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The Franklin Institute was one of the first science museums in America and continues to be at the forefront of interactive exhibitions. The first major dinosaur skeleton came to the Academy of Natural Sciences. The Wagner Free Institute of Science started the idea of science education for adults. Industrialist Henry Mercer fought to save tools and artifacts that would otherwise have been discarded after the industrial revolution.
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The Franklin Institute Science Museum
A dazzling playground for the mind
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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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ITEMS WITHIN Natural History, Science and Medical Museums
Surviving: The Body of Evidence
The Penn Museum celebrates Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday
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Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
The nation’s first municipal water treatment center
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Mill Grove at Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
The place that inspired America’s first great naturalist
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Money in Motion
Interactive exhibit tracing how money works
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Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
A living history museum where tiles are still handmade
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Museum of Mourning Art
A cemetery uncovers the history and culture of grief
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Mütter Museum
Medical wonders in an architectural gem
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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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Pearl S. Buck House
The American home of a world-famous writer
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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 Philadelphia Insectarium
One man's tribute to the wonderful world of insects
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The Shoe Museum
Tiptoe through the ages with the story of footwear
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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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The Weaver Dental Museum of Temple University
You’ll appreciate your own dentist after a visit to this museum of dental history
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