Celebrate America 250 in Philadelphia
Philadelphia will be the heart of America 250 celebrations. This guide helps you plan your visit with event updates, history themed activities, and scenic walking tours in Philadelphia that connect the anniversary to the places where the United States began.
Join, or Die! begins in Society Hill which offers one of the most scenic routes for exploring Philadelphia during America 250 where guests walk through cobblestone streets, colonial homes, pocket parks, and Revolutionary era landmarks.
Join, or Die! Walking Tour for America 250
Join a 90-minute walking tour that begins at Philadelphia’s oldest remaining tavern, winds through its most picturesque cobblestone streets in Society Hill, and ends in Old City’s Independence National Park.
Learn how artisans, merchants, printers, clergy, and other locals shaped public opinion in the struggle between Patriots and Loyalists from 1754 to 1776. Owned, operated, and guided by a local.
America's Founding Gallery
Featuring a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution—one of 14 known original, official printed copies, and from which all subsequent printings of the final text of the Constitution originate—this gallery will tell the story of America’s founding principles, exploring how we declared independence, fought a revolution, learned from early challenges, and ultimately developed a new form of government.