Independence Hall and Old City, Philadelphia: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Independence Hall to Old City in Philadelphia: 3 stops, about 1.2 km, about 15 minutes of walking plus about 20 minutes of listening. Start at Independence Hall, completed in 1753, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated and signed in the Assembly Room. A few steps north, the Liberty Bell, ordered in 1751, cast in London and silent since 1846, rests in its glass pavilion on Market Street. Finish in Old City at Christ Church, the Nation’s Church, and Elfreth’s Alley, lived in since 1703.
- Stops:
- 3
- Distance:
- about 1.2 km
- Walking:
- about 15 min
- Listening:
- about 20 min
Independence Hall and Old City, Philadelphia: how long does the walk take?
About 35 minutes in all: about 15 minutes on foot over about 1.2 km, plus about 20 minutes of audio at the 3 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Independence Hall and Old City, Philadelphia: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, and Old City. The longest stretch between two stops is about 0.8 km, about 11 min on foot.
Route and map
Navigate with Google Maps, listen with Mappu: the stories keep playing while you follow the route.
Opens Google Maps with walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
In the Assembly Room stands the Rising Sun Chair, used by George Washington through the four months of the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Liberty Bell · about 0.4 km, about 5 min on foot
Stop 2
For nearly eighty years it was simply the State House Bell, and what most people call its crack is a deliberately widened groove.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Old City · about 0.8 km, about 11 min on foot
Stop 3
Christ Church, founded in 1695, was for fifty-six years the tallest structure in North America.
about 7 min of audio
How does this self-guided walking tour work?
The audio guides on this page stay free: open any stop to listen in your browser.
Walk Mode uses your location to narrate places as you walk. It opens in the Mappu app at the first stop, Independence Hall. Your first walk is free for three stops with a free Mappu account.
Walk Mode: 2 hours for 50 credits (€4.99 Starter pack)
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
Route checked by Mappu on October 20, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.