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Thursday, December 26, 2024

America on Wheels

America on Wheels

5 North Front Street, Allentown, PA 18102
610-432-4200
https://www.americaonwheels.org/
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America On Wheels, opened in 2008, is a museum dedicated to preserving the historical, social, and cultural impact of our nation's over-the-road transportation systems. 23,000 square feet of the building is dedicated to both permanent and changing exhibits. The museum is home to over seventy-five cars, trucks, motorcycles, bikes, the Mac Truck archives, and a number of vehicles on loan from a museum dedicated to the truck manufacturer. A highlight of the collection is a gas-powered carriage built by local mechanic Henry Nadiq a couple of years before the arrival of the first gas-powered auto. The museum is handicap accessible—elevators and ramps serve all public areas within the building. There is a gift shop and café on the premises.

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Categories: Children, Family, History, Technology

Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits 2 adults (ages 17 & up) and  3 children (ages 6 to 16).  Children 5 and under are free.

Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.

Donated by  FIFS Motorsports Insurance

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Bucks County Children’s Museum

Bucks County Children’s Museum

500 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA 18938
215-693-1290
https://www.buckskids.org/
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The Bucks County Children's Museum, located in New Hope, PA, provides opportunities to learn through playing for children, from walking one-year-olds to those seven years of age. Themed interactive exhibits include a turn-of-the-century general store and train, Factory Works (an area for fostering engineering skills), a medicine area for “ambulance drivers” and “junior doctors,” a fossil “dig,” and Airways to Waterways (dedicated to air, wind and energy of light experiments). Sensory backpacks are available for children with special needs. The museum is ADA compliant, with one level and most exhibits accessible by wheelchair.

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Categories: Children, Family, Science

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits 6 people (ages 1 and up). Children under 1 are free. 

Timed tickets are required. Library patrons who check out a museum pass ALSO must reserve tickets in advance on the museum’s website www.buckskids.org. Please make a reservation after booking the pass from IVPL. Printable.

Donated by Harleysville Auto Tags

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Independence Seaport Museum

Independence Seaport Museum

211 South Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-413-8655
https://www.phillyseaport.org/
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The Independence Seaport Museum, located at Penn's Landing—a waterfront area on the Delaware River in Philadelphia—is dedicated to the area's maritime history. Its unique collection includes artifacts, archival materials, and art connected to centuries of comings and goings on the Delaware River. The museum features interactive exhibits, two historic ships—a World War I steel floating warship and a World War II submarine, and a boat shop where the museum's collection is maintained, and wooden vessels are restored and built.

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Categories: Children, Family, History, Military, Ocean

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

The Independence Seaport Museum and Cruiser Olympia are open 7-days a week from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.  Please view the Museum's website, phillyseaport.org, to view a complete list of policies and the Visitor Code of Conduct before your visit.

Library Pass Holders are walk-up tickets only and admits 2 Adults (18 and up) and 4 Children (3  to 17).  Children under 3 are free. 

You will need to check-in at the front desk for both the Museum and Cruiser Olympia and cannot reserve tickets online prior to your visit.  Submarine Becuna is open for guided tours only and is NOT part of the Museum's general admission.  Please note that Submarine Becuna and Olympia Engine Room guided tours are not included with your admission.  You may purchase tour tickets at the front desk.

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Donated by Harleysville Bank

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John J Audubon Center at Mill Grove

John J Audubon Center at Mill Grove

1201 Pawlings Road, Audubon, PA 19403
610-666-5593
https://johnjames.audubon.org/
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The John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove is situated on a historic 18th-century site, the farm where 18-year-old John James Audubon lived when he came from France in 1803. The portraits of birds contained in his seminal work The Birds of America helped inspire the formation of the National Audubon Society, the institution which manages the 175-acre estate. The site includes the original three-story farmhouse built in 1762 (a National Historic Landmark), miles of nature trails along the Perkiomen Creek, and a new building which features indoor and outdoor exhibits focused on birds, art, and conservation.

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Categories: Architecture, Family, Nature, Science, Recreation

Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits 2 adults (18 and up) and 4 children (6 to 17). Children 5 and under are free. 

Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.

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Mennonite Heritage Center

Mennonite Heritage Center

565 Yoder Road, Harleysville, PA 19438
215-256-3020
https://www.mhep.org/
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The Mennonite Heritage Center, located in Harleysville, PA, is a museum and library dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of over 300 years of Mennonite faith and life in eastern Pennsylvania. The center houses an exhibit that provides an overview of Mennonite faith and life; a gallery displaying examples of “fraktur;” a research library containing archival, manuscript and artifact collections; and a series of changing exhibitions. A gift shop is on the premises.

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Categories: Family, History

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

$7.00 suggested admission for exhibits and library (no charge for MHC members and children under 12).

Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.

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Museum of the American Revolution

Museum of the American Revolution

101 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-253-6731
https://www.amrevmuseum.org/
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The Museum of the American Revolution, located in Philadelphia, has a collection dedicated to the history of the American Revolution. Its holdings, numbering in the thousands, include rare books, manuscripts, period objects, and artwork. The exhibits deliver the story of the American Revolution chronologically and include recreations of locations of importance to the conflict, a large model of an 18th century ship, a 13-star flag, the Pennsylvania Evening Post's printing of the Declaration of Independence (the first in a newspaper), and the tent of George Washington's which functioned as his field headquarters, among other interesting artifacts. There is a gift store and café on the premises.

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Categories: Family, Governance, History, Military

Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits 2 adults and 4 children (ages 6 to 17). Children 5 and under are free.

Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.

Donated by NYCO Corp

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National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center

525 Arch Street, Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-409-6600
https://www.constitutioncenter.org/
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Created by an act of Congress in 1988, the National Constitution Center is a museum in Philadelphia committed to increasing the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people on a non-partisan basis. In addition to permanent and special exhibits, rare artifacts, and live theatre devoted to various aspects of the founding document of the country, the center hosts debates, the most famous of which has been the presidential primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. There is a coffee shop and gift shop on the premises.

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Categories: Family, Governance, History

Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits 2 adults (19 and up) and 4 children (6 to 18). Children 5 and under are free. 

Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.

Donated by NYCO

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Penn Museum

Penn Museum

3260 South Street , Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-4000
https://www.penn.museum/
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The Penn Museum is located in a unique Arts and Crafts and Eclectic style building on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. It is home to over a million artifacts, ethnographic objects, and archaeological finds from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Mediterranean. Begun in 1887, the collection is organized in eleven curatorial sections documenting the peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Many of the items in the collection were obtained directly through its own field excavations or anthropological research. Highlights include a 16th century commemorative plaque from Benin; an old stone monument from Guatemala depicting a ruler surrounded by Mayan glyph writing; the Sphinx of Ramses II, the largest ancient Egyptian sphinx in the Western Hemisphere; a statue of a seated pharaoh Ramses II (1290–1224 BCE); a Sioux headdress, a war bonnet made around 1890; a cloisonné statue of a lion from the Qing Dynasty era; a large marble relief once part of a commemorative monument for the Roman emperor Domitian (95 CE); an amphora made in Athens around 535 BCE which depicts the death of Achilles in battle; and a terracotta sculpture of a female head of the type typically attached to the roof tiles of an Etruscan temple of the 4th century BCE. There is a gift shop and a café on the premises.

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Categories: Architecture, Crafts, Family, History

Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits two adults (18 and up) and all dependent children (6-17) in a patron's household. Children 5 and under are free. 

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Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens

Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens

1020 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-733-0390
https://www.phillymagicgardens.org/
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Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is a 3,000 sq. ft. museum on South Street in Philadelphia. Its outdoor space is dedicated to a large immersive mixed media art environment created by the mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar using handmade tiles, bottles, bicycle wheels, mirror, and international folk art to chronicle his life and influences. Two indoor exhibition areas host work by other artists from around the world in service of the institution's mission of preserving folk, mosaic, and visionary art.

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Categories: Art, Family

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits 2 adults (13 and up) and 3 children ( 6 to 12). Children ages 5 and under are free. 

Reservations must be made in advance at phillymagicgardens.org or by calling (215)-733-0390. 

Use  the "Member Adult/Member Child" ticket types online to reserve free admission for up to 2 adults and 3 children. You may also reserve $5 admission for up to 6 additional guests per visit. Add up to 6 standard adult tickets to cart and enter the discount code "MEMBERGUEST" on the following page. 

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The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073
215-679-3103
https://www.schwenkfelder.org/
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The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center allows visitors to explore religious freedom, tolerance, migration, and heritage through the history of the Schwenkfelders. Heavily persecuted in Europe, these Protestants arrived here in the early 1700s seeking religious freedom. The museum's extensive collection consists of three- and two-dimensional artifacts, textiles, and art, including various household furnishings and farm tools from the colonial period through the early 20th century. The library contains many primary and secondary sources on Schwenkfelder and Silesian history, local history, genealogy, and Pennsylvania German history and culture. A Pennsylvania German barn, constructed in 1826, was moved to the grounds in 2020. There is also a gift shop on the premises. A wheelchair is available at no charge. All floors are accessible by elevator; the upper level of the barn is accessible by lift.

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Categories: Family, History

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits all members of your group. 

To promote local museums, we included this museum in the museum pass program, even though it offers free admission.

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Tyler Arboretum

Tyler Arboretum

515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
610-566-9134
https://www.tylerarboretum.org/
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One of the oldest public gardens in the country, the Tyler Arboretum provides access to seasonally changing gardens, stands of towering trees (several state champions), 17 miles of hiking trails, and a number of historic buildings dating back to the 18th century. Among other attractions, its Wister Rhododendron Collection includes more than 500 different examples. Located on over 650 protected acres of beautiful woodland in Media, PA, the arboretum has a Visitor Center with a gift shop and opportunities for picnicking on the grounds.

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Categories: Family, Nature, Recreation

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits 4 people (ages 3 and up). Children 2 and under are free. 

Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.

Donated by Penn Valley Gas

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USS Constitution Museum

USS Constitution Museum

Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 22, Charlestown, MA 02129
617-426-1812
https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/
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The museum, a part of the Boston National Historical Park, is located in the Charlestown Navy Yard near the ship USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides”) at the end of Boston’s Freedom Trail. The museum provides a detailed look at the history of the ship, information about the war of 1812, and the battle between the ship and HMS Java. Stories are told through interactive exhibits, unique artifacts, archival records, and artwork. The museum also includes a research library which houses a strong collection of manuscripts, books, artifacts, and microfilm of primary source material. The ship itself is maintained by the US Navy, and may be visited free of charge on certain days.

Categories: Art, Family, History, Ocean

Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)

Pass Benefits

Pass holders will receive free admission to the Museum. Each pass may only be used by one party per day. Parties are limited to 9 or fewer guests. Appropriate for ages 2-99. 

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Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum

Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum

1155 Easton Road, Horsham, PA 19044
215-672-2277
https://www.wingsoffreedommuseum.org/
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The Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum, located in Horsham, PA, is dedicated to preserving the aviation history of the Greater Delaware Valley. A large number of restored historical aircraft are on display, both inside and outdoors. In addition to the aircraft from different eras, exhibits include flight simulators, flight gear, memorabilia, missiles, models, and medals. A special emphasis is on the early development of both winged and rotary flight at current site of the museum (formerly an aircraft factory), the military presence at the former Willow Grove Base, and service men and women who have supported aviation through the years.

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Categories: Family, History, Military, Sky

Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)

Pass Benefits

This pass admits 8 people (ages 7 and up). Children 6 and under are free. 

Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.

Donated by FIFS Aviation

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