Best places: Historical place museums in Philadelphia

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Winterthur Galleries
Historical place museum
šŸ‘šŸ‘ Very pretty grounds and lots of interesting exhibits.
4.80 (683 reviews) (~40.76 km from centre)
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Hagley Museum
Historical place museum
Riverfront site featuring regional industrial history, including gunpowder mills & the du Pont home.
4.80 (673 reviews) (~40.52 km from centre)
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Eastern State Penitentiary
History museum
Gothic-style prison-turned-attraction with tours of Al Capone's cell, exhibits & a haunted house.
4.70 (1.8K reviews) (~1.9 km from centre)
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Mt. Cuba Center
Botanical garden
Parkland at a Colonial Revival mansion, planted with native species & open in summer for tours.
4.80 (449 reviews) (~45.26 km from centre)
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Newlin Grist Mill Park
Park
šŸ‘šŸ‘ Nice park for walking, jogging, dog walk also to watch awesome little water falls. Nice benches on the riverside to sit and relax. If you ever want to be close to nature then this is a wonderful place for that. Decent amount of parking lots.
4.70 (442 reviews) (~30.02 km from centre)
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Fireman's Hall Museum
Historical place museum
1902 restored firehouse displaying local firefighting tools & machines, plus photographs & prints.
4.70 (305 reviews) (~1.78 km from centre)
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Mack Trucks Historical Museum
Museum
Museum at the Mack customer center, with antique trucks, vintage models, memorabilia & an archive.
4.80 (215 reviews) (~74.38 km from centre)
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East Jersey Old Town Village
History museum
Restored & replica buildings from the 1700s-1800s, with period artifacts & educational programs.
4.70 (280 reviews) (~85.36 km from centre)
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Historic Longstreet Farm
Historical landmark
šŸ‘šŸ‘ Great farm! The staff here are so knowledgeable and friendly! They had a wood worker and piano player. Definitely will be back for more activities they have
4.70 (271 reviews) (~95.28 km from centre)
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Edgar Allan PŠ¾e National Historic Site
Historical landmark
Historical site featuring Edgar Allan Poeā€™s former home, plus exhibits & a reading room.
4.50 (1K reviews) (~1.55 km from centre)
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Graeme Park
Park
Sprawling acreage with picnic areas, pond & tours of a landmark 18th-century governor's mansion.
4.70 (251 reviews) (~29.52 km from centre)
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Fort Mifflin
Historical place museum
Fort rebuilt in 1794 & historical landmark with educational programs & events.
4.50 (757 reviews) (~9.6 km from centre)
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Historic Walnford
Historical place museum
šŸ‘šŸ‘ A nice hidden gem in Upper Freehold
4.70 (236 reviews) (~55.38 km from centre)
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Historic Rock Ford
Historical place museum
Guided tours of this 18th-century plantation & its grounds are offered from April through October.
4.70 (229 reviews) (~96.06 km from centre)
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Edison Memorial Tower Corporation
Museum
Museum dedicated to Edison's creative exploits while in Menlo Park & an Art Deco memorial tower.
4.50 (650 reviews) (~97.49 km from centre)
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The Amish Village
Heritage museum
12-acre, heritage museum offering guided tours through an 1840s Amish homestead, barn & schoolhouse.
4.40 (3.8K reviews) (~87.39 km from centre)
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Cruiser Olympia and Submarine Becuna at Independence Seaport Museum
Museum
šŸ‘šŸ‘ Had the opportunity to re-enlist on the USS Olympia back in 1991. Was a splendid affair for all who attended. The staff was great and the tour was one of the best I have ever had. Thank you for a great memory.
4.70 (213 reviews) (~2.09 km from centre)
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Winterthur Enchanted Woods
Historical place museum
šŸ‘šŸ‘ Nice if you are up for some walking.
4.80 (161 reviews) (~40.49 km from centre)
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Conrad Weiser Homestead
Historical place museum
šŸ‘šŸ‘ This property is smaller that I expected. It has buildings including the visitor center, a large grassy area, and a garden center. This is a great place to walk around, and check out the buildings and trees. I saw some people having a picnic there. The property is very clean and spacious. This place...
4.70 (209 reviews) (~96.85 km from centre)
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The Rosenbach
Historical place museum
Set in a 19th-century townhouse, this library & museum holds nearly 400,000 rare books & documents.
4.70 (197 reviews) (~1.14 km from centre)
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