Tour Description

Do you love roads, highways, and bridges? Are you a railfan? Do you like how roads and railroads come together and are planned? Well then, this is exactly the tour for you. Philadelphia has a number of historical roads and highways, and also is perhaps the most important railroad city in U.S. history. On this tour, you will see and hear about the history of roads, highways, city planning, bridges, railroads, train stations, and more!

About Your Local Guide

My name is Peter Brown. I was born in Philadelphia and raised just over the city line in Cheltenham. I went to Cheltenham High School and Butler University. I'm interested and passionate in just about everything Philadelphia. I'm a huge Philly sports fan, and also love the Jersey Shore.

How it works

Step 1. Click 'Go Now' to request a tour that starts right away. Click 'Schedule Tour' to send a request for a time in the future.
*Your credit card will not be charged until the guide accepts the request.*

Step 2. If the guide is available, they will accept the tour request. Either way, we will notify you via email/text within 5 minutes for 'Go Now' requests and within 24 hours for 'Schedule Tour' requests.

Step 3. If you have chosen 'Go Now', your guide will immediately leave to come meet you and start your tour. If you have scheduled a tour, you'll receive a reminder 24 hours in advance of the start time

Step 4. After the guide accepts the tour request, we'll send you a text/email with a confirmation code. When the guide arrives, you'll give the guide that confirmation code to start the tour.

Step 5. Enjoy!