Tour guide in Philadelphia Brandon E.

I’m Brandon, a born-and-raised Philly local who built a civic association pro-bono project while I was in my Masters program. After about 1,001 dog walks through my neighbourhood of Society Hill, I realized most tours were skipping the city’s most charming cobblestone streets and telling a Revolution story that felt more Boston than Philadelphia. So I mapped a “Philly Special” route that started at our oldest tavern, winding through Society Hill, and ending where the Declaration was first read at Independence Square. This route actually has the most picturesque photo opportunities of any tour offered in Philadelphia, with multiple colonial-coded areas to immortalize your trip that day and continue sharing afterwards. I’ve studied colonial history and city planning at Penn and Drexel, but don’t worry, I won't be delivering a facts-only lecture. On my tours, you’ll experience the Revolution through the people who actually lived it: printers, artisans, merchants, clergy, doctors, lawyers and builders, and I’ll connect the drama to the streets you’re standing on. And because you’re in Philly, you’ll also leave with the real local intel: from the best cheesesteaks to the coziest BYOBs and a few “not on the lists” spots you’ll want to revisit!