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photograph by Kerry Regan
photograph by Kerry Regan
Ned Drinker, guide
Ned Drinker, guide
First Person Tours
First Person Tours
There is nothing new in the world except the history we do not know. Harry S Truman
There is nothing new in the world except the history we do not know. Harry S Truman
video by willdrinker.
Guide Services
Guide Services
Founders Walking Tour
Founders Walking Tour
The essentials of colonial America in Philadelphia.
The personalities and events that led to the creation of the United States are important for all informed world citizens, especially Americans, to know and understand. To better live in our world today we need to explore the issues that held the public's attention in the 18th century because "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". (George Santayana)
Corrupt and power-hungry leaders, restricted world trade and troubled race relations were as important to colonial Americans as they are to us today.
The Founders Tour includes the essential sites and topics in American history from the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn in 1682 to the signing of the US Constitution in 1787.
Fairmount Park Bike Tour
Fairmount Park Bike Tour
Ride the park that makes the city.
Fairmount Park is one of Philadelphia's greatest treasures. With over 2000 acres of parkland running along each side of the Schuylkill River, Fairmount Park has always been a place of recreation and respite from city life, as well as the location of the "country seats" of important Philadelphians.
This bike tour through gentle park terrain, will start and end, at the Fairmount Water Works and explore various sites in East Fairmount Park. Bikes can be obtained from the city bike vendor, Indego, or you may bring you own.
The Bike Tour is at your own risk and will require the signing of a liability release form.
Free Tour
Free Tour
Free tours for disabled individuals with a Pennsylvania Access or Art-Reach card.
Having a son with Down syndrome, I know that individuals with disabilities are not usually exposed to sufficient historical and cultural experiences. In an effort to overcome that deficiency, groups composed of a ratio of one disabled individual with a Pennsylvania Access or Art-Reach card per 4-person group may enjoy an appropriate version of any First Person Tour free of charge. The usual fee of $2 per person will be collected by each cultural or historical site.
Barnes-de Mazia Tour
Barnes-de Mazia Tour
Understanding art using the Barnes Method.
Albert Barnes was not only a leading collector of important art, he was a trail-blazing educator. This tour at the Barnes Foundation will expose the participant to the objective method of empirical art analysis as developed by Dr Barnes, put into practice by Violette de Mazia and grounded in the aesthetic philosophy of John Dewey and William James.
Rocky Steps and Fairmount Park
Rocky Steps and Fairmount Park
Yo, Adrian! Gonna fly now!
No visit to Philadelphia is complete without a run up the 72 stone steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and an impromptu victory dance - a climb made famous by the indomitable Rocky Balboa. A selfie with the iconic Rocky statue is well-earned. Our walking tour will continue with an exploration of the Philadelphia Museum of Art azalea garden, the Fairmount Water Works, Boathouse Row and Lemon Hill Mansion.
Free two-hour
virtual tour from
Jan 30, 2023:
Free two-hour
virtual tour from
Jan 30, 2023:
As with most Schuylkill riverside communities, much of the history of Conshohocken is no longer visible and takes some effort to uncover. The goal of this 2-hour video, "Finding Conshohocken", is to inspire a collaborative and participatory exploration of our local history through participant visits to our rich interpretative sites such as the C Howard Heister Canal Center, Lock 60, the Iron & Steel Heritage Museum, and other keepers of our historical treasures, especially local historical societies. The Schuylkill Navigation is an important part of Conshohocken's history so that connection is explored, as well as elements common to other riverside communities such as the Quakers, mining, iron and steel production, industrialization, population decline, river restoration and community redevelopment.
As with most Schuylkill riverside communities, much of the history of Conshohocken is no longer visible and takes some effort to uncover. The goal of this 2-hour video, "Finding Conshohocken", is to inspire a collaborative and participatory exploration of our local history through participant visits to our rich interpretative sites such as the C Howard Heister Canal Center, Lock 60, the Iron & Steel Heritage Museum, and other keepers of our historical treasures, especially local historical societies. The Schuylkill Navigation is an important part of Conshohocken's history so that connection is explored, as well as elements common to other riverside communities such as the Quakers, mining, iron and steel production, industrialization, population decline, river restoration and community redevelopment.
"Finding Conshohocken"
"Finding Conshohocken"
The most personal is the most creative.
Bong Joon-ho, 2019 Academy Award for Best Director for Parasite, citing the influence of Martin Scorsese.
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Ned Drinker
First Person Tours
18 Garnet Circle
Conshohocken PA 19428
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