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Rodin Museum
1,442 reviews
"The
entrance fee
is "pay what you wish" all the days, and it's on the way to the Museum of Art."
"THE BURGHERS OF CALAIS (1889) –
on display
on a side of the museum in a small garden – It portrays the historical figures of the Burghers of Calais as they were surrendering during the Hundred Years' War to be tak..."
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Elfreth's Alley
1,117 reviews
"This street is full of beautifully preserved
row houses
with many people still living here."
"This is a very quaint street where you can
step back in time
and imagine living in the 1700's."
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Wanamaker Organ
848 reviews
"This provides many a memory, with its full sound, amazing size and beauty, and location in the majestic
Grand Court
of the current Macy's store."
"... while we were in town and were pleasantly surprised by the magnificence of this building and its preserved history including the original organ for the Wanamaker
Department Store
, one of the first in the country."
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Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
1,086 reviews
"Younger ones will also be fascinated with the maze like structures and
scavenger hunt
while being introduced to a unique view of art."
"The crazy
mosaic work
of Isaiah Zagar is definitely worth exploring at the Magic Gardens and the surrounding neighborhood."
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Mutter Museum
1,707 reviews
"The Mutter Museum is a wonderful and interesting museum filled with
medical oddities
, skeletons, body parts and preserved organs, medical equipment and all the explanations to go with the items."
"It was a self-guided tour that let us absorb their collections of skulls, preserved
body parts
, and bones along with the history of the museum."
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Masonic Temple
629 reviews
"Well what do you expect from a
secret society
"
"This is a "hidden" gem, hidden in plain sight, that is: Located directly across the street from
City Hall
, in the very center of town!"
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National Liberty Museum
267 reviews
"Then there are plaques with people who overcame adversity, fallen heroes, and a memorial to those
first responders
who died on 9/11."
"Beautiful exhibit and a lovely Chihuly exhibit on the
first floor
."
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Free Library of Philadelphia
109 reviews
"Don't miss the 11 o'clock tour of the
rare book room
(week days)."
"My wife and I went on a fantastic tour today of the rare
book collection
led by docent Bill L. The tour began at 11am on the 3rd floor."
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John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
90 reviews
"On one of our trips, we saw a beautiful
Blue Heron
."
"They even lent us
binoculars
to use while we were walking!"
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B. Free Franklin Post Office & Museum
36 reviews
"We bought some
postcards
from the Ben Franklin Museum gift shop after visiting that museum which we brought to this post office."
"A park ranger explained the printing process in the 1700s and proceeded to print some papers on the antique
printing press
."
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Philadelphia Distilling
77 reviews
"It started with a delicious "welcome cocktail" then we toured the
working distillery
operations."
"We received a beverage to sip along the tour then were invited to the 4th floor tasting room/
event space
- WOW what views!!"
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Manayunk
114 reviews
"Families are welcome
stroll
through time in this old mining town were paper mills and steel mills used to be the only thing that you could make a buck at.. Come enjoy what use OG’s called use Yunkers."
"Vibrant town with lots of bars restaurants and shops great atmosphere off the
main line
we had a lovely evening out here with teenagers few drinks and meal watching the sun set"
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Franklin Print Shop
43 reviews
"... Old City Hall; American Philosophical Society Museum; West Wing; Congress Hall tour; Benjamin Franklin Museum; Franklin Court
Printing Office
; Lunch at National Mechanics; and Museum of the American Revolution."
"This is how things such as The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and many other important
documents
of the day were made."
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Fireman's Hall
144 reviews
"Staffed by firefighters, it was very interesting with apparatus going back to the
early days
, as well as a moving 9/11 display and a beautiful stained glass window on the second floor."
"There is a
stained glass
memorial wall for fallen firefighters that is breathtaking."
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Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Education Center
68 reviews
"They have a few
interactive displays
that all will enjoy."
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Wells Fargo Museum
29 reviews
"Great exhibits for
all ages
."
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American Swedish Historical Museum
41 reviews
"Incredible Art Deco designed rooms and
beautiful architecture
."
"Next was the Sven Gunnarsson and Jonas Nilsson New Sweden Gallery which was devoted to the history of the New Sweden Colony, beginning with the Swedish empire’s vision of a colony in 1626 through
settlement
in 163..."
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Rosenbach Museum and Library
80 reviews
"
Admission
was inexpensive and included a tour and Dracula and Frankenstein exhibit."
"The furniture and the story behind it and the
paintings
etc is very interesting and we would highly recommend a visit."
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Pennypack Park
24 reviews
"We walked there this past Saturday on the trail down by the
Delaware River
, the views are awesome and the trail is very wide so even with social distancing there is enough room to pass comfortably."
"Aside from viewing wildlife, the bike
trail
is great for biking, rollerblading and cross country skiing."
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Historic Philadelphia-Once Upon a Nation Storytelling Benches
99 reviews
"We stumbled onto one of these and made a point to visit as many as we could in our short time in Philadelphia, I rank this as second only to
Independence Hall
, as far as a combination of entertaining and education..."
"Some of my favorite
stories
featured information about Ona Judge, an enslaved seamstress on George Washington's plantation; the importance of "thunder clapper pills" on the Lewis & Clark expedition; Benjamin Lay,..."
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
26 reviews
"We enjoyed learning about this smart man and how he helped our country during the
American Revolutionary War
."
"This is the smallest memorial, size wise, in the
National Park System
, but it chronicles the life of an extraordinary person."
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Lantern Theater Company at St. Stephen's Theater
25 reviews
"There are five shows and one is a
Shakespeare play
."
"The theatre is small and intimate and they make great use of the space, with seating that surrounds the
stage
."
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