Early Entry: Museum Of The American Revolution Admission & 1-hour Guided Tour

Excellent short small group (we had six) tour of the new Declaration of Independence exhibit and then we were free to see the rest of the museum. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. We were the only people in the museum, which was very nice.

The small group tour was great! We could hear what our guide was talking about, he pointed out interesting points.

Your guide didn’t know what she was talking about. Didn’t let us touch anything that we were allowed to touch. Yelled at us for no apparent reason. Horrible experience. Museum seems cool, just make sure you get the write tour.

The Museum of the American Revolution was a great experience. The America Rising film was very well done, and the interactive exhibits and model displays were fascinating and informative. The museum does an excellent job bringing the Revolutionary War era to life. Even the Revolution-themed trail mix in the café was a fun and creative touch. Highly recommend this museum for anyone interested in American history.

Great museum about the American Revolution. We spent 5 hours here. It definitely takes more than the 2 hours they recommend, unless you breeze through it as quickly as possible without reading anything. They have several films, a presentation about George Washington's tent, and the main museum exhibit. The main exhibit is nice because it takes you chronologically through the war. Currently, until 2027, they have a special exhibit "The Declaration's Journey," about the Declaration of Independence and how it inspired independence movements around the world. We found that really interesting because that's not something that you typically learn about in history classes or in books about the Revolutionary War.

Wound up as a private tour for our family of four before the museum opened to the public. Truly felt like we had the whole museum to ourselves! Engaging guide, Jonah, kept our group’s interest throughout (including 13 & 14 year olds). Museum has nice interactive components and we were able to go back to revisit areas we wanted to see again plus explore the special exhibition on the Declaration after the tour. If you’d like a more private experience without the crowds, I’d highly recommend this tour!

I booked this experience through Viator. However, they will not let me leave a review directly on their platform as the tour did not happen. We arrived about 10 minutes early for the 9AM tour. At 9AM when no one was there to greet us, I reached out to the tour operator and received no response. I had a very difficult time with Viator customer service, but this review is on the tour, so I won't get in to detail. I had booked the tour well in advance so there was no good reason that the museum should not have scheduled someone. They did refund the cost of the tour, though. We ended up visiting the museum the next day (not with the tour) and I thought, overall, the museum was well done and informative. There was museum staff available to answer questions so I don't think this tour would be necessary. I believe there is at least one more review from someone who had the same issue as our family. I would not risk booking the tour and scheduling around it, to not have it happen.

The tour may have been interesting if I was able to hear it. There were at least 3-4 tours at the same time. Nothing could be heard and the noise from one group to the other was way too much to learn a thing. Perhaps head phones would assist but there were so many people that who knew which group you should be with.

"Declarations Journey" exhibit (Oct '25-Jan '26) is completely woke. Learned little about the actual Declaration of Independence or the amazing men who founded our republic. Entire focus was on oppressed people groups.

This tour gives me unique experience of an undisturbed tour. This young museum features well designed curation, which brings to life the vital chapters of the revolution. I am lucky to be the only guest of this tour. But the guide's services is absolutely undiscounted. She helps me understand both the big picture and small details of the American history.

It was so nice having access to the Museum before it opened to the public. My guide was very knowledgeable and it was like getting a refresher course on the history of the Revolutionary War. I was fortunate to have a private tour. The entire staff at the Museum was so friendly. Highly recommend this tour for any age.

We really loved the Early entrance personal tour. We learned so many interesting facts from Candice that we would not have learned going through the exhibits ourselves.

It was a real treat to enter the museum earlier than the public. It was Quiet and really allowed to enjoy the exhibits. The tour guide was knowledgeable and made the tour fun AND informative!

This is definitely not one of your old, tired, worn out museum! This is a fresh, new & modern museum with a great design. The displays are amazing with many interactive components that make the tour even more benefits & thought provoking. We did the early access tour first & this provides you with a great introduction to what the Museum has to offer. You then have the opportunity for a deeper dive into your favorite exhibits.

I booked this tour because we have younger kids (2, 7, 10), and I thought they would find a tour to be more interesting than going through the museum on our own. I was right! We lucked out and we were the only people on the tour. Our tour guide did an amazing job showing us the highlights of the museum and explaining concepts in a way our kids could understand. All of us really enjoyed the tour and saw almost the entire museum within the hour. It was a great use of time, and all of us learned so much.

Was confirmed on the Viator app. Waited 20 mins and still no one showed. Couldn’t even get into museum yet since this time is “early” and before it officially opens. Hope I get a refund. Haven’t heard from the guide.

Very well organized museum with plenty of interesting exhibits and artifacts! I signed up for the tour, which was a little over an hour and was excellent. The multimedia presentations, including the presentation of Washington’s tent, was very well done. They even had an actor portraying a soldier who really did an excellent job of putting it all in perspective. Overall a wonderful experience!

This was the best museum of our trip in Philly. Very well put together and it had a great way of drawing you into the various exhibits. We took the gallery highlights tour. Andy was excellent. He was very welcoming and extremely informative. He explained the history in a very fun and engaging way. I'd highly recommend that you take this tour. We'd have missed a lot if we didn't do this. Also pretty cool to see George Washington's real tent!

Excellent guide. Moved us through at a nice pace with wonderful information. We didn't feel like we were being bombarded with too many dates and facts and figures. Clean facility.

To be honest, I was under-whelmed. I'm lifelong resident of Southern New Jersey and a historian. I could find no (zero) reference to the battles of Red Bank, Fort Mercer and Fort Mifflin. These were very important battles that seem to have been missed by this "museum." There was also no reference to the battle of Turtle Gut Inlet which was the largest sea battle during the Revolution. The museum paints John Paul Jones as a pirate and downplays the role played by George Washington; after all he was nothing but a wealthy slave owner. I understand the focus on diversity, but seriously, this museum completely misses the mark. Nice building though and very nice bathroom. I like the lockers.

Was so nice to go in before the crowds- and it did get crowded. The museum is very well done. Of course seeing George Washington’s tent was thrilling! What a treat.

Having time in the museum before the crowds was great. Also our guide did a fantastic job of engaging the children. Do not miss the George Washington presentation.

Spectacular! Relatively new museum. Treats American History as a worthy subject. Makes clear that progress was not complete with the Revolution, but doesn’t apologize about our Founders. Turns out Washington is still a hero, not someone to be rejected.