Learn about this city's architecture from the vantage point of a vintage working streetcar , and let us transport you to another time.
Tour includes moderate degree of walking .
Ride a trolley on a segment of the renowned Route 23 electric streetcar route from Chestnut Hill, through Mount Airy, to Germantown. See architectural highlights from the mid-18th century to the present. Learn how public transportation caused several generations of development along Philadelphia's historic northwest corridor. Walking tour stops will be made in Chestnut Hill and Germantown, with refreshments at the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion and a visit to the garden at Wyck. Co-sponsored with the Chestnut Hill Community Association and Philadelphia's Historic Northwest Coalition.