The Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides presents

THE INCREDIBLE 2^nd ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA

RIVER TO RIVER, VINE TO PINE, RAIN OR SHINE

★   GREAT 12 HOUR TOUR   ★

Saturday, October 1, 2011

8:00 am to 8:00 pm

You have to walk it to believe it.

sponsored by:

ushistory.org, The Philadelphia Historic Neighborhood Consortium*,

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia

and the  lōkădōt iPhone app

* The African American Museum, The American Philosophical Society, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, The Betsy Ross House, Carpenters' Hall, The Chemical Heritage Foundation, Christ Church, Christ Church Burial Ground, Declaration House, Elfreth's Alley, The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Fireman's Hall Museum, Franklin Court, Free Quaker Meetinghouse, Friends of Independence National Park, The Independence Branch-Free Library of Philadelphia, Head House & NewMarket Shambles, Historic Philadelphia, Independence Hall, The Independence Hall Association, Independence National Park, The Independence Seaport Museum, The Independence Visitor Center, Liberty Bell Center, The National Constitution Center, The National Liberty Museum, The National Museum of American Jewish History, National Constitution Center, National Liberty Museum, National Museum of American Jewish History, National Park Service, NE Region, Penns Landing, Pennsylvania Bible Society, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia History Museum at The Atwater Kent, The Physick House Museum and Garden, The Polish American Cultural Center Museum, The Powel House Museum and Garden, The Presbyterian Historical Society, The Arch Street Friends Meeting House, Christ Church, Christ Church Burial Ground, Congegation Mikveh Israel, Mikveh Israel Cemetery, Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, Old First Reformed Church, Old Pine St. Church, Old St. Joseph's Church, Old St. Mary's Church, St. Augustine Church, St. George's Church, St. Peter's Church, The Second Bank of the United States, Society Hill Synagogue, Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial, Washington Square, The Mexican Cultural Center, American Historical Theatre, Lights of Liberty, Once Upon a Nation, The State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania

- Free! -

The Great Tour is a celebration of Philadelphia and the hundreds of museums, cultural venues, sites and organizations that it offers tourists and residents alike. It showcases the talents, expertise and commitment of our hard working tour guides and the pride they have in their city.

■ This 12-hour tour covers the city from river to river, from Pine to Vine Street

■ The tour takes place in four separate 3-hour phases

■ Each phase visits as many as 20 to 25 cultural and historic sites

■ You can walk the whole tour from start to finish, or join any phase at any of the staging points

■ Tours are conducted by expert APT certified guides

■ Pre-registration is recommended:

PHASE 1

★ Old City

8:00 am to 10:30 am

Check in for Phase 1 at WHYY,  150 N 6th  St.

Sites include: the Federal Reserve Bank, African-American Museum, Franklin Square, Dexter House site, the  U.S. Mint, the Free Quaker Meeting House, Christ Church Burial Ground / Franklin Grave, Arch St. Friends Meeting, Old First Reformed Church, St. Augustine’s, St. George’s, Elfreth’s Alley, Betsy Ross House, Arden Theater, Christ Church, Tamanend Statue, Franklin Court, the Museum of American Jewish History, Mikveh Israel

*Philly's Gourmet Cafe at the Bourse, on 5th St. between Chestnut and Market Sts. opens at 6 am for breakfast and take-out. Mention that you are participating in the Great Tour and you will receive a 20% discount on all purchases on the day of the tour.

PHASE 2

★  Society Hill

11:00 am to 1:30 pm

Check in for Phase 2 at The Bourse, 111 S Independence Mall East, 5th St., between Market and Chestnut Sts.

            Sites include: the President’s House Site, the Liberty Bell Pavilion, the Bourse, Independence Square, the American Philosophical Society & Library Hall, the Second Bank, the National Liberty Museum, the Chemical Heritage Foundation, Carpenters’ Hall, New Hall, the First Bank, Treasurer’s House Site, the Merchant’s Exchange,  the Bishop White House, Dr. Rush site, Polish American Center, the Powel House, the Kosciusko House, Head House / Newmarket, South Street, St. Peter’s Church, the Physick House

*Philly's Gourmet Cafe at the Bourse, on 5th St. between Chestnut and Market Sts. opens at 6 am for breakfast and take-out. Mention that you are participating in the Great Tour and you will receive a 20% discount on all purchases on the day of the tour.

PHASE 3

★ Society Hill to Center City

2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Check in for Phase 3 at the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent, 15 S 7th St., between Market and Chestnut Sts.

         Sites include: Market St., Lit’s Department Store, the Declaration House, the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent,  Chestnut St., Jewelers’ Row,  Washington Square, the Curtis Building, Pennsylvania Hospital, the Walnut Theatre, Camac St., the PA Historical Society, The Gayborhood, the PSFS Bldg, the Kimmel Center, the Avenue of the Arts, the Academy of Music, the Union League, the Bellevue-Stratford, the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Wanamakers

PHASE 4

★ Rittenhouse To THE SCHUYLKILL

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Check in for Phase 4 at City Hall courtyard

           Sites include: Philadelphia City Hall, Love Sculpture, the Clothespin, Liberty Towers, Rittenhouse Square, the Comcast Center, the Academy of Natural Sciences, Moore College of Art, the Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul, Logan Circle, the Franklin Institute, the Philadelphia Free Library, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, The Thinker, Rodin Museum, Eastern State Penitentiary, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the  “Rocky Steps," Fairmount Water Works