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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.Adventure AquariumParent rating: ![]() Location: One Aquarium Drive, Camden, NJ Adventure Aquarium isn't just about fish and denizens of the deep. Penguin Island (with a 20-foot underwater viewing area) and the West African river experience (complete with hippos, 20 specie...
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Greater Olney Branch LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 5501 North Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA Located to the right of the main entrance, the children's section of the Greater Olney Branch includes a selection of books in Spanish, Asian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Korean languages...
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Wyoming Branch LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 231 East Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, PA The Wyoming Branch primarily serves a young population of visitors, so most of the library is geared toward children, teenagers, and young adults. Students from the middle school acros... |
Betsy Ross HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA Although she never actually owned the house, Betsy and her husband, John, rented this little house and ran their upholstery business here from 1773 to 1786. Visitors can meet Betsy Ross - played by a ...
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Garden State Discovery MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 2040 Springdale Road, Suite 100, Cherry Hill, NJ The Garden State Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum that celebrates imagination through themed interactive exhibits including a newspaper office and TV studio, the Get Fit! sports area, the ...
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Winterthur Museum and Country EstateParent rating: ![]() Location: Route 52, Wilmington, DE Winterthur Museum and Country Estate provides a majestic place to walk, stroll, and entertain the kids. The spot to hit is the Enchanted Woods, a three-acre children's garden wi... |
American Helicopter Museum & Education CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1220 American Boulevard, West Chester, PA Families can touch down at the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center to see over 35 helicopters, autogiros, and convertiplanes on display, including the only tilt-rotor Osprey V-22 on...
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SMITH The Kids' Play Place in the ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 33rd and Oxford Streets, Philadelphia, PA The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Playground for Little Kids in Philadelphia, the...
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Rosenbach Museum and LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 2008-2010 DeLancey Place, Philadelphia, PA An 1860s townhouse and garden once owned by the Rosenbach brothers is now home to the Rosenbach Museum and Library. Jam packed with rare books and decorative arts, the Rosenbach is a boo...
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Penn Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyParent rating: ![]() Location: 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA The Egyptian Galleries of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, on the second and third floors, offer an impressive collection of monumental sculpture, r...
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JCC Kaiserman BranchParent rating: ![]() Location: 45 Haverford Road, Wynnewood, PA The Kevy K. and Hortense M. Kaiserman Branch is a full service Jewish Community Center, located in the western suburbs. The Branch contains the recently state-of-the-art Conston Fitness ...
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Longwood GardensParent rating: ![]() Location: 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA Longwood Gardens, created by industrialist Pierre S. DuPont (and sometimes referred to as the DuPont Gardens), offers 1,050 acres of gardens, woodlands, and meadows, 20 indoor gardens within fo...
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Franklin Mills MallParent rating: ![]() Location: 1455 Franklin Mills Circle, Philadelphia, PA Kid shopping at Franklin Mills, the largest mall (with over 200 stores) in the Philadelphia area, includes a Carters for Kids, Children's Place, Old Navy, and Gap outlets. Take a lunch or dinn...
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Schuylkill Center for Environmental EducationParent rating: ![]() Location: 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Philadelphia, PA The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education offers a variety of outdoor and indoor natural history and environmental science programs for all ages. The center owns 360 acres of l... |
Mutter MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA The Mutter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, part of the oldest medical society in the nation, seems to absolutely fascinate kids with a predilection for the odd and macabre....
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