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Museums: Architectural Interest
Philadelphia is home to some of the oldest and most beautiful buildings our country has to offer. Besides the amazing history that these building hold inside, architectural buffs will agree that the holding of these museums is only part of the attraction. Beautifully crafted and standing strong after hundreds of years, admiring some of the great architecture is sure to be a highlight of your experience.
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Fonthill Museum
Henry Mercer’s concrete castle, an American treasure
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National Constitution Center
The world’s only museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution
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American Swedish Historical Museum
Paying tribute to the Delaware Valley’s first settlers
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Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania
Preserving and presenting architecture - in a National Historic Landmark
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Chester County Historical Society
Focusing a spotlight on local history and handicrafts
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Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
The nation’s first municipal water treatment center
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Glencairn Museum
Centuries of religious artifacts in a modern castle
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Mercer Museum
A castle filled with pre industrial tools and artifacts
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Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
A living history museum where tiles are still handmade
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Museum of the American Philosophical Society
Views of science and humanistic thought at Ben Franklin’s intellectual club
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Mütter Museum
Medical wonders in an architectural gem
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New Hall Military Museum
A history of America’s early aversion to, but respect for, military entanglements
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Newlin Grist Mill
Fish for dinner while you see how industry started in America’s early Colonial years
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Ryerss Library and Museum
A family’s fanciful collection of souvenirs and heirlooms
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Stephen Girard Collection
The treasures of a man of good taste and good deeds
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The Academy of Natural Sciences
One of the world’s foremost natural history museums
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The Atwater Kent Museum
Philadelphia’s history museum, and Norman Rockwell, too
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The Franklin
A dazzling playground for the mind
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The Philadelphia Contributionship
A compelling collection of firefighting and fire insurance memorabilia
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The Rosenbach Museum and Library
The personal library of famed twentieth-century book dealer A.S.W. Rosenbach
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The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Unearthing the riches of the world’s cultural heritage
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The Wagner Free Institute of Science
An unusual natural science and history museum in its original Victorian setting
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