Vampires, Sex, Ghosts! ...& so much more!

Our maiden tour voted best in Philadelphia. With an eclectic array of sites and frights from dark & deviant sexcapades to torture, mass burials & execution, to vampires, pirates, and ghosts! A solid year of research & development by university professor Joe Wojie this high energy, R-Rated adult night tour ensures the highest value in entertainment and fact. An exceptionally one of a kind, unique, and far different tour than any other- adventurers are guided past Independence Hall, The Library of Congress and 2 dozen other sites starting with a core of traditional stories from our founding fathers and quickly moving to Philly's most seedy locations like our whipping posts, gallows, red light district; even recounting hauntings such as that of the City Tavern, pirate ghost ships that sail the Delaware, and more!

Duration: 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm (& other times available)

Cost: $19.99

*Departs from Independence Visitor Center (April through November)- 1 N. Independence Mall West Phila, Pa 19106.

Cemetery, Serial Killers; Blood & Beer!

From the burial ground to the bar! Eat, drink, & be merry!

From grave robbers like Dutch Pillet and Levi Chew to
psychopathic killers like the “Corpse Collector,” “Frankfort Slasher,”
“Hednik’s House of Horrors,” and H.H. Holmes; America’s first- this is not your
typical Liberty Bell tour! And…after a fact-packed late afternoon Grim Philly®
walk we’ll rest our weary bones at Mexican Post Tavern for beer and snacks just in time for dinner before leaving on our (optional) "Bootleggers Ball Historic & Haunted Pub Crawl!"

Sparsely sprinkled with national icons, tales of yellow
fever death, & up close visits to the graves of Ben Franklin, & other
founding fathers- this tour tells more of the modern; gritty…some would say
“twisted” side of our history. So join us, please- on this fascinating Grim
Philly® adventure of blood & beer!

Tour price includes:

3 historians/guides.*

Paid admission to burial ground, & Christs Church.

 Beer and snacks at Mexican Post Tavern.

Numerous historical sites including Franklin's Grave, Elfreth's Alley, Betsy Ross House, & more!

Duration: 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (& select earlier 12:30 pm times).

Cost: $29.99

*Departs Sat. & Sun. afternoons from Independence Visitor Center (April through November)- 1 N. Independence Mall West Phila, Pa 19106.

Bootlegger's Ball ~ Historic & Haunted Pub Crawl!

From ruthless "businessmen" gangsters shooting up the city in a war to control the liquor trade, to even a few haunting stories of pirates, ghosts, & spectral tavern spirits at the end- enjoy complimentary food, beer, cover charges, & histories as you're entertained with the most chillingly interesting, twisted, & unique facts of our fair city. A typical "Grim Philly"® dark history mix of old & new, we'll explore our early tavern & waterfront drinking cultures, before moving on to some of our most famous prohibition gangsters- Al Capone, Mickey Duffy, Waxy Gordon, Leo Lanzetti, and others. Tour features singles nights the last Saturday of every month- including drinking games & ample time for socializing. So join us each weekend on Philly's "RRR" rated #1 educational drinking tour!

With plenty of time to socialize and mingle in between activities,
including trivia and drinking games for chances to win free beer, each stop includes additional drink specials as being part of our tour for customers to make a spectacular evening out. In addition to drink give-a-ways and discount drinks
for purchase tour price also includes drink and/or food samples for all at each
stop. Arrive early and let your servers know you are with the tour to receive
drink specials while you wait for your tour to begin!

Includes:

Guided tour of “Grim” Philly's waterfront, bootlegging, & haunted history.

4 tavern admissions.

Beer and food samples included as part of tour price.

Drink specials on additional beverages available as part of our tour.

Ample opportunity to socialize with friends old & new.

Ticket collection begins at 6:30 PM.

Duration: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Cost: $29.99

*A departure from our usual fast pace & fact-packed regular tours, pub crawls are designed as guided evenings out with friends. Taverns are chosen less for historical significance and more for giving tour goers a modern & cultural variety of local flavor. For differences between our pub crawls and regular walking tours please visit our FAQ page for more details.

*Runs weekends (March through November) from Mexican Post Tavern 104 Chestnut St. Phila, Pa 19106.

Midnight Ghost Hunting!~ A mid-summer night's ghost hunt

With Laurie Hull-McCabe, author of Philly's Main Line Haunts,""Brandywine Valley Ghosts," "Supernatural Pennsylvania," and more.

Search with your own equipment (provided) alongside the most renowned clairvoyant paranormal investigator on the east coast as you hunt for ghosts in famously haunted Olde City under the cool moonlight over the cobblestone paths of America's most historic, and haunted city! Departing from Mexican Post Tavern 11:00 pm sharp; search for spectral spirits throughout the witching hour the last Friday of each month on this limited edition mid-summer night's midnight ghost hunt!

Duration: 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM

Cost: $39.99

*Runs last Friday of each month from Mexican Post Tavern 104 Chestnut St. Phila, Pa 19106.

Grim Philly Kiddie Tours!

(Private Tours- By Appointment Only)

Voodoo, Pirates, & Ghosts; oh my! Join expert Grim Philly guides on this frightfully family friendly spooktacular rendition of their night-time “…Ghosts & More Tour;” with its dark history variety voted best in the city in 2011 & 2012. Hear tales of our founding fathers like Ben Franklin and others amidst revelations of hauntings and spirits while passing the very best of our city’s sights- Independence & Carpenters Halls, Library of Congress, First and Second Banks of the US, Merchants Exchange, City Tavern, & more! Fun for the whole family!

Call for appointment.

Winter!

Grim Philly’s: Pub Crawl Around Christmas Tour!

Ring in the ghosts of Christmas past as we drink in the yuletide spirits of grog & nog on this most entertainingly fact-(& alcohol) filled tour of the holiday season!

Revel in little known facts of Christmas past including the season’s pagan roots in Roman, Celtic & German traditions, while learning of medieval Christian, and New World additions in caroling, mumming & mistletoe.

Traverse our gritty city’s historic & bar district, hearing tales of pirates & privateers to bordellos & beer, to caroling drunkards with wassail bowls full of cheer!

Fact packed & intensively researched, an “education” in Philly’s bawdy & tippled past never felt so much like pure entertainment while reveling in the ‘spirits’ of the season.

With plenty of time to socialize and mingle in between activities,
including trivia and drinking games for chances to win free beer, each stop includes
additional drink specials as being part of our tour for customers to make a
spectacular evening out. In addition to drink give-a-ways and discount drinks
for purchase tour price also includes drink and/or food samples for all at each
stop. Arrive early and let your servers know you are with the tour to receive
drink specials while you wait for your tour to begin!



Tour price includes:

Guided historic tour of “Grim” Philly, & Christmas.

3 tavern admissions

Beer and food samples, drink give-a-ways, & specials.

Ample opportunity to socialize with friends old & new.

Ticket collection begins at 6:30 PM.

Duration: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Cost: $24.99



*Runs every Saturday night through February from Mexican Post Tavern 104 Chestnut St. Phila, Pa 19106.