Philadelphia Museums self-guided walking tour & scavenger hunt
Overview
Are you visiting Philadelphia? You must try our scavenger hunt through the Philadelphia Museum district to see all the sights! It will take you from City Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art all while taking a few side trips and proposing challenges at every leg. All the while, you will learn some local history and get valuable local tips.
Buy either a single or a group ticket.
This 3-hour self-guided walking tour is completed with your smartphone. You can start it at your leisure, on any day or time. You can also go as fast or as slow as you wish. Pause at any time and resume when ready.
What's Included
- Scavenger Hunt with 36 challenges to solve
- See 8 film locations from your favorite movies or TV series.
- Historical and architectural walking tour
- 38 locations with outstanding sights and history
- WiFi - internet access (data plan) is required to complete this activity
Meeting Location
380 Pennsylvania 611
Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Are you looking for things to do in Philadelphia? You’ll find a few of our scavenger hunts and self-guided walking tours in Philadelphia.
Our first Tourist Scavenger Hunt here launched as an Explorer hunt in Philadelphia’s museum district in 2017. An alternate, regular (shorter) version followed in 2019. Both were revisited and greatly modified in 2023.
A Tourist Scavenger Hunts is a 2-3 hour self-guided walking tour with instructions through our mobile website on your smartphone. You’ll learn the history of the city or neighborhood, and the significance of various sites, monuments, and historical figures. Also, you’ll enjoy solving our various challenges at almost every stop along the way.
Admire this beautiful city hall and answer your first challenge here.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Frequently Asked Questions (6)
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Activity code: C-152849P11
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Philadelphia customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EDT).
- Scavenger Hunt with 36 challenges to solve.
- See 8 film locations from your favorite movies or TV series.
- Historical and architectural walking tour.
- 38 locations with outstanding sights and history.
- WiFi - internet access (data plan) is required to complete this activity.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Philadelphia Museums self-guided walking tour & scavenger hunt is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Philadelphia Museums self-guided walking tour & scavenger hunt will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Philadelphia. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Scavenger Hunt with 36 challenges to solve
- See 8 film locations from your favorite movies or TV series.
- Historical and architectural walking tour
- 38 locations with outstanding sights and history
- WiFi - internet access (data plan) is required to complete this activity
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
