The Revolution Private Tour

The city of Philadelphia was, in addition to being the largest city in North America during its birth here, was the spiritual heart of Revolutionary America. Philadelphia's Independence Hall played host to the Continental Congress. It was also where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence was signed. Philadelphia was the home to some of the rebellion's most recognized proponents such as inventor turned patriot Benjamin Franklin. It is no surprise then that when war finally began, Continental officials worried that the British would immediately target the city while General George Washington was still consolidating his army.