thumb|[[Independence Hall at 520 Chestnut Street]]

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

Historic sites and national parks

thumb|[[Liberty Bell at Independence National Historical Park at 143 S. 3rd Street]]

thumb|[[Elfreth's Alley in Old City]]

thumb|[[Merchants' Exchange Building (Philadelphia)|Merchants' Exchange at 143 S. Third Street]]

  • 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

thumb|[[Philadelphia Museum of Art at 2600 Benjamin Franklin]]

thumb|[[Franklin Institute at 222 N. 20th Street]]

thumb|[[National Constitution Center at Independence National Historical Park at 143 S. 3rd Street]]

thumb|[[Eastern State Penitentiary at 2027 Fairmount Avenue]]

thumb|[[Independence Seaport Museum at Penn's Landing]]

thumb|[[Museum of the American Revolution at 101 South Third Street]]

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

thumb|Entrance to the [[Philadelphia Zoo at 3400 W Girard Avenue]]

thumb|[[Morris Arboretum at 100 East Northwestern Avenue]]

thumb|[[Rittenhouse Square in Center City]]

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

thumb|[[Academy of Music (Philadelphia)|Academy of Music at 240 South Broad Street]]

thumb|[[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at 300 South Broad Street]]

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

thumb|[[Mikveh Israel Cemetery at 831 Spruce Street]]

thumb|[[Saint Clement's Church (Philadelphia)|Saint Clement's Church at 2013 Appletree Street]]

  • 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

thumb|Philbert at the [[Reading Terminal Market at 12th and Arch Streets]]

  • 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

thumb|[[Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia]]

thumb|The [[Palestra at 235 South 33rd Street]]

Professional

  • 2300 Arena – boxing, wrestling, MMA
  • Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia Phillies
  • Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia Eagles, Temple Owls football
  • Xfinity Mobile Arena – 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

thumb|[[McGillin's Olde Ale House at 13th and South Juniper Streets in Center City]]

  • 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

thumb|[[30th Street Station's main waiting room]]

  • 30th Street Station
  • Reading Terminal
  • Suburban Station

Maritime

thumb|The [[SS United States still holds a speed record for trans-Atlantic crossing.]]

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

Miscellaneous

  • Toynbee tiles

See also

  • Architecture of Philadelphia
  • Culture of Philadelphia
  • List of church buildings in Philadelphia
  • List of museums in Pennsylvania
  • List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
  • List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia
  • List of public art in Philadelphia
  • List of National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

References

  • Visit Philadelphia - official site