Museums in Philadelphia

As the oldest natural history museum in the Americas, these halls contain everything from dinosaur bones to biological samples collected by Lewis and Clark.

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

Venture into the past with an unlisted exhibit hall featuring extinct birds.

Collection of scores of race cars from the 1900s to recent lovingly maintained and displayed.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

Yo, Adrian!

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.