Philadelphia Zoo
3400 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-243-1100

Features more than 1,600 animals, including orangutans, lorikeets, snow leopards, red pandas, giraffes and more. Check out the Treehouse, an interactive exhibit where visitors can enter a virtual zoo world and experience what it’s like to hatch from an egg, be a bee or ride a caterpillar.

Fairmount Park
1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-683-0200

Largest city park in the world, measuring 8,000 acres. Outdoor activities abound at Fairmount Park, which features plenty of green space and areas to play soccer, baseball, Frisbee and more. Visitors can also enjoy fishing, golfing, several playgrounds, a public pool, bike paths and other attractions within the park.

The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-299-1000

This is the oldest natural history museum in the Western Hemisphere and features four floors of excitement including hands-on exhibits for whole family, live animals, digging for dinosaur fossils, and so much more.

Franklin Institute Science Museum
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-448-1165

Features interactive exhibits, including the world's largest artificial heart and biggest pinball machine. Don’t miss the planetarium and Omniverse, which features a 79-foot domed screen with more than 50 high-tech speakers.

Please Touch Museum
210 North 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-963-0667

Features a wide variety of interactive exhibits, toys and educational entertainment for all ages including adults. Learn about the arts, sciences and humanities.

Fireman’s Hall Museum
147 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-923-1438

Hands-on exhibits at this restored firehouse in a historic district will be fun for the whole family.

Independence Seaport Museum
211 South Columbus Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-413-8631

You’ll enjoy this journey of discovery as you explore the family oriented interactive exhibits. You’ll even get to go below deck of a WWII submarine!

Lights of Liberty, Inc.
600 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-LIB-ERTY

The whole family will enjoy this outdoor light and sound spectacular with special effects, hand-painted images on buildings, and a musical score.