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United States Mint

151 N. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-408-0114
As featured in 3 days in Philadelphia
Ranked #26 of 47 tours in Philadelphia
3.0 of 5 stars 47 Reviews
Type: Government Buildings, Tours
Fee: No
Traveller Description: Dating from 1793, the Philadelphia Mint is the oldest and largest of the six facilities operated by the United States Mint.  The present structure is... more »
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

Very neat (and free tour), definitely worth a few minutes for a self guided tour to learn how money is made. A neat little collection of historical artifacts too. Gift shop is pretty neat too. More

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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20 reviews 20 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

good to go and see he the pennys and people making it More

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Washington Township, New Jersey
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

It was a very informative tour. I learned a lot about the money I use. I think this is a good place to take school age children starting at 7 maybe a little younger. More

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
71 helpful votes 71 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

Long walk thru building, self guided, everything is just look and wonder what they are doing, looks staged. They act like you don't exist. Keep walking and looking that's it, not worth it if you have to decide between this and something else. We got more information on the history channel. More

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Bensalem, Pennsylvania
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

its just money. Very boreing for kids of all ages. The only thing it is missing are thr game figures More

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60 reviews 60 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2012

Was neater in the 70's but now they don't roll the metal from the giant ingots. That was the neatest part. More

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Calgary, Canada
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012

Nothing really Exciting here. It is a long walk around the upstairs of the entire building. You cant really see what is going on in the actual Mint except for the machines that move large containers of Change around. Did not see Bill making machines. Lots of antiques around the tour from the old days of Money making. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

Good to see the factory floor from above and learn about coin making and see what's been made but the museum part is much more interesting than seeing the mint in action. More

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Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, USA
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42 reviews 42 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012

If you are interest in the process of producing coinage, there is no better place to view it. More

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Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
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150 reviews 150 reviews
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43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012

The mint tour is self guided and you read the points. It is total bore when they are not in production. Some of the side exhibits of coins and medals minted are neat. They are going to change the tour so I hope is for the better. More

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