Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America’s most notoriuous criminals, including “Slick Willie” Sutton and “Scarface” Al Capone.
Explore Museums and Attractions
The Fillmore
This large, industrial-style place with a full bar & balconies showcases a lineup of music artists.
The Kimmel Center
FringeArts
FringeArts is Philadelphia’s home for contemporary performance, presenting progressive, world-class art that stretches the imagination and boldly defies expectation. As the city’s lead experimenter in the arts, FringeArts exposes audiences to unpredictable dance, theater and music performances by accomplished and emerging innovators who are pushing the boundaries of art-making and redefining the artistic landscape worldwide.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences allows visitors to have the opportunity to get face-to-face with towering dinosaurs, meet live animals, and explore a tropical garden filled with live butterflies
The Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation is home to one of the finest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist, and early modern paintings.
Franklin Institute
An innovator in designing hands-on exhibits before “interactive” became a buzzword, The Franklin Institute is as clever as its namesake. Its eminently touchable attractions explore science in disciplines ranging from sports to space.
Rodin Museum
The Rodin Museum is an art museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that contains the largest collection of sculptor Auguste Rodin’s works outside Paris.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Discover works of art at one of the largest and most renowned museums in the country.