The best museums in Philadelphia
The top 3 according to 604 votes from people: Philadelphia Museum of Art · Museum of the American Revolution · Barnes Foundation. (Updated Feb 14, 2020.)
The Rocky Steps, the Barnes collection and the birthplace of the nation.
Top 11
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Top of the Rocky Steps.
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2
Museum of the American Revolution
George Washington's war tent.
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3
Barnes Foundation
Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse hung as Barnes wanted.
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4
The Franklin Institute
Science museum with the giant walk-through heart.
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5
Penn Museum
Archaeology and the Sphinx of Ramesses II.
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Mütter Museum
Medical oddities.
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7
Eastern State Penitentiary
Crumbling historic prison, Al Capone's cell.
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8
African American Museum in Philadelphia
First museum of its kind founded by a major US city.
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9
Rodin Museum
The Thinker on the Parkway.
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10
Academy of Natural Sciences
Dinosaurs and dioramas.
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11
National Constitution Center
The story of the US Constitution.
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Comments (16)
Barnes vs PMA is the eternal Philly debate. Both!
National Constitution Center was surprisingly engaging
Rodin Museum is small but the garden is lovely and it's pay what you wish
Philadelphia Museum of Art could take a whole day, the arms and armor hall is great
no Independence Hall? I know it's not a museum exactly but still
It's a park not a museum, makes sense to leave it out
Museum of the American Revolution is brilliant, Washington's tent show gave me goosebumps
The Franklin Institute heart was the highlight of my childhood
Barnes Foundation is one of the strangest and best art experiences in the US
African American Museum deserves more visitors
Academy of Natural Sciences butterflies room is magic for kids
Penn Museum and the sphinx, amazing and never crowded
Eastern State should be top 3. Walking through those cell blocks is unforgettable
Agreed, Eastern State is the most memorable thing in Philly
Mütter Museum is not for the faint hearted lol
Did the Rocky steps and then actually went inside the art museum, it's huge and wonderful