the colony and city and Ben Franklin's early life

Christ Church

  • 20m
Learn about some of the Founding Father's that knew and worked with Franklin

Franklin Court

  • 40m
A more detailed description of Franklin's life and the times he lived in between 1730 and 1785

American Philosophical Society Museum (Pass by)

Learn a bit about Franklin at the Privy Council in early 1774

Independence Hall

  • 35m
Discover Franklin's role at the 2nd Continental Congress, his editing of the Declaration of the United States, and his participation in the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 and the creation of the Constitution.

Benjamin Franklin's Grave

  • 15m
We end at the final resting place of Dr. Franklin

Location

Activity location

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    Elfreth's Alley
    • 126 Elfreths Aly
    • 19106-2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    100 Elfreth's Alley
    • 100 Elfreth's Alley
    • 19106, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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