Family-friendly activities abound in Philadelphia, from the educational (but never boring) Franklin Institute of Science and Academy of Natural Sciences to thrills of Six Flags. Don’t miss the Philadelphia Insectarium for a dose of creepy-crawly fun.
Philadelphia Family Activities
- Academy of Natural Sciences
- The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was founded in 1812 for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning.
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- Adventure Aquarium
- Adventure Aquarium offers guests the exciting opportunity to come face-to-face with elusive shark rays, delightful turtles and penguins and thousands of vibrantly colored fish.
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- Franklin Institute of Science
- Imagine designing a 350-ton train, casually strolling through the complex atriums and ventricles of the human heart, or having the infinite world of outer space right at your fingertips.
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- Hershey Park
- The enormous and popular Hershey Park in Hershey (what else?) is billed as "The Sweetest Place On Earth" and boasts over 60 rides and attractions.
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- Philadelphia Athletics Museum
- The Philadelphia Athletics Museum is dedicated to the city’s former baseball team, who relocated to Kansas City in 1954 before ultimately settling in Oakland, California.
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- Philadelphia Insectarium
- Children have the chance to get up close and personal with the creepiest of crawlies at the Philadelphia Insectarium, the country’s largest insect museum.
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