Self-guided museum visit · 101 S 3rd St, Philadelphia
This is admission to the Museum of the American Revolution in Old City Philadelphia, good for two days in a row, with the film that reveals Washington's own war tent. Pick it to see the whole war in one place, including the army that wintered at Valley Forge.
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. The ticket covers two consecutive days with in-and-out entry, which suits a long collection like this. You start with the 15-minute orientation film "Revolution", then go round the galleries at your own pace: weapons, money, household objects, documents and art from before, during and after the war.
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 12-minute film is included, and guests on this listing tell you not to miss it. Printed booklets come in English, Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, Japanese and Vietnamese, and an audio guide wand in English, Spanish or French comes with the option that includes it.
The listing has 4.8 stars from 113 reviews. The museum is in the city, about 20 miles from Valley Forge, and it makes a natural pair with the half-day tour from Philadelphia: the war here, the winter camp there. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
At Third and Chestnut, a few blocks from Independence Hall.
The 15-minute orientation film sets out the story.
Weapons, currency, household objects and interactive displays, room by room.
The 12-minute film in the Alan B. Miller Theater, then the tent itself.
Your ticket covers the next day too, for the rooms you rushed.
★★★★★This is one of the best museums that I’ve ever visited in my life…anywhere in the world. The range of exhibits, the quality of them all, the clarity of explanation…just everything…it couldn’t be better. Don’t miss this to fully understand the American Revolution.
★★★★★We had a good time the exhibits were well done & the short film clips were well done. I’m not a big history major but really felt like I walked away pretty smart on the American Revolution. It made some of the other sites that we visited on our trip have more meaning.
★★★★★Really interesting museum and one to go to whilst in Philadelphia. Make sure to watch the show on Washington’s war tent.
★★★★★the story of the Declaration, influence worldwide. also the war tent presentation was great.
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This ticket starts from $27 on GetYourGuide with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. The museum's own adult price is $27 too.
Most of a morning or an afternoon, and the ticket covers two consecutive days, so you can come back.
Yes. 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.
No, it is in Old City Philadelphia. Valley Forge is about 20 miles west of Philadelphia, in King of Prussia. Plenty of visitors do one each day.
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Two days in the Museum of the American Revolution, with the film about Washington's war tent and the tent itself.
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