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The Franklin Institute

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92% of people who have been to The Franklin Institute think it's worth visiting. The most popular destinations in The Franklin Institute are The Giant Heart, Body Worlds Exhibit, and Tutankhamun And The Golden Age Of The Pharaohs. The Franklin Institute is featured on the lists Everybody Hates A Tourist: Philadelphia and Everybody Hates a Tourist: Pennsylvania. Places in The Franklin Institute have been tagged philadelphia, pennsylvania, and museum.
222 North 20th Street
(215) 448-1200
http://www.fi.edu/


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Untitled by dpenwell

I didn’t see a place for links, but here is the web site link is www.fi.edu and www.pleasetouchmuseum.org

Looks like a great place for kids that we’d like to visit while visiting the main attractions like the liberty bell. Philly is the place we most want to go on our list right now as soon as we get several days to enjoy it!

over 4 years ago

Caught the Star Wars exhibit here by Chris Cooke

It was interesting. Would have preferred more about the movies and less about the tie-ins to real tech, but I guess they need the educational component to justify the funding and locale.

over 5 years ago

Franklin Institute by Wendy

What a great museum! My son absolutely loved it, so much so that we became members. We haven’t seen the King Tut exhibit yet, but will go before it closes.

over 5 years ago

Untitled by Wendy

King Tut is coming! We saw the exhibit in L.A., and I’d hoped to get to Chicago to see it again, since I think my son will get more out of it now than he did a couple of years ago (we’ve done a lot of studying on ancient Egypt, so his knowledge base is much better). Now, I’ve come to find out it’s coming to Philly . . . and guess who’ll be moving to Philly, temporarily, in a couple of months. YAY! We are definintely going to see this exhibit there. Maybe more than once.

over 6 years ago

Untitled by Aphrodite10303

They have an awesome exhibit on Darwin through the end of the year (2006). Definitely worth seeing. The IMAX showing of the Galapagos is very interesting as well.

over 6 years ago

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