Beyond the Bell Tours

Description

Beyond the Bell Tours is a social enterprise committed to Putting the People Back in People’s History. We create inclusive historical tours of Philadelphia highlighting marginalized communities, peoples, and histories. We tell stories of people we love and admire. People who have shaped our city through movements, activism, and resistance. All of our tours have group rates available and are wheelchair accessible upon request. 

The Badass Women's History Tour 

Come on a Feminist History Tour and learn about the ways in which women have influenced and formed the city of Philadelphia. Uncover the incredible entrepreneurs, doctors, politicians, artists and activists that have made the city what it is today. Hear stories you would not hear anywhere else. Experience the depth and breadth of a Beyond the Bell Tour. 

Duration: 2 hours

Start: 6th and Market 

End: 13th and Locust

Gayborhood//LGBTQ History Tour 

Get your facts straight and your history gay. This tour explores the Gayborhood and hidden histories of the only formalized Gayborhood in the country. Come experience the telling of LGBTQ Stories with Pride. Get under the skin of queer Philly. Discover the controversies, paradoxes, and hidden histories of the only formalized Gayborhood in the country.

Duration: 2 hours

Start: 13th and Locust

End: 13th and Locust

The Beyond the (Liberty) Bell Tour

Hit all the main sites in historic Old City and Independence Park, but hear it all from the perspectives often left out of mainstream tourism.

Duration: 2 hours

Start: Center of Washington Square 

End: Betsy Ross House

Medical History Tour 

Come on an inclusive medical history tour and learn about how medicine has shaped Philadelphia's public history. Learn about America's first female doctors, the rise of public health and what continues to make medicine in Philadelphia cutting edge today. ?with introduce you to America’s first female doctors, the rise of public health and what continues to make Medicine in Philly cutting edge today

Duration: 2 hours

Start: Corner of 6th and Walnut, by Wawa 

End: 12th and Locust

Beyond the Bell Tours is inspired by the stories that go untold in Philadelphia. The tours are designed to include and to share the incredible stories of women, people of color, queer folks and indigenous peoples who have made Philadelphia the city that we know and love.

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Distance from Independence Visitor Center: 0.67 miles
Distance from Sister Cities Visitor Center: 0.63 miles
Distance from Pennsylvania Convention Center: 0.39 miles

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