Offered Year Round
Duration: 4-Hours (1-Hour Prison Tour)
Start Time: Flexible
Meeting Location: Flexible
Activity Level: Easy
Private Guided Tour Eastern State Penitentiary
The highlight of this tour is a one-hour fully guided experience in the Eastern State Penitentiary, which was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world. Today it stands in ruin, a haunting block of crumbling, historic cellblocks and empty guard towers. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, it held many notorious lawbreakers including Al Capone. In addition to exploring the Penitentiary, you will have time to take in the sights of some of the other highlights of Philadelphia with your experienced local tour guide.
Program Includes
- Ride in comfort in our luxury vehicles with professional drivers and bottled water
- Admission into the Eastern State Penitentiary for a 1-Hour Private Guided tour
- Experience the city and receive local tips from your savvy local guide
- Door to door service and flexible timing
- Driver gratuity included (guides’ gratuities not included)
- 24-hour support phone number
The starting time and date of the tour are customizable to fit your schedule.
- This tour is offered all year round, currently Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00am to 4:00pm.
- Restrictions may apply depending on the date and time of the tour.
The starting location of the tour is customizable to fit your schedule. The tour can start at your hotel doorstep, at a restaurant where you just finished breakfast or lunch, or custom location of your liking. Pick-up or drop-off outside of center city Philadelphia may incur additional costs.
- This tour is not recommended for children under the age of seven.
- Gratuities for the tour guides are not included.
- Tour can be customized based on your interests.
- 4-Hours with a private vehicle and licensed tour guide.
- 1-Hour private guided tour with an Eastern State Penitentiary Guide where you will explore an abandoned prison and step inside a solitary confinement cell to see what life was like for inmates and guards.
- Extend your 1-hour guided tour to spend more time in the Penitentiary at the various exhibits including Al Capone’s cell, Prisons Today, Jewish life at Eastern State, the Big Graph, Hidden Lives Illuminated OR explore more highlights of the Philadelphia area with our local guide before ending your 4-Hour Tour.
- All stops, timing and inclusions of the tour are dependent upon traffic and weather conditions.
Make it 5-hours for an additional cost!
Optional admission tickets to the top Philadelphia attractions available! Ask your BTSQ Representative for rates.
After-hours tours at the Eastern State Penitentiary are also available! Ask your BTSQ Representative for details and rates.
If you like this tour, you may also like:
- Private Architecture Walking Tour of Philadelphia
- Magic Gardens and Murals of Philadelphia Private Walking Tour
- Discover the Scenes of the Revolutionary War-Private Walking Tour
Looking for a full-day experience?
- Ask about our Day in Valley Forge
Make it Custom!
- Have any special interests? We can curate this Experience and pair you with a specialized tour guide to fit your needs. Topics range from horticulture, art, culinary, pop culture, architecture, history, or something we have never heard of! An additional research fee and specialized guide fee may apply.
