List of tourist attractions in Philadelphia explained

The following comprises a list of sites of interest (attractions) in Philadelphia and its immediate environs:

Historic sites and national parks

• American Philosophical Society Hall
• Belmont Mansion
• Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
• Betsy Ross House
• Carpenters' Hall
• Colonial Germantown Historic District
• Congress Hall
• Ebenezer Maxwell House
• Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
• Elfreth's Alley
• Fairmount Water Works
• First Bank of the United States
• Fort Mifflin
• Franklin Court
• Friends Hospital
• Founder's Hall, Girard College
• Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
• Independence Hall
• Independence National Historical Park
• Laurel Hill Cemetery
• Liberty Bell
• Memorial Hall
• Merchants' Exchange
• National Mechanics
• New Market, and the surrounding Head House Square Historic District
• Pennsylvania Hospital
• Philadelphia City Hall
• Philadelphia Naval Asylum
• Second Bank of the United States
• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
• University of Pennsylvania central campus

Museums

See also: List of museums in Philadelphia.

Art

• Barnes Foundation
• Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
• La Salle University Art Museum
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Perelman Building
• Rodin Museum
• University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
• Woodmere Art Museum

Science

• Academy of Natural Sciences
• Franklin Institute
• Insectarium
• Mütter Museum
  • Science History Institute Wagner Free Institute of Science

History

• African American Museum in Philadelphia
• American Swedish Historical Museum
• Civil War Museum of Philadelphia
• Elfreth's Alley
• Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library
• Historical Society of Frankford
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania
• Museum of the American Revolution
• National Constitution Center
• National Liberty Museum
• National Museum of American Jewish History
• Philadelphia History Museum

Historic houses

See also: List of houses in Fairmount Park.

• Belmont Mansion
• Betsy Ross House
• Bishop White House
• Cliveden
• Dolley Todd House
• Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
• Elfreth's Alley Museum
• Germantown White House
• Glen Foerd on the Delaware
• Grumblethorpe
• Hill-Keith-Physick House
• Historic RittenhouseTown
• Historic Strawberry Mansion
• John Johnson House
• Lemon Hill
• Marian Anderson Museum and Birthplace
• Mount Pleasant
• Powel House
• Ryerss Museum and Library
• Stenton
• Sweetbriar
• Upsala
• Woodford
• Wyck House

Other

• Athenaeum of Philadelphia
• Concord School House
• Eastern State Penitentiary
• The Fabric Workshop and Museum
• Free Library of Philadelphia
• Library Company of Philadelphia
• Living Loft Puppet Museum
• Mario Lanza Museum^[1]
• Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania
• Mummers Museum^[2]
• National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
• Philadelphia Doll Museum
• Please Touch Museum
• Polish American Cultural Center Museum^[3]
• Romanian Folk Art Museum^[4]
• Rosenbach Museum & Library
• SEPTA Museum^[5]
• Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
• Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum^[6]
• The Saint James, high rise apartment incorporating the 1869 PFSF Building and York Row^[7]
• USS Becuna (SS-319)
• USS Olympia (C-6)

Galleries

• Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania
• Center for Art in Wood
• The Design Center of Philadelphia University
• Drexel University Collection^[8]
• Fleisher Art Memorial
• The Galleries at Moore College
• Painted Bride Art Center
• Paradigm Gallery and Studio^[9]
• Philadelphia Art Alliance
• Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
• The Print Center^[10]
• Tyler School of Art

Outdoors

Animal life institutions

• Adventure Aquarium (in Camden, New Jersey)
• John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
• Philadelphia Zoo
• The Schuylkill Center^[11]

Horticultural institutions

• Awbury Arboretum
• Bartram's Garden
• Centennial Arboretum
• The Horticulture Center
• Marconi Plaza
• Morris Arboretum

Parks and squares

See main article: article and List of parks in Philadelphia.

• Clark Park
• Fairmount Park
• Franklin Square
• Logan Circle
• LOVE Park
• Penn's Landing
• Rittenhouse Square
• Washington Square and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Performing arts centers

Professional

• Academy of Music - opera, ballet
• Forrest Theatre - plays, musicals
• Franklin Music Hall - popular music
• Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - classical music
• Mann Center for the Performing Arts - summer venue, classical and popular music
• Miller Theater - Broadway and a variety of performance arts theater
• Plays and Players Theatre - plays, musicals
• Prince Music Theater - various
• Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey - popular music
• Suzanne Roberts Theatre - plays, musicals
• The TLA (formerly the Theater of the Living Arts) - popular music
• Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township - popular music
• Trocadero Theatre - popular musical acts
• Walnut Street Theatre - plays, musicals
• Wilma Theater - plays, musicals

Educational

• Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, University of Pennsylvania - various
• Arts Bank, University of the Arts - dance, student performances
• Curtis Opera Studio, Curtis Institute of Music - opera
• Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music - classical music
• Helen Corning Warden Theater, Academy of Vocal Arts - opera
• Irvine Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania - features a pipe organ
• Main Auditorium, Drexel University - site of the 2007 Democratic debate; features a pipe organ
• Mandell Theater, Drexel University
• Miller Theater, University of the Arts - various

Religious buildings

See also: List of church buildings in Philadelphia.

• Arch Street Friends Meeting House
• Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park
• Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
• Christ Church
• Church of the Advocate
• Church of St. James the Less
• Congregation Mikveh Israel
• Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
• Mikveh Israel Synagogue
• Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
• National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
• Race Street Friends Meetinghouse
• Saint Clement's Church
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church
• St. Peter's Church

Shopping areas

• Chinatown
• Fashion District Philadelphia - shopping mall in Center City
• Italian Market - open produce and meat market with many specialty shops
• Jewelers' Row - two densely packed blocks of jewelers and related shops
• Philadelphia Mills - a large outlet and discount shopping mall in the Far Northeast section
• Reading Terminal Market - large enclosed produce, meat and prepared food market featuring some Pennsylvania Dutch merchants and others
• The Shops at Liberty Place - upscale shopping mall inside the skyscraper complex known as Liberty Place
• South Street - many trendy and counterculture shops between Front and 10th Streets
• Walnut Street - many expensive shops between Broad and 20th Streets and the surrounding area
• Wanamaker's (now Macy's) - defined the department store and remains a landmark; features the Wanamaker Organ

Sports venues

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Professional

• 2300 Arena - boxing, wrestling, MMA
• Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia Phillies
• Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia Eagles, Temple Owls football
• Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Philadelphia Wings

Collegiate

• Boathouse Row - collegiate and amateur rowing
• Daskalakis Athletic Center - Drexel University
• Franklin Field - University of Pennsylvania
• Hagan Arena - Saint Joseph's University
• Hayman Center - LaSalle University
• Liacouras Center - Temple University
• McCarthy Stadium - LaSalle University
• The Palestra - University of Pennsylvania
• Villanova Stadium in Villanova - Villanova University

Eateries

See main article: Cuisine of Philadelphia.

• Amada Restaurant - owned by Jose Garces, Philadelphia's newest Iron Chef
• The Fountain Restaurant - the Four Season Hotel, rated #1 in the city by Zagat Survey
• Geno's Steaks - of the "Geno's vs. Pat's" debate
• McGillin's Olde Ale House - the oldest continuously operational tavern in Philadelphia
• Morimoto - the original Iron Chef's restaurant
• Moshulu - a converted 1904 sailing ship.
• Pat's King of Steaks - created the cheesesteak

Railroad

• 30th Street Station
• Reading Terminal
• Suburban Station

Maritime

• Gazela Primeiro
• Independence Seaport Museum
• Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
• USS New Jersey (BB-62) (in Camden, New Jersey)
• SS United States

Miscellaneous

• Toynbee tiles

See also

• Architecture of Philadelphia
• Culture of Philadelphia
• List of church buildings in Philadelphia
• List of museums in Pennsylvania
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia
• List of public art in Philadelphia
• List of National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
• Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

References

• Web site: Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State (Pennsylvania) . August 8, 2006 . March 2004 . National Park Service . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060810185020/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/PA01.pdf . August 10, 2006 .
• Visit Philadelphia - official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official site. Mario Lanza Institute and Museum. 21 December 2014.
2. Web site: Official site. Mummers Museum. 21 December 2014.
3. Web site: Museum. Polish American Cultural Center. 21 December 2014.
4. Web site: Museum. Romanian Folk Art Museum. 21 December 2014.
5. Web site: Store. SEPTA. 21 December 2014.
6. Web site: The Collection - Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. 13 November 2016.
7. Web site: Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia . 19 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100719125004/http://www.preservationalliance.com/news/news-psfs.php . 2010-07-19 .
8. Web site: The Drexel Collection. Drexel University. 21 December 2014.
9. Web site: Official site. Paradigm Gallery + Studio. 21 December 2014.
10. Web site: Official site. The Print Center. 21 December 2014.
11. Web site: Official site. The Schuylkill Center. 6 January 2015.