City Tavern
PA - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
166 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
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MUSEUM
VISITOR INFORMATION
The garden reopened in 2026 only as a limited summer pop-up for America's 250th anniversary.
There are no restrooms, accessible or otherwise, at this location. The City Tavern restaurant itself has been closed for several years; the NPS-managed building and grounds remain free to stroll and picnic.
SITE FEATURES
Reconstructed Structures
A normal restaurant busy season is not established. Garden and exterior visits may follow regional tourism, but site-specific peak months are unconfirmed.
April-May or September-October for the garden and exterior paired with Old City walks. Confirm any specifically advertised interior or food-service event; do not assume ordinary restaurant access.
HISTORIC SITES NEARBY
Nearby Historic Sites
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Landmark
WHO WAS HERE
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George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
About City Tavern
City Tavern was a leading Philadelphia meeting place for Continental delegates, military officers, merchants, and foreign diplomats. Banquets and informal discussions there supported political cooperation and the French alliance. The tavern’s social spaces helped sustain the networks directing the Revolution from the national capital.
Philadelphia’s original City Tavern was demolished in the nineteenth century. A 1970s reconstruction occupies the historical site within Independence National Historical Park, reproducing the exterior and period-style interiors with museum and hospitality spaces, but containing no substantial original eighteenth-century building fabric.
History happened here at City Tavern
City Tavern was a leading Philadelphia meeting place for Continental delegates, military officers, merchants, and foreign diplomats. Banquets and informal discussions there supported political cooperation and the French alliance.
The tavern’s social spaces helped sustain the networks directing the Revolution from the national capital.
PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
EXTERNAL LINKS
National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/places/city-tavern.htm
National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/historyculture/places-citytavern.htm
National Park Service: https://home.nps.gov/inde/planyourvisit/citytavern.htm
National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/news/independence-national-historical-park-has-issued-a-request-for-proposals-rfp-to-lease-operate-and-maintain-city-tavern.htm
National Park Service: https://irmadev.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279281
Accessed 2026-09-29