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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-299-1000 https://www.ansp.org/
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Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a natural history museum located in Philadelphia. The Academy's collections contain more than 18 million specimens and archival treasures which rate among the world's most significant in terms of geographic, biological, and historical depth and breadth. Permanent and changing exhibits provide opportunities to learn about science and explore the extraordinary diversity of life on our planet.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 2 adults (ages 13 and up) and 5 children (ages 2 to 12). Children under the age of 2 are free.
Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.
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Donated by Spanial's Service Center
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.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Technology
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 Oak Grove Park & Sales
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art
1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
610-388-2700 https://www.brandywine.org/
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The campus of the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art consists of 15 acres of buildings, native plant gardens, and a river trail. The museum, situated in a former gristmill built in 1864 that was part of the Conservancy's first preservation efforts, houses a collection focused on American art, with an emphasis on the art of the Brandywine region, American illustration, still life and landscape painting, and the work of three generations of Wyeths. For an extra fee, visitors may take a tour of some nearby sites—the house and studio of N. C. Wyeth; the studio of his son, Andrew Wyeth; and the Kuerner Farm, a major source of inspiration to the younger artist. There is a café on the premises.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Nature
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 4 people (ages 5 and up). Children 4 and under are free.
Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.
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.
Categories: Children, Family, Science
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
Elmwood Park Zoo
1661 Harding Boulavard, Norristown, PA 19401
800-652-4143 https://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/
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Elmwood Park Zoo, located in Norristown, PA, was established in 1924. It features dozens of wild and endangered species on their 16-acre campus, including jaguars, red pandas, zebras, giraffes, and more. Attractions include an old-fashioned carousel, the Caterpillar Train, and—for an additional fee—a zip line. There are a range of eating options and a gift store on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, Zoo
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 2 adults (13 and up) and 6 children (3 to 12). Children ages 2 and under are free.
10% discount on purchases in the Lenore Weiss Nature Shop
Discounts on attraction tickets such as the giraffe feeding tickets and carousel ride tickets
Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.
Attraction prices and hours are subject to change at any time. Availability is subject to weather. Elmwood Park Zoo encourages guests to call 610.277.3825 X 222 to verify if an attraction is in operation before their visit.
Donated by Telford Veterinary Hospital
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.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Military, Ocean
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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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.
Categories: Architecture, Family, Nature, Science, Recreation
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.
Mütter Museum
19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-560-8564 https://muttermuseum.org/
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The Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia is dedicated to the history of medicine. Its collection of anatomical specimens, models, and old medical instruments are displayed in a 19th-century “cabinet museum” setting. These include a number of human skeletons and skulls, as well as various wax models used for the study of various pathologies in the human body. A portion of the museum's holdings are displayed in permanent exhibits. (Of special note are slides of the brain of Albert Einstein.) In addition, there are themed rotating special exhibitions and a bi-annual art exhibition in the museum's art gallery. There is a gift shop on the premises.
Categories: History, Science, Technology
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 4 people (ages 6 and up). Children 5 and under are free.
You must reserve up to four timed tickets online under the ticket type "Library Partner Pass". Upon check-in, library patrons will need to present the museum pass, or they will be subject to be charged. They will also be charged onsite for any additional guests not covered by the pass.
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.
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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Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle
84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
215-345-0210 https://www.mercermuseum.org/
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The Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle are two poured-in-place concrete castles designed and built by gentleman anthropologist and tile maker Henry Mercer in the early 20th century. Located in Doylestown, PA, both structures—one built as a museum, the other as his home—now house his collections, each equally interesting as architecture. The museum complex features local and national traveling exhibits; a collection of over 50,000 pre-Industrial tools; a research library focused on the history of Bucks County and the surrounding region; and a gift shop. Fonthill Castle houses the famed decorative Moravian tiles Mercer produced during the American Arts & Crafts Movement.
Categories: Architecture, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 4 people (6 and up). Children 5 and under are free.
Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.
Donated by the Souderton-Telford Rotary
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.
Categories: Family, Governance, History, Military
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 The Cooking Studio
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.
Categories: Family, Governance, History
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 2 adults (19 and up) and 4 children (6 to 8). Children 5 and under are free.
Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.
Donated by NYCO
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.
Categories: Architecture, Crafts, Family, History
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.
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.
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.
Donated by Sips & Berries
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
300 Gap Road, PA Route 741, Strasburg, PA 17579
717-687-8628 https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/
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The Pennsylvania Railroad Museum is devoted to the history and current state of railroading in the keystone state, a view that includes the railroads themselves, plus manufacturers, support industries, workers, and travelers. Among other things, their collection includes locomotives and railroad cars, a turntable and yard tracks, historical artifacts, a diesel simulator, and an HO-scale model railroad. The museum “seeks to provide accommodations for individuals in need of assistance.” There is a museum shop on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, Technology
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 2 adults (18 and up) and 4 children (ages 3 – 17). Children 2 and under are free.
Free admission does not apply to special events.
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The Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
Lansdowne and Horticultural Drives, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-878-5097 https://www.japanphilly.org/shofuso/
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The Shofuso Japanese House and Garden is a 17th century traditional-style Japanese house and garden in Philadelphia that reflects the history of Japanese culture in Philadelphia. Shofuso was built in Japan in 1953 using traditional techniques and materials. Before being moved to its current location, the house was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Twenty murals inspired by the waterfall, donated by the artist by Hiroshi Senju, are on view. A garden with koi pond and island, a tea garden, and a courtyard garden comprise the 17th century-style Japanese garden of this historic site and museum. Note that, because Shofuso is a reproduction of a 17th century house, it is not wheelchair or scooter accessible, nor is it easily accessible to users of walkers, canes, or prosthetics.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History, Nature
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 2 adults (18 and up) and 5 children (5 to 17). Children ages 4 and under are free.
Please check with this site to find out if they required timed tickets to enter.
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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.
Categories: Family, Nature, Recreation
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 Bergman Engineering
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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.
Categories: Family, History, Military, Sky
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.