Walk the Ben Franklin Bridge, Tour Walt Whitman House, Ferry Back

Join Audrey for a stroll across the Ben Franklin bridge into Camden to take a guided tour the Walt Whitman house. We’ll return to Philly by ferry and then grab a late lunch at Spruce Street Harbor Park. Along the way we’ll discusss Whitman’s poem Song of the Open Road.

STRICT LIMIT OF 10 PEOPLE because the house is small. First pay goes.

“I have always loved to walk… the free air, the open road.” - Walt Whitman (Song of the Open Road)

PLEASE READ: Plan to walk - a lot! Bring plenty of water to drink. Wear comfortable shoes.

💵Fee: $22 covers guided tour of museum and ticket for ferry ride back. Coffee, pastry and everything else is pay on your own.
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📔READ: Song of the Open Road
By Walt Whitman
Genre: Poem
Available here free

THE PLAN

☕️9:00am - 9:30 Coffee
Almost Home Coffee Shop
📍 205 Race St, Philadelphia

Arrive before 9:30am to grab a cup of coffee and a pastry for the walk or just meet us at 9:30am to start the walk.

🚶🏻‍♀️9:30am: Walk Ben Franklin Bridge

We’ll walk across the Ben Franklin Bridge, letting the poetic 😜 rhythm of our steps carry us between Philadelphia and Camden. With sweeping views of the river and skyline, it’s the perfect passageway to reflect on Whitman’s words and the city he once called home.

11:00am: Guided House Tour
👨🏼‍🦳The Walt Whitman House
📍330 Mickle Boulevard (also known as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard)
Camden

The Walt Whitman House preserves the legacy of America’s “Great Poet of Democracy.” Once home to Whitman during his final years, it became a gathering place for admirers who celebrated his birthday and safeguarded his memory through the Walt Whitman Fellowship, later the Walt Whitman Association—the oldest Whitman society in the world. Thanks to their efforts, the modest house was opened to the public in 1923 and designated both a New Jersey State Historic Site and a National Historic Landmark. Today, it continues to welcome visitors from around the world with poetry readings, research programs, and celebrations of Whitman’s enduring masterpiece, Leaves of Grass.

⛴️ 12:30 Ferry Back to Philly
📍2 Riverside Dr, Camden, NJ

We’ll take a lovely 15 minute ride across the Delaware River on the RiverLink Ferry Freedom from the Camden Waterfront in New Jersey to get back to the Delaware River Waterfront in Philadelphia.

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