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Museums & Institutions
Eastern
State Penitentiary
22nd Street & Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 236-3300
Academy
of Natural Sciences
1900 Ben Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-299-1000
Description: The Academy of Natural
Sciences, a museum of natural history operating since
1812, undertakes research and public education that
focus on the environment and its diverse species.
Our mission is to expand knowledge of nature through
discovery and to inspire stewardship of the environment.
Permanent Exhibits Include: Dinosaur Hall, Outside
In, Live Animal Center, Living Downstream Also on
Permanent Exhibit: The Big Dig - The Science at the
Academy exhibit - African and Asian Hall and North
American Hall Dioramas - Crystals and Gems - What
Eats What - Egyptian Mummies - Captain Cook's Cannon
African
American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-574-0380
One of the finest museums in
the country and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution,
the museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving
and interpreting the material and intellectual culture
of African Americans.
Atwater
Kent Museum of Philadelphia
15 South Seventh Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-685-4830
Founded over 60 years ago as
the city's history museum, the Atwater Kent Museum
of Philadelphia (AKMP) provides many ways to learn
about the city. School and youth groups use hands-on
experiences with historical objects. Families discover
the city together.
Franklin
Institute
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-448-1200
Home to more than a dozen highly
interactive learning environments, including The Train
Factory, KidScience, The Sports Challenge, and Bioscience,
with its famous walk-through heart, and its newest
permanent exhibit "The Franklin Air Show.
Institute
of Contemporary Art
36th Street and Sansom Street
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-898-5911
Founded in 1963, the Institute
of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania
is a leader in the presentation of contemporary art.
Mutter
Museum
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
19 South 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
The Mutter Museum of Medicine
provides a unique window into medicine's past. Our
remarkable exhibits emphasize both the determination
of doctors to ease suffering and cure disease as well
as the courage of patients.
National
Constitution Center
525 Arch Street
Independence Mall
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215.409.6700
NCC was established to increase
awareness and understanding of the US Constitution,
the Constitution's history, and the Constitution's
relevance to our daily lives so that all of us --
"We the People" -- will better understand
and exercise our rights and our responsibilities.
AdventureAquarium
( New Jersey State Aquarium)
1 Riverside Drive
Camden, NJ 08103
800-616-JAWS
Open from 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily, Adventure
Aquarium features nearly 200,000 square feet of sea
life and wildlife. Visitors will be in for an ADVENTURE
as they visit the West African River Experience featuring
hippopotamuses, porcupines and over 20 species of
African birds in a free-flight aviary, surround themselves
with sharks in a suspended 40-foot walk-through tunnel,
explore the wonders of the deep sea in the Jules Verne
Gallery, dive into the immersive "Deep Sea -
4D" inside the 4D Theatre presented by PSE&G
and even have an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
“Swim with the Sharks.” Like its sister
aquarium, Newport Aquarium, located at Newport on
the Levee in Newport, KY, Adventure Aquarium is an
accredited member of the American Zoological and Aquarium
Association. Timed-tickets required. Ticket prices
are: $16.95 Adults; $13.95 Children (2-12); $13.95
seniors (65 & older); prices do not include 6%
NJ State sales tax. Children under 2 FREE with accompanying
adult. Advanced reservations available by phone, 866-451-AQUA,
or visit Their website at www.AdventureAquarium.com.
Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215-972-7600
Get to know the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts and all that it has to offer.
One visit to the Academy and you will understand how
extraordinary is our dual heritage as the nations
first museum and school of fine arts. There is certainly
no better place to learn about our countrys artistic
heritage and the achievements of its greatest artists,
past and present.
Philadelphia
Museum of Art
26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215-684-7500
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
is among the largest and most important art museums
in the United States.
Philadelphia
Zoo
3400 West Girard Avenue
(34th St. and Girard Ave.),
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 243-1100
Please
Touch Museum
210 North 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-963-0667
Please Touch Museum is a hands-on
museum for children ages one to seven where adults
and children can learn and explore together. The role
of the museum is to ensure that the activities are
educational, fun and safe.
Rodin
Museum
Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19101
(215) 763-8100
Open Tue- Sun
The
Great French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840 to 1917)
brought monumental public sculpture into the 20th
century and established a new sculptural freedom which
continues to haunt our imaginations. The museum, which
opened to the public in 1929, houses 124 sculptures,
including bronze casts of the artist's greatest works.
Theatre,
Music & Dance
The
Academy of Music
1420 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 893-1999 (tickets)
(215) 790-5800 (tours)
The
oldest known opera house continuously in use in the
U.S., the Academy is home to the Opera Company of
Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Ballet and Broadway
at the Academy, a series of national productions.
The
Curtis Institute of Music
1726 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 893-7902 (tickets)
(215) 893-5252 (hotline)
Considered one of the finest
music conservatories in the world, The Curtis Institute
of Music was founded in 1924 by Mary Louise Curtis
Bok "to train exceptionally gifted young musicians
for careers as performing artists on the highest professional
level."
Forrest
Theatre
1114 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(800) 447-7400 (tickets)
(215) 923-1515 (office)
The
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Broad and Spruce Streets
(Avenue of the Arts)
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 893-1999 (tickets)
(215) 790-5800 (office)
Houses two major venues- Verizon
Hall, a 2,500-seat concert hall and Perelman Theater,
a 650-seat recital theater.
Merriam
Theater
250 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 732-5446 (tickets)
(215) 732-5997 (office)
The
Wilma Theater
The Avenue of the Arts at Broad & Spruce Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
215) 546-STAGE (tickets)
(215) 893-9456 (office)
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