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Eastern State Penitentiary
History museum
Gothic-style prison-turned-attraction with tours of Al Capone's cell, exhibits & a haunted house.
4.70 (1.8K reviews)
5
Fairmount Water Works
Historical landmark
19th-century municipal waterworks with notable architecture, guided tours & exhibits, plus programs.
4.70 (871 reviews)
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The Franklin Institute
Science museum
Lively, family-friendly science museum with many interactive exhibits & displays plus a planetarium.
4.60 (12.7K reviews)
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Elfreth's Alley Museum
History museum
This picturesque cobblestone street is known as the oldest continuously inhabited road in America.
4.60 (4K reviews)
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National Constitution Center
Non-profit organization
Interactive all-ages museum devoted to the U.S. Constitution with live theater & rare artifacts.
4.60 (2.5K reviews)
9
Penn Museum
Museum
Set in a building with a Chinese rotunda, this museum has abundant artifacts & antiquities.
4.60 (2.3K reviews)
10
Betsy Ross House
Historical landmark
This landmark was the home of Betsy Ross, the seamstress who sewed the first American flag in 1776.
4.50 (3.3K reviews)
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Wyck Historic House And Garden
Historical landmark
👍👍 This is our little slice of heaven.
Completely enclosed, these gorgeous grounds are maintained by a wonderful staff and there’s so much to offer.
Honeyfest in the fall(pictured). Celebration of the Roses in the Spring. Events throughout the year. Historic house tours year round.
The community far...
4.70 (133 reviews)
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Arch Street Meeting House
Historical place museum
👍👍 Visiting other Churches is a hobby of mines. I enjoy meeting other people and listening to their stories. God Bless! 😁 ❤
4.70 (114 reviews)
16
Powel House
Museum
Colonial-era Philadelphia mayor Samuel Powel's Georgian brick townhouse is now a historic landmark.
4.70 (86 reviews)
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Johnson House Historic Site
Historical landmark
😠 Very upsetting, how children are being told that 90% of the Indians just died from disease!!!!! Never mention how europeans killed them off with disease, murder and put the rest on reservations!!! They also completly water down what actually happened to slaves! They describe the european invasion o...
4.70 (79 reviews)
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Hill-Physick House
History museum
😠 I paid $4,750 for summer camp. A few weeks later, due to the pandemic, I was laid off. I immediately contacted them asking for a refund. It took 3 weeks for the owner to finally respond and refused a refund. I have them plenty of notice and cost no expense to them but he is choosing to keep all of m...
4.60 (75 reviews)
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Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
Museum
👍 Love a good historic house tour. This one is tucked into the very impressive Tulpehocken neighborhood in Germantown. The quality of the reproduction wallpaper furniture etc. was on the lower end of what you would typically see. However, the house is still pretty amazing and the historical education...
4.70 (43 reviews)