Founding Phantoms Adult's Only Walking Tour

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Philadelphia, USA

High interest

Booked 2 times today.

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Gain some haunting new insights on the Founding Fathers and American history on this adults-only ghost tour of Philadelphia. You’ll learn the dark truth behind one of the oldest public hospitals in America and visit a historic home rumored to be the most haunted building in Philly. You’ll also pay a visit to the First Bank of the United States, said to be haunted by the ghost of Alexander Hamilton.

Explore Philadelphia’s landmarks while learning the dark secrets of its history
This haunting night-tour is only for adult audiences
Visit Pennsylvania Hospital, Powel House, and the First Bank of the United States
A limit of 15 people keeps the spooky experience personal

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
217-231 W Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
You will meet your spooktacular tour guide by the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier. Please look for the eternal flame and you are there.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 pm

Itinerary

Pennsylvania Hospital - Historic Tours

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Powel House

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

First Bank of the United States

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6

based on 118 reviews

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Fun evening activity for everyone

Gary_G, Oct 2025

Great fun and very informative. Good for out of town tourists as well as home town residents. Guide was well informed, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable.

Great tour guide! Very...

Sterin_F, Jul 2025

Great tour guide! Very knowledgeable and brought up fun, relevant facts. Ghost aspect was spooky enough!

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you for your feedback ! We’re thrilled to hear the tour guide made your tour unforgettable!

Amazing Experience!

Kristen_H, Jun 2025

Amazing tour with lots of stories you won't hear anywhere else. The past feels alive and voices are given to those who are long gone.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you so much for your beautiful review. We love sharing the stories that often go unheard, and it's rewarding to know they resonated with you. It’s our mission to keep the past alive, one voice at a time.

Great tour for ur philly experience

Priscilla_B, May 2025

Wonderful and informative tour guide!! The tour itself was very informative and interesting. The tour gave us a great view of thw many beautiful areas of thw city and helped us king major historical la marks we would have never found

Never got a chance to go

Sarah_H, Aug 2024

Just a few hours before the tour they canceled without any explanation. When I asked for a refund they referred me to a website. No assistance with the refund whatsoever. Offered to rebook us the next night but we were leaving town the next day. Unreliable.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

We are sorry to have missed the chance to go on tour with you. Please submit a refund request through your original booking source and we will approve it. We hope you enjoyed your time in Philadelphia and again, sorry to have missed you!

Fun at night.

Jerry_B, Jul 2024

Fun option to see Philly at night. Very interesting tour and some of my tour companions may have captured a ghostly photographic image.

Great Experience

Ida_R, May 2024

Josh was a great tour guy. We greatly appreciated his knowledge of the history of the sites and the stories were very interesting!

Super Fun!!

Tessa_L, Apr 2024

We had a fantastic time with our tour guide Claire! I’d highly recommend this tour for anyone into spooky history and checking out philly with a super fun and knowledgeable guide!

Skip it

Tina_C, Mar 2023

This tour was terrible. Our guide definitely knew her stuff just not a great story teller. You spend more time walking around in the dark then actually getting to hear cool stories. There are DEFINITELY better night tours.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear the tour did not meet your expectations. If you would like to try a different experience, please call 855-999-9026. We'd like to make it right.

Aylish was awesome!

Katelynn_P, Nov 2022

My husband and I were the only ones on the tour and we had such a great time with Aylish! He was professional AND personable! We got to learn some of the dark historical parts of Philly, and had some laughs along the way! Highly recommend Aylish’s tour!

Founding Phantoms Ghost Tour

Ann_K, Oct 2022

Kayla was a wonderful guide! Very knowledgeable on history and haunting with a great sense of humor! Our party of 6 very much enjoyed the tour and I would enthusiastically recommend it to others!