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THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL
The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial is located in the rotunda of Pennsylvania's most-visited museum, The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The centerpiece of the memorial is a dramatic 20-foot high marble statue of Benjamin Franklin. Sculpted by James Earle Fraser, the statue weighs 30 tons and sits on a 92-ton pedestal of white Seravezza marble. Originally opened in 1938, the rotunda was designed by architect John T. Windrim and modeled after the Pantheon in Rome. It measures 82 feet in length, width and height. The domed ceiling is self-supporting and weighs 1600 tons. The floors, walls, columns, pilasters and cornices are made of rare marbles from Portugal, Italy and France.
Designated by the United States Congress in 1972 as the official national memorial to Franklin, and formally dedicated by then Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller on April 12, 1976, the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial may be the only National Memorial in private hands. As such, The Franklin Institute receives no government funding, support or assistance from the National Park Service, which administers and oversees other national monuments and memorials.
In 2008 the Memorial underwent a $3.8 million restoration that included the installation of a multi-media presentation about Philadelphia's most famous citizen—now featured in the 3 1/2-minute show, Benjamin Franklin Forever. The memorial's new digital projection, theatrical lighting and audio effects are fully utilized in a program that introduces Benjamin Franklin as a curious tinkerer—and demonstrates his profound impact on the world as a premiere international citizen, statesman, civic leader and scientist. The refurbishment also includes improved acoustics, state-of-the-art LED lighting upgrades and restoring and re-gilding the oculus to its original brilliance. Throughout the day, quotes from Ben Franklin are projected onto the walls, and graphic panels highlighting Franklin's life and accomplishments provide visitors with a still greater appreciation of this Founding Father. The Memorial is open to the public at all times when The Franklin Institute is open and no admission fee is required.
Also noteworthy is The Franklin Institute's Frankliniana Collection, some of which is on rotating display in the Pendulum Staircase. Highlights might include his 1777 Nini Medallion; the maquette of Franklin's bust from the statue of Franklin in the Memorial; the figurehead of Franklin's bust from the USS Franklin; Franklin's Ceremonial Sword used in the Court of King Louis XVI and even the odometer that Ben used to measure the postal routes in Philadelphia. Additionally, the Institute's Electricity exhibition highlights one of Franklin's lightning rods; his Electricity Tube, given to him by Peter Collinson; a Franklin Electrostatic Generator; Franklin's 1751 publication of Observations and Experiments On Electricity...; and Thornton Oakley's two 1940 historical murals of Franklin and the Kite and Key experiment.
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The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., features a colossal statue of a seated Benjamin Franklin, American writer, inventor, and statesman. The 20-foot (6.1 m)-tall memorial, was sculpted by James Earle Fraser between 1906 and 1911 and dedicated in 1938. With a weight of 30 short tons (27 t) the statue rests on a 92-short-ton (83 t) pedestal of white Seravezza marble. It is the focal piece of the Memorial Hall of the Franklin Institute, which was designed by John Windrim and modeled after the Roman Pantheon. The statue and Memorial Hall were designated as the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 1972. It is the primary location memorializing Benjamin Franklin in the U.S.
Franklin Institute in Philadelphia
The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, and houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Founded in 1824, the Franklin Institute is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States.
On February 5, 1824, Samuel Vaughan Merrick and William H. Keating founded the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts.
…With a view further to develop the resources of the union, increase the national independence, call forth the ingenuity and industry of the people, and thereby increase the comforts of the community at large. Franklin Institute, opening day 1924, (The Literary chronicle for the Year 1824, p 524)
Begun in 1825, the Institute was an important force in the professionalization of American science and technology through the nineteenth century, beginning with early investigations into steam engines and water power. In addition to conducting scientific inquiry it fostered research and education by running schools, publishing the influential Journal of The Franklin Institute, sponsoring exhibitions, and recognizing scientific advancement and invention with medals and awards.
In the late twentieth century the Institute's research roles gave way to educating the general public through its museum. The Bartol Research Foundation of the Franklin Institute, founded in 1924 to conduct research in the physical sciences, is now part of the University of Delaware. The Franklin Institute Laboratories for Research and Development operated from the Second World War into the 1980s.
Many scientists have demonstrated groundbreaking new technology at the Franklin Institute. From September 2 to October 11, 1884, it hosted the International Electrical Exhibition of 1884, the first great electrical exposition in the United States. The world's first public demonstration of an all-electronic television system was later given by Philo Taylor Farnsworth on August 25, 1934.
The first female member, Elizabeth Skinner, was elected to membership in 1833. The Franklin Institute was integrated in 1870, when Philadelphia teacher and activist Octavius Catto was admitted as a member.
The Institute's original building at 15 South 7th Street, now the home of the Atwater Kent Museum, eventually proved too small for the Institute's research, educational programs, and library. The Institute moved into its current home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, near the intersection with 20th Street, in 1934. The new facility was intended from the start to educate visitors through hand-on interactions with exhibits: Visitors to this museum would be encouraged to touch, handle, and operate the exhibits in order to learn how things work. Funds to build the new Institute and Franklin Memorial came from the Poor Richard Club, the City Board of Trust, the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Inc., and the Franklin Institute. John T. Windrim's original design was a completely square building surrounding the Benjamin Franklin Statue, which had yet to be built. Despite the effects of the Great Depression, the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Inc. raised $5 million between December 1929 and June 1930. Only two of the four wings envisioned by Windrim were built; these face the Parkway and share design elements with other cultural and civic structures around Logan Circle.
FDC for Franklin 1/2¢ stamp issued at the Franklin Institute on May 19, 1938
On March 31, 1940, press agent William Castellini issued a press release stating that the world would end the next day. The story was picked up by KYW, which reported, Your worst fears that the world will end are confirmed by astronomers of Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. Scientists predict that the world will end at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time tomorrow. This is no April Fool joke. Confirmation can be obtained from Wagner Schlesinger, director of the Fels Planetarium of this city. This caused a panic in the city which only subsided when the Franklin Institute assured people it had made no such prediction. Castellini was dismissed shortly thereafter.
On December 21, 2017, during a party hosted by the museum, a partygoer with his companions slipped into a closed-off exhibit of ten terracotta warriors on loan from China. After his companions left, the partygoer broke off and stole a thumb from one of the warriors. Law enforcement agents later recovered the stolen thumb. The vandalized cavalryman is valued at 4.5 million USD, and is considered a priceless part of China's cultural heritage. The vandalism stoked outrage in Chinese media such as Xinhua. The Franklin Institute blamed its external security contractor, and stated it has reviewed its security measures and procedures to prevent such situations from recurring.
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The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. It is named after the American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, and houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Founded in 1824, the Franklin Institute is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States.
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Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This is the famous Logan Square on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Places to see in ( Philadelphia - USA )
Places to see in ( Philadelphia - USA )
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s largest city, is notable for its rich history, on display at the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall (where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed) and other American Revolutionary sites. Also iconic are the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, immortalized by Sylvester Stallone’s triumphant run in the film Rocky.
Blessed with the glamour and culture of a big city, 'Philly' as it's affectionately known, also delights visitors with its rich history and small-town charm. By the late 19th century Philly had evolved into the 'Workshop of the World.' Its industries generated abundant wealth, which funded large construction projects, including City Hall and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, and filled cultural storehouses such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Penn Museum. Experiments in architecture and social policy resulted in buildings like Eastern State Penitentiary, while philanthropist Dr Albert C Barnes built up an astounding collection of art for public consumption. This spirit of civic pride and sharing continues in contemporary projects such as Isaiah Zagar's Philadelphia's Magic Gardens.
Declared a World Heritage City by Unesco in 2015, Philadelphia was at the heart of US colonial and revolutionary history. Founded by British Quaker William Penn in the late 17th century, the 'City of Brotherly Love' cherishes and protects its earliest days within the Independence National Historical Park of the Old City. Visiting original institutions such as Independence Hall and the seeing iconic landmarks like the Liberty Bell will help you appreciate the deep passion for freedom that motivated the new nation's founders. Excellent museums devoted to the Constitution, the American Revolution and Benjamin Franklin round out that education.
Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks being one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the Liberty Bell are the city's most famous attractions. Other national historic sites include the homes of Edgar Allan Poe and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, early government buildings like the First and Second Banks of the United States, Fort Mifflin, and the Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church.
The city contains many art museums, such as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Rodin Museum, which holds the largest collection of work by Auguste Rodin outside France. The city's major art museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is one of the largest art museums in the world. The long flight of steps to the Art Museum's main entrance became famous after the film Rocky (1976).
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Independence Hall
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Independence National Historical Park
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Eastern State Penitentiary
Old City
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia Zoo
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Rodin Museum
Adventure Aquarium
Barnes Foundation
Please Touch Museum
Elfreth's Alley
Love Park
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Betsy Ross House
South Street
Franklin Square
Penn's Landing
Italian Market, Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Rittenhouse Square
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
Penn Museum
Ben Franklin Bridge
Independence Seaport Museum
Chinatown
One Liberty Observation Deck
Rocky Statue
ONE Liberty Place
Wissahickon Valley Park
Spruce Street Harbor Park
Wissahickon Creek
Museum of the American Revolution
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
United States Mint
Bartram's Garden
Rittenhouse Square
Fishtown
Fragments of Franklin Court
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Society Hill
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Walking Philadelphia's Ben Franklin Bridge
Love walking and sightseeing? Then you'll be happy to discover that the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia was built for you! See what it's like to cross between Camden, New Jersey and Philadelphia on wide open, clean walkways that offer incredible views of two cities; breezes and views high above the Delaware River and closeups of this beautiful suspension bridge designed back when walking, horse & buggies and trolleys were the preferred modes of transportation. If you'd like to walk the bridge on your own, the information in this video will help guide you. If you'd rather take your first walk with a group, you are welcome to walk with our MeetUp Group - it's easy. Just follow us on Instagram to see upcoming group walks and events.
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The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, and houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Founded in 1824, the Franklin Institute is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States.
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Love Park -- in Philadelphia
Love Park -- in Philadelphia
Love Park, officially known as John F. Kennedy Plaza, is a plaza located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park is nicknamed Love Park for its reproduction of Robert Indiana's Love sculpture which overlooks the plaza.
History
Love Park is the brainchild of former Philadelphia City Planner Edmund Bacon and architect Vincent G. Kling. The park is across from City Hall and was designed as a terminus for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The park was built in 1965 and covers an underground parking garage. The main features of the plaza are curved granite steps and a single spout fountain added in 1969. What was once the city visitor center (built in 1960, before LOVE Park) was closed down for five years, but opened up in May 2006 as The Fairmount Park Welcome Center.[1] The park was dedicated in 1967 as John F. Kennedy Plaza after President John F. Kennedy.
The park is dedicated to the late United States president John F. Kennedy. A plaque at the park describes the dedication.
A Love sculpture, designed by Robert Indiana, was first placed in the plaza in 1976 as part of the United States' Bicentennial celebration. It was removed in 1978, but the sculpture was missed, and the chairman of Philadelphia Art Commission, Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr., bought the sculpture and permanently placed it in the plaza, in 1978.
While Love Park was undergoing renovation in 2016 and closed to the public the sculpture was housed in City Hall. The refurbished LOVE sculpture was returned on 13 February, 2018
Fairmount Park Welcome Center
Built at the base of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in 1961 by the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the building actually predated the surrounding Love Park by five years. Informally known as the flying saucer, it was designed by architect Roy Larson of Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson as a futuristic celebration of postwar Philadelphia optimism, attracting visitors to the heart of Penn Center, one of America’s most ambitious experiments in urban renewal. The building survives today as one of the best and most intact examples of flamboyant midcentury modern architecture in Center City Philadelphia and has been determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It is currently closed while being renovated with the rest of the plaza.
The Christmas Village in Philadelphia
The Christmas Village in Philadelphia was formerly held at Dilworth Plaza, on the west flank of City Hall. During the construction on that site of Dilworth Park, the Christmas Village was temporarily relocated to LOVE Park.[citation needed] It is modeled after 16th-century German Christmas Markets, the most famous one being in Nuremberg. Running from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve, the village attracts thousands in Center City and is one of the most popular holiday events in Philadelphia. Currently, while Love Park is being renovated, the village has moved temporarily back to Dilworth Park for the holidays.
Logan Square -- in Philadelphia
Logan Square -- in Philadelphia
Logan Circle, also known as Logan Square, is an open-space park in Center City Philadelphia's northwest quadrant and one of the five original planned squares laid out on the city grid. The circle itself exists within the original bounds of the square; the names Logan Square and Logan Circle are used interchangeably when referring to the park. Originally Northwest Square in William Penn's 1684 plan for the city, the square was renamed in 1825 after Philadelphia statesman James Logan. The park is the focal point of the eponymous neighborhood. Logan Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
History
Prior to the 1800's the city developed along the Delaware River, leaving the area around Logan Square as untouched forest through the American Revolution. Over the next quarter century the square served as a pasture, execution grounds, and graveyard, and hosted a gallows until the hanging of William Gross in 1823. With aims of redirecting public attention away from its previous morbid use, Philadelphia leased the square to the Orphans' Society from 1821 to 1830.
In 1842 an ordinance “made it an offense to drive or take into Logan, Penn, or Rittenhouse squares any ‘horse, cow, cart, wagon, carriage or wheelbarrow, except by permission, or place any wood, coal, rubbish, carrion, or offensive matter within either [sic] of the squares, or to climb on the trees, fences or gates . . . or to dig up the soil or injure the grass, or to run or walk over or lie on the same.’”[5]By the 1840s Philadelphia had begun a restoration of the square from its former days as a graveyard, lining the walks with trees, planting greenery and shrubbery, and constructing a wooden fence allowing the square to resemble Penn's vision of an urban green space. During this period, the city limited access to Logan Square to homeowners with property connected to the square who paid for its upkeep; the city constructed a wrought iron fence around the square in 1852.
In 1864 the square was the site of the Great Sanitary Fair, a fundraising event in support of the United States Sanitary Commission to help raise money, support, and buy medicine for the Union troops during the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln visited the fair and donated forty-eight signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, which sold for $10 each. In 1881 the Pennsylvania Railroad constructed a viaduct that disconnected Logan Square and Rittenhouse Square, altering William Penn’s original plan of connectivity between the city's five squares. Before the 20th century the square was also used as a location for concerts and other community events.
Since the 1890's the city had envisioned constructing of a boulevard similar to the Parisian Champs-Élyséese and in 1907 the plans were approved. The square began to transform again: the original bounds of the square—18th Street to the East, 20th Street to the West, Race Street to the South and Vine Street to the North remain intact, and the square began to more closely resemble its appearance today, distinguished by its circle. Construction began in 1917 on a plan to connect Center City with Fairmount Park which later became a segment of Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It was designed by Jacques Gréber, a French landscape architect who converted Logan Square into a circle similar to the oval of the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Philadelphia even modeled its Free Library and Family Court Building after the twin buildings of the Hôtel de Crillon and the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris.
Among the sites in its immediate vicinity are the Swann Memorial Fountain at the center of the circle, Parkway Central Library, the former Philadelphia Family Court Building, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Franklin Institute, Moore College of Art and Design, the Roman Catholic Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, and the Mormon Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple.[10]
The circle itself is the subject of the local band The Wonder Years' song 'Logan Circle' from their studio album The Upsides.
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Philadelphia, located between New York and Washington D.C, is considered to be the birthplace of the United States.
The Constitution was debated here in Philadelphia in what is now the Independence Hall. The nearby Liberty Bell Center is home to the famous two-thousand-pound bell which became a symbol of freedom.
The National Constitution Center also tells the story of 1920s prohibition. Learn more about Al Capone and other famous former inmates at the Eastern State Penitentiary.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the country's largest museums, is not to be missed. At Fairmount Park, discover outdoor art on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, as well as the Smith Memorial Arch dedicated to Civil War heroes.
Attractions for kids include Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest zoo in America. Meet more animals at the Academy of Natural Sciences, or enjoy fun and educational interactive displays at the Please Touch Museum.
With its art, culture and heritage, it's easy to see why Philadelphia is so treasured by Americans.
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Philadelphia's Parkway Museums District
Stretching from LOVE Park to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia's grand tree-lined Benjamin Franklin Parkway is flanked by some of the city's most acclaimed destinations. Visitors to the Parkway Museums District will discover a cultural mecca with world-class museums and educational institutions, the magnificent Swann Memorial Fountain, Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Logan Square and the world famous Rocky steps. Treasures and discoveries abound on (and just a few blocks off) the Parkway!
The National Liberty Museum
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国家独立历史公园 Independence National Historical Park
地址: 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818 電話: +1 215-965-2305
美國鑄幣局 United States Mint
地址: 151 N Independence Mall E, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1819 電話: +1 215-408-0114 一 - 六 09:00 - 16:30
美国第一银行 First Bank of the United States
地址: 302 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-4229 電話: +1 215-597-8974 一 - 五 08:00 - 17:00
罗斯故居 Betsy Ross House
地址: 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 電話: +1 215-629-4026 日 - 六 10:00 - 17:00
瑞汀车站市场 Reading Terminal Market
地址: 12th and Arch, Philadelphia, PA 19107 電話: +1 215-922-2317
市政廳 City Hall (對面的廣場裝飾藝術)
地址: Penn廣場, Broad and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107 電話: +1 215-686-2840 一 - 五 09:00 - 17:00
富蘭克林紀念館 Benjamin Franklin Museum
地址: 317 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2707 電話: +1 215-694-3773
爱心公园 Love Park
地址: John F. Kennedy Blvd and North 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 電話: +1 215-636-1666
東方州立監獄 Eastern State Penitentiary
地址: 費爾蒙特街2124號, Philadelphia, PA 19130-2603 電話: +1 215-236-3300 日 - 六 10:00 - 17:00
馬特博物館 Mutter Museum
地址: 19 S 22nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19103-3001 電話: +1 215-560-8564 日 - 六 10:00 - 17:00
意大利集市 Italian Market
地址: 第9街, Philadelphia, PA 電話: +1 215-334-6008 日 08:00 - 13:00 二 - 六 08:00 - 16:00
好時巧克力世界 Hershey's Chocolate World
地址: 101 Chocolate World Way, Hershey, PA 17033 電話: +1 717-534-4900 日 - 四 09:00 - 18:00 五 - 六 09:00 - 19:00
Amish Farm and House
地址: 2395 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, PA 17602-1133 電話: +1 717-394-6185 日 - 六 10:00 - 16:00
Pennsylvania Dutch Country
地址: 23 North Market Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 電話: +1 717-735-6890 二06:00 - 16:00 五06:00 - 16:00 六06:00 - 14:00
國家憲法中心(National Constitution Center): 143 South 3rd St
獨立廳(Independence Hall): 41 N 6th St
自由鐘(Liberty Bell): 701 Market St
國家憲法中心(National Constitution Center): 525 Arch St
卡本特廳(Carpenter's Hall)
議會廳(Congress Hall): 41 N 6th St
法蘭克林廣場(Franklin Court): 318 Market St
獨立宣言屋(Declaration House): 701 Market St
基督教堂(Christ Church): 20 North American St
塔杜思故居(Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial): 3rd & Pine St
貝西羅絲故居(Betsy Ross House): 239 Arch St
艾爾佛瑞斯巷(Elfreth’s Alley): 126 Elfreths Alley
消防局博物館(Fireman's Hall Museum): 147 North 2nd St
國家鑄幣廠(The United States Mint): 151 N Independence Mall East
美國猶太人歷史博物館(National Museum of American Jewish History): 101 South Independence Mall East
獨立海港博物館(Independence Seaport Museum): 211 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard
第三街商店街(The 3rd Street Corridor)
費城歷史博物館(Philadelphia History Museum):15 South 7th St
賓州美術館(Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)
旺納梅克管風琴(Wanamaker Organ)
費城非洲博物館(The African American Museum in Philadelphia)
藝術大街(Avenue of the Arts)
瑞丁市場[Reading Terminal Market
東市場廣場(The Gallery at Market East)
古董街(Antique Row)
中國城(Chinatown): 位於Broad St以東
費城自然科學博物館(Academy of Natural Sciences): 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
富蘭克林科學博物館(The Franklin Institute Science Museum): 222 N 20th St
穆特博物館(The Mütter Museum): 19 S 22nd St
費城美術館(Philadelphia Museum of Art):26th St and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
羅丹博物館(Rodin Museum): 22nd St and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
羅森貝奇博物館(Rosenbach Museum and Library): 2008 DeLancey St
Comcast中心(The Comcast Center): 1701 John F Kennedy Blvd
自由廣場購物中心(The Shops at Liberty Place):16th & Chestnut
貝爾維購物中心(The Shops at the Bellevue)
核桃街(Walnut Street)
意大利市場(The Italian Market): 9th & Christian
東方州立監獄(Eastern State Penitentiar): 2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA
瓦格納免費科學研究所(Wagner Free Institute of Science): 1700 W Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA
愛倫坡國家歷史古蹟(Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site): 532 N 7th St, Philadelphia, PA
天普大學(Temple University): 1801 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA
費城動物園(Philadelphia Zoo): 3400 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA
請觸摸博物館(Please Touch Museum): 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA
莫瑞斯植物園(The Morris Arboretum): 100 E Northwestern Ave, Philadelphia, PA
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