Top 10 Most Visited Museums in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the largest art museums in the United States. We have world-class collections, exhibitions, programs...and some pretty well-known steps.

• Art Museums

The Franklin Institute

• Science Museums

Eastern State Penitentiary

Opened in 1829 as part of a controversial movement to change the behavior of inmates through confinement in solitude with labor, Eastern State Penitentiary quickly became one of the most expensive and most copied buildings in the young United States.

• History Museums
• Historic Sites

Please Touch Museum

Discover fun, learning activities for your kids at Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, PA. Established in 1976, the children's museum is the first of its kind.

• Museums

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

The nation's first museum & school of fine arts, home to a world-class collection of American art and a leader in fine arts education. Come see for yourself.

• Art Museums

Museum of the American Revolution

The Museum of the American Revolution, located in historic Philadelphia, tells the story of the American Revolution & its legacy.

• History Museums

Independence Seaport Museum

• History Museums

Perelman Building

• Art Museums

Mütter Museum

A medical museum located in the Center City area that contains a vast collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment.

• Science Museums

Mummers Museum

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