Museum experts · 101 S 3rd St, Philadelphia
An expert guide takes you through the Museum of the American Revolution before the doors open to everyone else. Pick it for quiet galleries, the stories behind the objects and the freedom to stay on after.
This is the early-morning way into the Museum of the American Revolution. You meet at 101 South Third Street and go into the galleries with a guide before the museum opens to the public, which the listing pitches as a chance to see the exhibits without the crowds. The guide explains the artifacts and adds behind-the-scenes details of how the museum was made.
Museum admission is included, and when the hour is up you can carry on round the galleries at your own pace. Its star object is the tent George Washington slept and worked in during the war, which stood at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. The Valley Forge Historical Society, the museum's predecessor, looked after it from 1909, and the museum reveals it at the end of the film "Washington's War Tent" in the Alan B. Miller Theater on the second floor. The Museum of the American Revolution is at 101 South Third Street, a few blocks from Independence Hall. It opens daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closes on the Tuesday after Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Be aware that the listing is young on GetYourGuide: 3 reviews so far, all 5 stars, with guests praising a knowledgeable, friendly guide and seeing everything before it opened. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before, so it is an easy one to try.
Meet at the museum before the 10 a.m. opening.
The collection with your guide and no crowds.
Weapons, documents and personal items, with the details you would miss alone.
Stay as long as you like, and catch the war tent film.
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Yes. Admission, exclusive early access and the guide are all included.
1 hour, and you can stay on in the galleries afterwards.
3 so far on GetYourGuide, all 5 stars. It is a new listing, so free cancellation up to 24 hours before is useful.
At the Museum of the American Revolution, 101 S 3rd St, Philadelphia.
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The museum's galleries with an expert guide before the doors open, admission included.
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