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Philadelphia private guides and walking tours
As the site of the writing of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, Philadelphia is a living museum of early American history. In the 21st century, the city is also home to some of the finest private and public collections of art in the world, and nationally known for its excellent and diverse food scene.
Context's walking tours of Philadelphia offer a broad range of topics for exploration of this culturally rich city:
- Colonial History
- Medical History
- Cuisine
- Art History
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Featured Walks in Philadelphia
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Temple on the Hill
Constructed in the wake of the great Centennial Exposition of 1876, the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) rises on a manmade hill above the city, at the end of a great Parisian-styl
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Ars Medicina: The History of Medicine in Philadelphia
As one of the largest, most powerful American cities during the 18th century, it's little surprise that Philadelphia became a center of science, research, and medical innovation. F
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Philadelphia Public Art, from William Penn to Rocky Balboa
Philadelphia has more public art than any other city in the world outside of Paris. How did this come to be? From the tallest statue atop any building in the nation, to murals and
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Belly of Philly
South Philadelphia—particularly the Italian Market neighborhood—has a rich and complex culture owing to the many immigrant populations who have made it home over the past 150 years
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