Museum of the American Revolution Admission Ticket with Audio Guided Option in Philadelphia booking from $24.00

Museum of the American Revolution Admission Ticket with Audio Guided Option

Overview

The American Revolution was dramatic, gritty, and full of uncertainty- an era of unparalleled political and social upheaval, even by today’s standards. Museum visitors are invited to explore this rich and complicated era and its connections to our world today. Located just steps away from Independence Hall, the Museum serves as a portal to the region’s many Revolutionary sites, sparking interest, providing context, and encouraging exploration.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE
- Two-day admission
- Introductory film, available in English and Mandarin, exploring the drama of the American Revolution
- Audio tours highlighting key artifacts and stories in our galleries are available in English and Spanish. Select this option if you wish to reserve a sanitized, Museum-issued wand.
- Printed museum maps and guides available in English, Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, and Japanese.
- Museum shop featuring unique gifts, books, and artifact reproductions.

City: Philadelphia

Wed 26 Feb

Other dates

You can choose the date already on the booking website

Starting at $24.00

Make a reservation

Wed 26 Feb

Starting at $24.00

Make a reservation

New York City Tours

Unique Activities (21) Transfers & Transportation (103) Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises (113) Entry Tickets (47) Sporting Events (1) Good for Small Groups (6) Seasonal & Holiday Tours (41) Walking Tours (697) Outdoor Activities (20) Limitied Availability Tours (6) LGBT Friendly Tours (4) Family-friendly Activities (7) Solo Travelers' Tours (147) Food & Drinks (27) Travelers recommend (73) Good for Groups (8) Top Activities (18) Guided Audio Tours (3) Art, Culture & History (135) Attractions to explore (38)

What's Included

Skip-the-line Entry

Audio Guided Options available at checkout

Ticket valid for 2 Consecutive Days

All taxes, fees, and handling charges

Admission to the Museum of the American Revolution

Introductory film exploring the drama of the American Revolution

Special exhibitions when applicable

Route and map

Meeting point

Open in Google Maps

Philadelphia
101 S 3rd St

Mobile tickets and vouchers should be redeemed at the admission desk on the ground level of the Museum of the American Revolution or at the podium located near the grand staircase.

Full health and safety protocols can be found at https://www.amrevmuseum.org/at-the-museum/health-and-safety-at-the-museum

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Full health and safety protocols can be found at our website.

What To Expect

Museum of the American Revolution

Follow George Washington’s remarkable journey and sit in the presence of his original Revolutionary War headquarters tent. Stand beneath the branches and lanterns of a life-size reproduction of the Boston Liberty Tree. Read the list of grievances leveled the against the King from authentic printings of the Declaration of Independence. Stand among life-size replicas of members of the Oneida Indian Nation and listen to the intense debate that led to their decision to break with the Iroquois Confederacy and join the American cause. Experience the fear and frenzy of the front lines as you are confronted by an all-out British infantry charge at the Battle of Brandywine. Climb aboard a replica privateer ship to experience the war at sea. Learn about the wartime reality that faced many freed and enslaved African Americans and explore the contradictions between the fight for American liberty and the persistence of American slavery.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Traveler Photos

Reviews (131)

Open in Google Maps

Diane_O

May 2021

I love this museum, quite a trip in History! The museum is laid out nicely, walk thru history. I hope to go back again, and this will be the first stop!

Mjd1969-mjd

May 2021

Excellent museum, not huge, but worth spending several hours exploring. A little reading heavy, but they had plenty of artifacts from the Revolution and the story was told in chronological order. I thought the displays were engaging. They were a nice mix of static displays and interactive screens. They laid the Revolution out in easy to understand ways. They addressed views from women and slaves at the time in a manner that made you think. There was much more to the Revolution than white guys giving speeches and fighting. The museum highlighted this. The only thing that surprised us was the ‘grand multimedia presentation’ called Washington’s tent. For some reason, we had expected some sort of introspective look at the decisions Washington made in the field that changed the course of the Revolution. A look behind the man. But the presentation was what was advertises. It was about Washington’s tent with a reveal of the tent at the end. Cool, but not what we expected.

KristiJ605

Apr 2021

I read about this museum shortly after it opened and couldn't wait to visit. I finally made it to Philly and was very excited to visit. I'm a museum professional. When I visit museums that have limited funds or aren't overflowing with visitors, I can ALWAYS pick out things about the museums that are interesting and well done. I'm very sad and surprised to report that neither me nor my college aged daughters found ANY redeeming qualities in this museum (which is shocking, because it appears they had talented people involved in the planning and they had good funding). I'll list some of the most obvious problems: 1.) ALOT of reading (overwhelming) and few artifacts. I love to read labels in museums. After about the 3rd room, my eyes were seriously glazing over (surprising, since Colonial and Revolutionary America are specialties of mine that I never grow tired of). It droned on and on, occasionally interrupted by something multimedia related (a bad movie, touch screen....nothing original or even interesting). The seemingly never ending writing was essentially a slightly modernized version of what my college peers and I called "US History by John D. Rockefeller." For those who don't know that history, in the late 19th century, as "philanthropy," Rockerfeller and other oligarchs bought up important historic sites in the US. The sites were refurbished and interpreted to the public with a sanitized version of American history where the few enslaved people were happy with being held in bondage, white women were all cheerful precursors to June Cleaver and poverty didn't exist. This is why so many Americans, when confronted with the truths about the founding of this country (that it was NOT Disney World) will scream that us stupid academics just want to "change history" Haha. Rockerfeller also influenced the history books many of these folks learned from in primary school. 2.) I was watching other visitors. Almost none of them were engaging with the exhibits....which is a shame. A major goal in professional museum circles is abandoning museums as temples (where the public just takes whatever is written as indisputable fact. Instead, museums can be a forum....inspiring people to critically think, share ideas and respectfully debate. This museum had so many opportunities to be a "forum," at a time in history where conspiracy theories and fairy tales have all but replaced critical thinking, learning together, and even questioning authorities and the versions of "history" they grew up with. 3.) The labels attached to the few artifacts on display were poorly written.....in so many ways I can't even begin to explain on here. But they all had 2 things in common.....expecting the visitor to unquestioningly accept the writer's interpretation and not sparking further conversation. Much of the writing and information is outdated....see the 2 photos I attached with the description of an elderly enslaved woman. I gasped, cringed, then took pics because I didn't think my colleagues would believe the description actually existed. 4.) If there were docents or staff interpreters, I didn't see them engaging visitors. In fact, I didn't see them at all. 5.) When we got to the end, where Washington's tents were supposed to be, the doors were shut, the area roped off, and a staff member said we had to wait 20-30 minutes to get inside. He said there was a movie and the tents were kept cordoned off because of the risk of damage due to light exposure. By that time, we had somewhere else to be, so I didn't get to experience that part. I can say, however, that MANY museums (including the National Archives where the Declaration and Constitution are kept and the Smithsonian American History museum that built a special low light room for the Star Spangled Banner) have done a decent job displaying delicate, light sensitive objects with success....and seeing these objects rarely requires a wait of more than a few minutes. Yes, the Declaration and Constitution are suffering from light damage. Still, considering what they've been through over the past 200 years+ and light sensitive technology didn't advance much until the 1900's, they're doing pretty good. I'd like to blame most of these issues on COVID19, but I can't. Most of the problems are just part of the museum itself. If any of the Board Members or Directors see this, I highly recommend a trip to Inverness, Scotland....to the museum near Culloden Battlefield, where the last Jacobite Uprising occurred in the 18th century. The subject material has similarities. But the Culloden Museum is probably the finest example I have ever seen of a museum of this caliber.

...

Museum of the American Revolution Admission Ticket with Audio Guided Option

Related events

Events in the same area