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Our specialized, in-depth tours are great for adventurous tourist and inquisitive local alike. Our experienced volunteer guides offer tours every weekend from May–November with each tour focusing on a different part of Greater Philadelphia. Various dates and times. $10-18

Hosted by Fairmount Park Conservancy, this year’s scavenger hunt celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Centennial Exposition. Self-guided, using the GooseChase App anytime between May 1-Aug 31, dawn-dusk. Prizes for finishing missions.

Come out this summer for 9 weeks of concerts free at the amphitheater created for the Bicentennial! Shows 5 days a week!

In 1876, Philadelphia made history, hosting the first World’s Fair in North America, attracting millions of visitors from across the country and around the world, In 2026 we’ve recreated that experience at 8th and Market in the historic LITS building, just two blocks west of Independence Mall.

Need assistance in building your family tree? Stuck on where to look for more information? Sign up for our Genealogy Book-a-Librarian to start researching your ancestors or try to break through brick walls. Limit 1 person per session. Mondays 5:15-6:15 or 6:30-7:30. Registration required.

Held in a garden accessed through a magic alleyway on one of America’s oldest streets, the backyard at the Elfreth’s Alley Museum is a hidden gem. Featuring pop-up vinyl shop, music, cocktails and camaraderie.

Among the best-known buildings of Germantown are sturdy, elegant stone structures that can all be attributed to one builder, Jacob Knorr. This tour will bring visitors into these charming and significant sites. $10-20

Featuring a tribute to local suffrage leader Anna Howard Shaw, remarks from elected officials, and election resource distribution. Led by Marian Anderson re-enactor and historian Jillian Patricia Pirtle- lift their voices and spirits to promote equality through voting rights.

No matter what your favorite architectural style is, you’ll find it on the streets of West Chester. You will learn about some of the borough’s architectural wonders, the culture in the borough that inspired them, and the lives of the people who lived or worked within. $16. 1.25-1.5 miles.

Beginning at 7:30 PM, registered participants can launch floating lanterns on Shofuso’s pond to honor loved ones. Doors open right at 7:30 PM. There will be food and drinks for those in attendance as well as a musical performances. $40/lantern, $30/no lantern

Come learn about Genealogy and get started on researching your ancestors! Learn how to set up your family tree and figure out what the Ancestry DNA kits are all about. Or get help with your current research! Feel free to bring your own laptop/tablet, but we do have a few to borrow.

You be the judge. Based on the evidence, did the jury in this real historical trial get it right? Historians from the staff of CCHC will present the evidence and give you, the audience, a chance to reach a verdict. At the end, we'll tell you how the case actually turned out. $20

No matter what your favorite architectural style is, you’ll find it on the streets of West Chester. You will learn about some of the borough’s architectural wonders, the culture in the borough that inspired them, and the lives of the people who lived or worked within. $16. 1.25-1.5 miles.

Award-winning historian and author (Never Caught) shares the incredible true story of Ona Judge, George Washington’s personal cook and slave, who outwitted a multi-year manhunt to gain her freedom.

In 1776, John Adams was in Philadelphia drafting America’s Laws. Abigail Adams wrote to him asking her husband to ‘Remember the Ladies’. 8/12–Stand Up and Shout: Songs From a Philly High School. It features Philadelphia teenagers from Hill-Freedman World Academy.

“Revolutionary West Chester” takes tour participants back to the 18th century, when West Chester was still the colonial crossroads village of Turks Head. This tour explores life in Chester County on the edge of battle, in an age of revolution, and the lives of heroes and everyday people. $16

Join us in celebrating 50 years as a public site dedicated to preserving and interpreting Pennsylvania folklife. Discover how our “Museum in the Making” became a living history farm and the site’s ongoing preservation of historic farming traditions.

No matter what your favorite architectural style is, you’ll find it on the streets of West Chester. You will learn about some of the borough’s architectural wonders, the culture in the borough that inspired them, and the lives of the people who lived or worked within. $16. 1.25-1.5 miles.