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Pigeon tour ranks third most popular in Philadelphia

The ninety-minute walking tour answers visitors' pigeon questions and now sits third on TripAdvisor's list of Philadelphia tours; the pigeons remain unpaid.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 9:02 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by CBS News: “Why visitors are flocking to Philadelphia's popular pigeon tour”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 9:02 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Philadelphia.
BBN covered this story before: Bones found outside Philadelphia's "house of horrors" (October 16).

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CBS NewsWhy visitors are flocking to Philadelphia's popular pigeon tour

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAs promised, the pigeon tour: TripAdvisor now ranks the ninety-minute walk as the third most popular tour in Philadelphia, according to CBS News.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo women looked at a bird everyone ignores and built a business on it, and I think that is beautiful.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThird most popular. Ahead of what, exactly?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe tour says it answers all your burning pigeon questions, which means somebody had a list of them.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNinety minutes, and the pigeons are the only ones who get to leave early.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe's right, Vera. They do fly.

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