Really enjoyed our visit here - beautiful original furniture and a great tour guide. Having a descendant give the tour is a great bonus as he had so much inside knowledge about the family.
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Physick House
321 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
215/925-7866 or 215/925-2251
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Ranked #70 of 258 attractions in Philadelphia
5 Reviews Description: Stately mansion built in 1780 for a wealthy physician, Dr. Philip Syng Physick.
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I belong to LAndmarks and enjoy going there for cocktail parties every year...to eat and drink amidst the glorious antique furniture ia a step back into gracious living..particularly among friends...but worth seeing under any circumstances.
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Nice to see what 18th century Philadelphia house looked like, the guide is wonderful. We got to taste the remake of Dr Physics invention: the soda drink (yes, it was his invention, not Coca Cola's) and it was wonderful, buy it!
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The tour guide was great...he was a descendant of Dr. Physick so he seemed to have a lot of inside info about his family's history. For someone that played such an important role in our history, Dr. Physick is not very well-known so this was really enlightening. I learned a lot about not only his accomplishments but also a lot...
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My teenage son and I enjoyed a captivating tour of the Physick House given by J Del Connor a direct descendant of Dr. Physick. Mr. Connor is a captivating guide/raconteur mixing fascinating stories of his amazing family with humor and insights into colonial and 19th century America. This is by far the most interesting historical house tour I have ever...
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