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PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia TOURIST STOPS

Tourist Stops
Most kids are tourists at heart, always exploring and discovering. Whether you're on a family trip or just finally planning to visit the historic, scenic, sublime, and ridiculous spots near you, we've got them all covered museums, parks, great views, tours by land, air, or sea, and more!
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Adventure Aquarium


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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...

Betsy Ross House


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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 ...

Garden State Discovery Museum


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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 ...

Winterthur Museum and Country Estate


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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 Center


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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...

SMITH The Kids' Play Place in the Park


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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...

Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology


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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...

Mural Arts Program


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Location: 1727-29 Mount Vernon Street, Philadelphia, PA
Like all great cities, Philadelphia has its share of murals that decorate buildings and neighborhoods. The works done by the Mural Arts Program (MAP) - the nation's largest mural program...

Fox Chase Farm


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Location: 8500 Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA
One of the last working farms in Philadelphia, Fox Chase Farm, an 112-acre homestead, offers tours in the summer, various family events throughout the year, and a glimpse at days gone pa...

Penn's Landing


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Location: Columbus Boulevard and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
Managed by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, Penn's Landing is Philadelphia's premier waterfront park, running along Columbus Boulevard from Washington Avenue to Spring Garden S...

Philadelphia Museum of Art


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Location: Ben Franklin Parkway at 26th Street, Philadelphia, PA
The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Museum for Teens in Philadelphia, the Philad...

Ride the Ducks Philadelphia


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Location: Sixth and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA
Ride the Ducks Philadelphia offers families a unique, duck's eye view of the city. The Ducks take visitors through Philadelphia's historic district, and a guide points out attractions including...

Franklin Square


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Location: Sixth and Race Streets, Philadelphia, PA
A revitalized Franklin Square opened during the summer of 2006 as part of Philadelphia's celebration of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday. The park - the last of William Penn's original five s...

The Academy of Natural Sciences


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Location: 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA
The Academy of Natural Sciences was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning," and opened its doors to the public in 1828.<...

American Philosophical Society Museum


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Location: 104 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA
The American Philosophical Society (APS) is the nation's oldest learned society, promoting useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional...
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