Franklin Institute
This museum is a hands-on paradise for kids of all ages and their parents. It's anchored by the Science Center, with three floors of interactive exhibits. KidScience lets kids 5-8 battle ev... go.com
Academy Of Natural Sciences
At the Academy of Natural Sciences, we have four floors of exhibitions and activities centering on the environment and its diverse species that will educate and entertain visitors o... museumland.net
National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center is the first museum in the world devoted to the United States Constitution. Kids love its hands-on interactive exhibits, where they can vote for their favor... go.com
Liberty Museum
Unlike many museums, the Liberty Museum faces a current problem instead of documenting the past. Three floors of mytravelguide.com
Rodin Museum
One might say that the little Rodin Museum is a perfect counterpoint to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which looks down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to this little pavilion on its rig... igougo.com
African American Museum
Built on the grounds of a historic black community, this is the country's first museum devoted to African-American history and culture, with more than 400,000 items on display. Exhi... museumsusa.org
Carpenters' Hall
Most people recognize Carpenters' Hall as the site of the first Continental Congress, but this early 1700s building has a lot more history. It housed Ben Franklin's Library Company and ... 10best.com
Independence Seaport Museum
Philadelphia has been an important seaport town since the 1600s. The Seaport Museum traces this history through mytravelguide.com
Betsy Ross House
The Betsy Ross House was built over 250 years ago. The front portion was built around 1740, with the stair hall (or piazza) and the rear section added 10 to 20 years later. In... americanheritage.com
Mütter Museum
For every interest; for every hobby, there is a museum. There is a lawnmower museum, a penis museum (I kid you not), a museum of bad art, along with the more mainstream art, natural his... igougo.com
Philadelphia Museum Of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest and most important art museums in the United States. It houses the collection of of Asian art, the European collections and the A... museumland.net
Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts
Part of the charm of visiting the Academy is the building itself. Designed by Frank Furness and George Hewitt, the present building has housed the collection since 1876. It is Moorish i... igougo.com
Institute Of Contemporary Art
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) can best be described as a large, square space filled with ideas and beauty. Past mytravelguide.com
Polish American Cultural Center
The Polish American Cultural Center Museum celebrates the lives and accomplishments of distinguished people of Polish descent. Paintings of great figures in Polish history are displ... citysearch.com
Barnes Foundation
This meticulously maintained estate houses an impressive collection of French modern art from notables such as Picasso, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Renoir. The arboretum contains a greenh... 10best.com
Elfreth's Alley
Still a residential street, Elfreth's Alley was constructed in 1702 and is the oldest continuously inhabited street in the US. Two houses on the cobblestone street are open to the publi... 10best.com
Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Kno... famplosion.com
Chemical Heritage Foundation
While the Chemical Heritage Foundation, may not immediately sound like a fascinating place to a non-chemist, within these library and museum walls lay some fascinating books, inst... atlasobscura.com