Philadelphia: Hop-On Hop-Off & Philly by Night Bus Tour

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See Philadelphia's 27 Top Sights from a Double-Decker Bus, Then Watch Them Light Up at Night

You board a double-decker bus and spend the day hopping on and off at 27 Philadelphia attractions—Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, the museums, neighborhoods, markets—with a live guide explaining what you're seeing. In the evening, you take a separate 90-minute guided tour of the same city, now lit up against the night sky. You control the pace during the day; the guide controls the narrative at night.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hop-on hop-off and night tour

Board hop-on hop-off bus
Visit 27 city attractions
Hear live guided commentary
Stop at Betsy Ross House
Stop at National Constitution Center
Stop at Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
Stop at Philadelphia Museum of Art
Return to 5th and Market streets
Take dinner break
Board Philly by Night bus at 7:30pm
See city illuminated at night
Visit Rocky Steps for photos
Tour Penn's Landing and South Street
View Liberty Bell and Independence Hall at night
See Chinatown and Avenue of the Arts
Tour Ben Franklin Parkway
Return to Philadelphia Marriott Downtown at 9:30pm

The Experience

The bus pulls up and you climb the spiral stairs to the top deck. Philadelphia spreads out in front of you—City Hall's tower, the brick facades of Old City, the river glinting somewhere beyond. A local guide's voice comes through the speakers, pointing out where things happened, why they matter, what you're actually looking at instead of just seeing it pass. The hop-on hop-off tour hits 27 stops across the city: Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the Betsy Ross House, the National Constitution Center, Logan Square, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Reading Terminal Market. You get off where something catches you. You stay on when you want the story first.

The day part is yours to control—that's the whole point of hop-on hop-off. Spend an hour at the Franklin Institute or the Rodin Museum, grab lunch at Reading Terminal, walk through Chinatown or Old City on your own time. The bus comes around again. No schedule to chase, no guide waiting. Then, when the sun starts dropping, you board again for the 90-minute Philly by Night tour. The same landmarks you saw in daylight now have different light on them. Independence Hall glows. The cathedral basilica on Logan Square turns gold. The guide points out details you missed in the afternoon—architectural touches, historical layers, the way the city changes when you're not squinting into sun.

This works because you're not locked into a rigid itinerary. You see what matters to you during the day, then the evening tour ties it together and shows you the city from a different angle. The live commentary means you're not just riding past; you're learning as you go. And because it's a double-decker bus, you get the view—the actual sightlines that make Philadelphia's layout make sense.

What’s included

Hop-on hop-off double-decker bus tour covering 27 Philadelphia attractions with live guide commentary.
90-minute Philly by Night guided evening tour.
access to stops including Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross House, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Reading Terminal Market, Logan Square, and Chinatown.

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Philadelphia TrolleyWorks

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want to see Philadelphia's main sights without planning a route yourself, and you want the flexibility to linger at places that interest you—the hop-on hop-off format lets you control the pace during the day, while the evening tour gives you a second look at the city from a different angle.