Franklin Institute

Science Museum & More

222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19103

Neighborhood: Art Museum

Phone: +1 215 448 1200
Fax: +1 215 448 1235
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Families can start a day of museum hopping with a trip to the Franklin Institute, located within walking distance from the Academy of Natural Sciences, Rodin Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. One of America's best science museums, The Franklin Institute is filled with hundreds of hands-on exhibits, live demonstrations, high-tech theaters and special programs designed to open the world of science. Walk through a heart, age yourself with a special computer, get lost in the 360° screen of an Omnimax film or explore the stars in the Fels Planetarium.

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Associated Events
Franklin. He's Electric
Jan 1st, 2009 to Dec 31st, 2009
'Franklin. He's Electric' is a permanent exhibit held at The Franklin Institute, celebrating Ben Franklin's curiosity. This exhibit is specially created for the 175th Anniversary celebration of the Institution. Come here and you will see exhibits in meteorology, electricity, music and aquatics too. So get this first hand experience and explore.

Body Worlds 2 & the Brain
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Science, Fun and Adventure
My son and I go once a year, Imax, omniverse, the heart, the trains, I become a kid everytime we vis...
Reviewed by:Bored Stupid! from on Aug 19 2009


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Too wild and loud--so supervison.
We were just there on 8/6/09 and found the place to be very loud with lots of wild children and NO c...
Reviewed by:Christina from on Aug 10 2009


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worst place ever
years ago im now in my 20's this place was awlsome.. first of all parking was 20 bucks when it s...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Aug 07 2009



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