Philadelphia Travel Forum

I will be in Philadelphia from Feb 16-18 can anyone suggest a 1 day tour or a 2 day tour. There will be 2 kids ages 14 and 12 and 1 adult so it has to be kid friendly. We were also thinking of taking a daytrip Valley Forge, PA one of the days we are in Philadelphia, is that a good idea. thanks

I've never used any of these services (I just walk on my own), but here's what available:
Philadelphia Trolley Works:
www.phillytour.com/category.asp?ID=2
Big Bus Tours:
www.bigbus.co.uk/phila/html/phila_our_tours.html

Philly Phlash, unfortunately, does not run after Labor Day.
GrayLine tours don't have anything in Philly!

For two days in the Philly area in February, I can't recommend a trip to Valley Forge UNLESS you are really interested in the American Revolution. Not much happened there, other than the Continental Army not disintegrating. The place is a SYMBOL of devotion, but there's really not much there other than markers showing where various units nearly froze to death.

Hi,
Valley Forge in Feb might not be the best unless you want some of that freezing feeling the Continental Army felt when camped there at winter.
There is SO much to do in Philly and nearby that has great appeal to every age (no kidding):
-The Constitution Center and Independence Mall
-The Franklin Institute
-Penn's Landing has several historic ships docked and open to the public
-The Phila Museum of Art and the Rodin Museum (an indoor/outdoor sculpture garden)
-The Aquarium (Take the water taxi or ferry or suspended cable car across the Delaware River to get there and back)
-The Univ. of Penna Museum of Anthropology and Arceology
-The Mutter Museum (if you're looking for something cool & gross)

If you want to spend the day on the road, Washington Crossing park (in Bucks County, PA and across the Delaware River in Mercer County, NJ) is the place to spend a few hours. There are nice indoor exhibits to see on both sides of the river.
Then head north another 6 miles or so to Lambertville NJ and across the bridge there to New Hope, PA. Lamberville is known for its antique shops, New Hope for its artsy, sometimes funky boutiques selling great works of art and fun and interesting toys. And take a ride on the New Hope-Ivyland RR, a train tour riding in a restored coal-fired Steam Locomotive. Both towns are very pedestrian friendly and both are known for their restaurants and wonderful architecture. Both have active historic societies and web info, and are fairly documented here on VT pages.

If you plan to use public transit, check www.septa.org for transit maps and trip planing.