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 acces
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sible 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 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. ​Will 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 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. Gay history tour, women’s history month, queer history
fun tours group tours rates available LGBTQ.
