Beyond the Bell Tours

Name: Beyond the Bell Tours
Address: 1315 Walnut Street Ste 1000, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, US
Telephone: +14844160140
Rating: 4.9

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Beyond the Bell Tours

Beyond the Bell Tours creates inclusive historical walking tours of Philadelphia.
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06/18/2024

If you've come on a tour in the past few years, you've heard us share about Mary and Suz. They were on the news this month.

Adam Joseph brings together high school and college seniors along with senior citizens for a state of the LGBTQ+ community.

06/18/2024

✨Tour guides Shawn, Renata and Mathew all got 5-star reviews this week. ✨

06/12/2024

What are the untold stories of your destination? 🔔 rebecca fisher, founder of Beyond the Bell Tours is appealing to the more curious travelers through stories of women, LGBTQ+, people of color, indigenous people, and others who get left out of the destination narrative.

Learn how taking a different lens helps this tour operator thrive on direct bookings and attain high publicity in an interview from Arival 360 | Orlando:

https://arival.travel/article/telling-untold-stories-on-tour/

06/05/2024

We head over to Fairmount Bicycles where owner Shelly S. Walker is using bicycles to make human connections in all kinds of ways.

06/04/2024

Happy Holidays to all who celebrate ! 🫠

05/26/2024

Thanks for coming and sweating with us this weekend. 🥵

05/19/2024

May is filled to the brim with field trips! We had a student group from and one of the students (.jack.son) took these amazing pics! Check them out. 🔥

05/18/2024

Beyond the Bell Tours truly traveled beyond the bell last month when Rebecca assisted as a guide for Bucket List Tour Guide in Ireland. Should BTB plan an international trip??? Women’s / Q***r History themed trip out of the county??? 👀

05/17/2024

Rebecca met residents of the John C Anderson House, Mary and Suz, when they came on a tour a few years ago. Over the years, they’ve grown close spending time in the Gayborhood. Mary has taken to sending Rebecca the monthly newsletter of the John C Anderson Apartments. If you’ve been on a Gayborhood Tour in the last year, Rebecca has added a stop about Mary and Suz, which shares Mary’s words and experience. We love Mary and Suz! They brought a group of their friends on a tour a few weeks back. ❤️❤️

05/13/2024

Ooooo check out guide in training Shawn trying out some spots on the Badass Women’s History Tour. ✨

05/09/2024

This time of year is all about the field trips. We love to help you wrap up your year in the classroom with a fun excursion in Philly!

04/29/2024

Yesterday, Joey accepted the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund 2024 Heroes award on behalf of Beyond the Bell Tours. It was an honor! Since Rebecca was out of town, Wilfredo of the Drag Arts Oral History Project (our collaborator and friend) attended in her place. ♥️

04/20/2024

Did anyone catch co-founder Rebecca on CBS?

Barbara Gittings is considered one of the pioneers of LGBTQ+ rights and women's rights movements. In the 1960s, the activist fought against employment discrimination and picketed outside of Independence Hall.

04/12/2024

03/25/2024

Rebecca here! One of my favorite things about starting a business in the area you grew up are all the people from all parts of your life who show up for a tour. Check out my senior year prom date’s friends and family on this Badass Women’s History Tour.

03/22/2024

Many of you might know that cofounder Rebecca often spends winter months substituting at local middle schools. She’s spent the last five months as a 7th and 8th grade English teacher at Penn Charter! To wrap up her time, she invited her colleagues on a Badass Women’s History Tour. Check out the teachers only field trip!

03/01/2024

Happy Women’s History Month! As we exit Black History Month, remember that businesses are Black owned ALL YEAR ROUND. Two Black owned tour companies we love are: and ! Support the businesses you want to see thrive in Philadelphia. This month, we hope to see you on a Badass Women’s History Tour. ✨

01/31/2024

🥶This tour left us with cold hands, but warm hearts❤️ We had a lovely tour with this month. If you have not heard of them or experienced their programming celebrating Native arts and culture- IT’S TIME. Check them out and support their work today. ✨

01/22/2024

It was a cold day, but this group warmed our hearts! If you haven't heard of We Are the Seeds, you should check them out ASAP, support their work and attend their amazing local programming celebrating Indigenous arts and culture!

11/22/2023

Get to know our city a little better with a tour of the Gayborhood!

11/13/2023

Last week, we hosted a group from the National Education Association as part of their training on LGBTQ+ Advocacy!

10/22/2023

10/11/2023

You can currently find cofounder Rebecca at tourism conference, Arival! Today she spoke about her tourism and social change philosophy and shared some LGBTQ History. 🏳️‍🌈

10/09/2023

Over the last year, Beyond the Bell Tours has been collaborating with The Drag Arts Oral History Project run by the brilliant . We are building an archive of oral history interviews of local drag artists. This archive will be publicly accessible in the coming months. We seek to preserve and celebrate the drag arts. More to come. 🏳️‍🌈

09/29/2023

Catch Beyond the Bell Tours starting to do archival research at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for !

09/28/2023

We’re super honored and excited to be stepping in to support the incredible work of the renowned artist Michelle Angela Ortiz/ Artist. She’s running a multi year project about 9th street Market called: Our Market (https://www.ourmarketproject.com/). Check out the project, support the work and stay tuned for more updates.

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1315 Walnut Street Ste 1000
Philadelphia, PA
19107

Telephone

+14844160140

Website

http://www.beyondthebelltours.com/

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That’s a wrap on the Beyond the Bell Tours Pride Crawls for 2023! We had a BALL with you all this Pride season. We loved celebrating pride for you by getting your facts straight and your nightlife gay. Don’t forget that we offer our Gayborhood Tour FULL YEAR ROUND. Footage by: @phillyexperiences and @romearoundtheglobe #pride #phillypride #lgbtqphilly #queerphilly #gayphilly

We’ve had such an amazing #pridemonth exploring the Gayborhood with our Pride Crawl. We’ve visited three LGBTQ owned establishments, gotten our LGBTQ history tour on TAP and met local folks in the community. ❤️❤️❤️

24-HOUR FLASH SALE! We are celebrating five years of Beyond the Bell Tours with some sexy deals on tours & merch. Offer valid for Thursday May 18th ONLY. 20% off Saturday Tours (use promo code “HAPPY”) 15% off Gift Cards (use promo code “5YEAR”) 10% off Merch (use promo code “BDAY”) 15% off Private Tours (Contact us to book!)

Uhhh ohhh we have a new favorite group of tour attendees! It turns out it’s a children’s choir from Chicago called Uniting Voices who put on a performance for us at the end of the tour. We were deeply moved and it made our week. ❤️

Doing a lil #flashbackfriday of the last year of press we’ve gotten! We are eternally grateful for the amazing coverage of this silly lil tour company Rebecca forced Joey into during college. We are looking forward to our SIXTH season of doing tours this year! ❤️‍🔥 Article one: “Tour showcases untold stories of LGBTQIA+ community in Philadelphia“ by SJU @sjuhawknews Article two: “Philly’s tour guides are fighting over whose stories matter“ by @phillyinquirer Article three: Weekend Philler @phl17 Article four: 8 Unique Philly Tours You’ll Actually Want to Take by @phillymag Article five: “With a boost from Pride, LGBTQ tour operator seeing increased interest in Philadelphia’s untold history” by @phlbizjournal Article six: “Germantown Neighbors: Meet Rebecca, the loud and proud City of Pride tour guide“ by @gtowninfohub

Looking back on 2022, we are so thankful for everyone who made this a good year for Beyond the Bell Tours. We are very proud that over TWO THOUSAND people came on a Beyond the Bell Tour in 2022. We never in our wildest dreams thought this many locals and tourists would come out to hear Women’s + LGBTQ History in Philadelphia. Thank you to our partners, supporters, all the people who step in to make BTB possible at various times of the year. We love you all so much. ❤️ Happy New Year.

Thank you @lezcronymz for capturing my highlight of SWEAT, which was defeating Joey at Connect Four!!! We will see you ALL at SWEAT this August! Follow @we.make.you.sweat for updates!

A retrospective on Pride weekend created by the lovely @kosermusic! This is your LAST Pride weekend to join BEYOND THE BELL TOURS for our City of Pride Tour. There are just a few tix left y’all!

We are booking for Friday, June 17th and Saturday, June 18th for the City of Pride Tour. There are only 9 tickets left for the ENTIRE weekend!!! Now is the time to book your ticket. 🌈✨🏳️‍🌈

We had such a good time hosting Haverford College students with @phillyexperiences a few weeks back. (Chrissy made this amazing video btw!) Students did a deep dive of Independence Hall National Park with us and then headed to North Philly with Chrissy to check out local art and to explore themes of gentrification. If you haven’t done so, go follow @phillyexperiences and hop on a tour ASAP! Thank you @foundingfootsteps for the trolley ✨

Herstory on the Rocks

Join us to learn about the grimké sisters!

Queering Benjamin Franklin's story!

A Stranger's Guide to Philadelphia

Join Rebecca to talk about the 1800's brothel scene in Philly!

Herstory on the Rocks: Women in Art

Learn about Women in Art

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Our Story

This company and our tours are inspired by untold stories of Philadelphia and how by sharing these stories, we can create a greater sense of belonging and a more inclusive city. We create tours that influence public history and highlight marginalized communities such as: people of color, q***r folks, indigenous peoples and women. Beyond the Bell is built to promote cross cultural engagement and is committed to putting the people back into people's history.