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Name	Category	Location

Academy of Natural Sciences Member Rating: 3.0 Map \| The dioramas of animals from around the world displayed in their...	Museums / Galleries	Benjamin Franklin Parkway

African American Museum in Philadelphia Be the First to Rate It Map \| Permanent and changing exhibits are dedicated to the history...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

American-Swedish Historical Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Swedes settled the Delaware Valley in the mid-1600s before...	Museums / Galleries	South Philadelphia

Arthur Ross Gallery Be the First to Rate It Map \| Penn's official art gallery showcases treasures from the university's...	Museums / Galleries	University City

Atwater Kent Museum Member Rating: 2.0 Map \| Philadelphia's official history museum tells the city's story...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Barnes Foundation Member Rating: 4.6 Map \| It used to be pretty much a secret that one of the world's greatest...	Museums / Galleries	Merion

Betsy Ross House Member Rating: 2.2 Map \| It's easy to find this little brick house with the gabled roof:...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

Carpenters' Hall Member Rating: 3.0 Map \| This handsome, patterned red-and-black brick building dating...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia Be the First to Rate It Map \| The museum is one of the country's top collections of Civil War...	Museums / Galleries	Rittenhouse Square

Congress Hall Member Rating: 4.8 Map \| Formerly the Philadelphia County Courthouse, Congress Hall was...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Declaration House Member Rating: 1.6 Map \| In a second-floor room that he had rented from bricklayer Jacob...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Fireman's Hall Museum Member Rating: 3.4 Map \| Housed in an authentic 1876 firehouse, this museum traces the...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

Franklin Court Member Rating: 3.2 Map \| Kids will love this highly interactive and informative museum...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Franklin Institute Science Museum Member Rating: 3.8 Map \| Founded more than 175 years ago to honor Benjamin Franklin, the...	Museums / Galleries	Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Germantown Historical Society Be the First to Rate It Map \| The headquarters of the society has a historical and genealogical...	Museums / Galleries	Germantown and Chestnut Hill

Glencairn Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The neo-Romanesque former home of Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn...	Museums / Galleries	Bryn Athyn

Independence Hall Member Rating: 4.2 Map \| The birthplace of the United States, this redbrick building with...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Independence Seaport Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Philadelphia's maritime museum houses many nautical artifacts...	Museums / Galleries	Penn's Landing

Institute of Contemporary Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| This museum, part of the University of Pennsylvania, has established...	Museums / Galleries	University City

Living History Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| The park's former visitor center now houses the ongoing archaeological...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Mario Lanza Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| In this museum you'll find memorabilia devoted to the famous...	Museums / Galleries	South Philadelphia

Mill Grove Audubon Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Mill Grove Audubon Center was the first American home of...	Museums / Galleries	Valley Forge

Mummers Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Even if you aren't in Philadelphia on New Year's Day, you can...	Museums / Galleries	Southwark

Mütter Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Skulls, antique microscopes, and a cancerous tumor removed from...	Museums / Galleries	Benjamin Franklin Parkway

National Constitution Center Member Rating: 2.0 Map \| This 160,000-square-foot museum brings the U.S. Constitution...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

National Liberty Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Using interactive exhibits, video, and works of art, the museum...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

National Museum of American Jewish History Member Rating: 1.0 Map \| Established in 1976, this small museum is the only one in the...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

New Hall Military Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The original of this reconstructed 1790 building briefly served...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Old City Hall Member Rating: 3.2 Map \| Independence Hall is flanked by Congress Hall to the west and...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire Member Rating: 2.8 Map \| The Contributionship, the nation's oldest fire insurance company...	Museums / Galleries	Society Hill

Philadelphia Museum of Art Member Rating: 5.0 Map \| The city's premier cultural attraction is one of the country's...	Museums / Galleries	Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Please Touch Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Philadelphia's children's museum, one of the country's best...	Museums / Galleries	Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Rodin Museum Member Rating: 4.0 Map \| This jewel of a museum holds the best collection outside France...	Museums / Galleries	Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Rosenbach Museum and Library Member Rating: 3.2 Map \| This 1863 three-floor town house, and an adjoining building are...	Museums / Galleries	Rittenhouse Square

Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial Be the First to Rate It Map \| The result of founder Samuel S. Fleisher's invitation to the...	Museums / Galleries	Southwark

Second Bank of the United States Member Rating: 2.8 Map \| When Second Bank President Nicholas Biddle held a design competition...	Museums / Galleries	Historic District

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial Member Rating: 2.0 Map \| A Polish general who later became a national hero in his homeland...	Museums / Galleries	Society Hill

United States Mint Member Rating: 3.8 Map \| The first U.S. mint was built in Philadelphia at 16th and Spring...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Be the First to Rate It Map \| Rare treasures from the deepest jungles and ancient tombs make...	Museums / Galleries	University City

Wharton Esherick Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Wharton Esherick Museum preserves the former home and studio...	Museums / Galleries	Valley Forge

Woodmere Art Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The art and artists of Philadelphia are showcased here, along...	Museums / Galleries	Germantown and Chestnut Hill

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