Take a Guided Tour
Our specialized, in-depth tours are great for the adventurous tourist and inquisitive local alike. Our experienced volunteer guides offer tours every weekend with each tour focusing on a different part of Philadelphia.
Each tour lasts 1.5 to 2 hours, rain or shine. Private tours are available.
Woodmere’s Maguire Hall
Maguire Hall Honored at the 2026 Preservation Achievement Awards, take a tour at Woodmere’s newly renovated Frances MMaguire Hall
Honored at the 2026 Preservation Achievement Awards, take a tour at Woodmere’s newly renovated Frances M. Maguire Hall for Art & Education. Formerly known as St. Michael’s Hall when owned by the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Maguire Hall, highlights the strengths of the Museum’s collection with 14 new galleries showcasing contemporary art by Philadelphia’s living artists, as well as notable 20th-century work in Illustration Arts, Modernism and Realism, Stained Glass, Pennsylvania Impressionism, and a collection of jewelry arts from the 19th century to present day.
Smith Hall
Charles Knox Smith Hall is currently featuring two special exhibitions, Arc of Promise and The Woodmere Annual, in addition to the Founder’s Collection.Arc of Promise is an exhibit in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary and explores how Philadelphia’s artists have envisioned “America” as an idea, from the nation’s founding to today. The 83rd Woodmere Annual Juried Exhibition is presented in dialogue with Arc of Promise, celebrating the USA’s 250th anniversary, the juror, artist Ron Tarver, invited local artists to submit artworks that engage the theme of family.
Take a short 7 minute walk to explore Woodmere’s main building (Smith Hall) either before or after the tour. Charles Knox Smith Hall, 9201 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118. Museum admission is included.
Old City
Explore colonial Philadelphia and walk some of its original streetsExplore colonial Philadelphia and walk some of its original streets. See famous Elfreth’s Alley, the oldest continuously occupied street in the US, and experience the walking/mercantile city, as well as a later generation of Victorian structures. Learn how this area remained the center of Philadelphia’s commercial, retail and governmental activities until the city finally moved “westward” to Center Square in the mid/late 19th century.
Navy Yard
Since the closing of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in the late 1990’s, the area has been transformed into one of the most successful redevelopment projects in the citySince the closing of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in the late 1990’s, the area has been transformed into one of the most successful redevelopment projects in the city. Today it is a thriving, mixed-use riverfront community with more than 15,000 people and 150 companies and soon to be residential apartments. Learn about the Navy Yard’s past and see their plans for the future.
