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Bloodletting & Burials Tour
Bloodletting & Burials Tour – 6:00 pm
This guided tour takes guests through Philadelphia’s gruesome medical past. Meet at Betsy’s grave for your first stop, then proceed to Christ Church Burial Ground and then onward to Arch Street Meetinghouse. Upon your return to the Betsy Ross House take the Spooky Self-Guided Tour of the Betsy Ross House. On the tour of the house, meet Betsy Ross in her upholstery shop where she’ll talk about the creepier parts of living in 18th century Philadelphia including how lining coffins was part of her job as an upholsterer.
Bloodletting & Burials Tour – 7:00 pm
This guided tour takes guests through Philadelphia’s gruesome medical past. Your tour begins will a Spooky Self-Guided Tour of the Betsy Ross House where you’ll meet Betsy Ross and she’ll talk about the creepier parts of living in 18th century Philadelphia, including how lining coffins was part of her job as an upholsterer. Then, meet at Betsy’s grave in the courtyard for your first stop on your guided walking tour. The tour will also make stops at Christ Church Burial Ground and Arch Street Meetinghouse.