# List of tourist attractions in Philadelphia

The following comprises a list of sites of interest (attractions) in Philadelphia and its immediate environs:

## Historic sites and national parks

* American Philosophical Society Hall
* Belmont Mansion
* Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
* Betsy Ross House
* Carpenters' Hall
* Colonial Germantown Historic District
* Congress Hall
* Ebenezer Maxwell House
* Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
* Elfreth's Alley
* Fairmount Water Works
* First Bank of the United States
* Fort Mifflin
* Franklin Court
* Friends Hospital
* Founder's Hall, Girard College
* Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
* Independence Hall
* Independence National Historical Park
* Laurel Hill Cemetery
* Liberty Bell
* Memorial Hall
* Merchants' Exchange
* National Mechanics
* New Market, and the surrounding Head House Square Historic District
* Pennsylvania Hospital
* Philadelphia City Hall
* Philadelphia Naval Asylum
* Second Bank of the United States
* Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
* University of Pennsylvania central campus

## Museums
### Art

* Barnes Foundation
* Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
* La Salle University Art Museum
* Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
* Philadelphia Museum of Art
** Perelman Building
* Rodin Museum
* University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
* Woodmere Art Museum

### Science

* Academy of Natural Sciences
* Franklin Institute
* Insectarium
* Mütter Museum
* Science History Institute
* Wagner Free Institute of Science

### History

* African American Museum in Philadelphia
* American Swedish Historical Museum
* Civil War Museum of Philadelphia
* Elfreth's Alley
* Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library
* Historical Society of Frankford
* Historical Society of Pennsylvania
* Museum of the American Revolution
* National Constitution Center
* National Liberty Museum
* National Museum of American Jewish History
* Philadelphia History Museum

### Historic houses

* Belmont Mansion
* Betsy Ross House
* Bishop White House
* Cliveden
* Dolley Todd House
* Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
* Elfreth's Alley Museum
* Germantown White House
* Glen Foerd on the Delaware
* Grumblethorpe
* Hill-Keith-Physick House
* Historic RittenhouseTown
* Historic Strawberry Mansion
* John Johnson House
* Lemon Hill
* Marian Anderson Museum and Birthplace
* Mount Pleasant
* Powel House
* Ryerss Museum and Library
* Stenton
* Sweetbriar
* Upsala
* Woodford
* Wyck House

### Other

* Athenaeum of Philadelphia
* Concord School House
* Eastern State Penitentiary
* The Fabric Workshop and Museum
* Free Library of Philadelphia
* Library Company of Philadelphia
* Living Loft Puppet Museum
* Mario Lanza Museum
* Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania
* Mummers Museum
* National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
* Philadelphia Doll Museum
* Please Touch Museum
* Polish American Cultural Center Museum
* Romanian Folk Art Museum
* Rosenbach Museum & Library
* SEPTA Museum
* Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
* Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
* The Saint James, high rise apartment incorporating the 1869 PFSF Building and York Row
* USS Becuna (SS-319)
* USS Olympia (C-6)

### Galleries

* Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania
* Center for Art in Wood
* The Design Center of Philadelphia University
* Drexel University Collection
* Fleisher Art Memorial
* The Galleries at Moore College
* Painted Bride Art Center
* Paradigm Gallery and Studio
* Philadelphia Art Alliance
* Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
* The Print Center
* Tyler School of Art

## Outdoors
### Animal life institutions

* Adventure Aquarium (in Camden, New Jersey)
* John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
* Philadelphia Zoo
* The Schuylkill Center

### Horticultural institutions

* Awbury Arboretum
* Bartram's Garden
* Centennial Arboretum
* The Horticulture Center
* Marconi Plaza
* Morris Arboretum

### Parks and squares

* Clark Park
* Fairmount Park
* Franklin Square
* Logan Circle
* LOVE Park
* Penn's Landing
* Rittenhouse Square
* Washington Square and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

## Performing arts centers
### Professional

* Academy of Music - opera, ballet
* Forrest Theatre - plays, musicals
* Franklin Music Hall - popular music
* Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - classical music
* Mann Center for the Performing Arts - summer venue, classical and popular music
* Miller Theater - Broadway and a variety of performance arts theater
* Plays and Players Theatre - plays, musicals
* Prince Music Theater - various
* Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey - popular music
* Suzanne Roberts Theatre - plays, musicals
* The TLA (formerly the Theater of the Living Arts) - popular music
* Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township - popular music
* Trocadero Theatre - popular musical acts
* Walnut Street Theatre - plays, musicals
* Wilma Theater - plays, musicals

### Educational

* Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, University of Pennsylvania - various
* Arts Bank, University of the Arts - dance, student performances
* Curtis Opera Studio, Curtis Institute of Music - opera
* Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music - classical music
* Helen Corning Warden Theater, Academy of Vocal Arts - opera
* Irvine Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania - features a pipe organ
* Main Auditorium, Drexel University - site of the 2007 Democratic debate; features a pipe organ
* Mandell Theater, Drexel University
* Miller Theater, University of the Arts - various

## Religious buildings

* Arch Street Friends Meeting House
* Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park
* Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
* Christ Church
* Church of the Advocate
* Church of St. James the Less
* Congregation Mikveh Israel
* Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
* Mikveh Israel Synagogue
* Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
* National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
* Race Street Friends Meetinghouse
* Saint Clement's Church
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church
* St. Peter's Church

## Shopping areas

* Chinatown
* Fashion District Philadelphia - shopping mall in Center City
* Italian Market - open produce and meat market with many specialty shops
* Jewelers' Row - two densely packed blocks of jewelers and related shops
* Philadelphia Mills - a large outlet and discount shopping mall in the Far Northeast section
* Reading Terminal Market - large enclosed produce, meat and prepared food market featuring some Pennsylvania Dutch merchants and others
* The Shops at Liberty Place - upscale shopping mall inside the skyscraper complex known as Liberty Place
* South Street - many trendy and counterculture shops between Front and 10th Streets
* Walnut Street - many expensive shops between Broad and 20th Streets and the surrounding area
* Wanamaker's (now Macy's) - defined the department store and remains a landmark; features the Wanamaker Organ

## Sports venues

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### Professional

* 2300 Arena - boxing, wrestling, MMA
* Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia Phillies
* Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia Eagles, Temple Owls football
* Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Philadelphia Wings

### Collegiate

* Boathouse Row - collegiate and amateur rowing
* Daskalakis Athletic Center - Drexel University
* Franklin Field - University of Pennsylvania
* Hagan Arena - Saint Joseph's University
* Hayman Center - LaSalle University
* Liacouras Center - Temple University
* McCarthy Stadium - LaSalle University
* The Palestra - University of Pennsylvania
* Villanova Stadium in Villanova - Villanova University

## Eateries

* Amada Restaurant - owned by Jose Garces, Philadelphia's newest Iron Chef
* The Fountain Restaurant - the Four Season Hotel, rated #1 in the city by Zagat Survey
* Geno's Steaks - of the "Geno's vs. Pat's" debate
* McGillin's Olde Ale House - the oldest continuously operational tavern in Philadelphia
* Morimoto - the original Iron Chef's restaurant
* Moshulu - a converted 1904 sailing ship.
* Pat's King of Steaks - created the cheesesteak

## Railroad

* 30th Street Station
* Reading Terminal
* Suburban Station

## Maritime

* Gazela Primeiro
* Independence Seaport Museum
* Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
* USS New Jersey (BB-62) (in Camden, New Jersey)
* SS United States

## Miscellaneous

* Toynbee tiles