List of sites of interest in Philadelphia

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The following is a list of sites of interest (attractions) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Contents 1 Historic sites and national parks 2 Museums, aquariums, and zoos 3 Parks and squares 4 Performing arts centers 5 Religious buildings 6 Shopping areas 7 Sports arenas and stadiums 8 Miscellaneous 9 See also 10 References

[edit] Historic sites and national parks

• American Philosophical Society Hall
• Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
• Betsy Ross House
• Boathouse Row
• Carpenters' Hall
• Colonial Germantown Historic District
• Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
• Elfreth's Alley
• Fairmount Water Works
• First Bank of the United States
• Fort Mifflin
• Friends Hospital
• Founders Hall, Girard College
• Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site
• Independence Hall
• Independence National Historical Park
• Laurel Hill Cemetery
• Liberty Bell
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
• Pennsylvania Hospital
• Philadelphia City Hall
• Philadelphia Naval Asylum
• Second Bank of the United States
• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

[edit] Museums, aquariums, and zoos

• Academy of Natural Sciences
• Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum
• American Museum of Jewish History
• American Swedish Historical Museum
• Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia
• Awbury Arboretum
• Barnes Foundation
• Centennial Arboretum
• Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia
• Eastern State Penitentiary
• Franklin Institute
• The Horticulture Center
• Independence Seaport Museum
• La Salle University Art Museum (link)
• Mummers Museum
• Mütter Museum
• National Constitution Center
• National Liberty Museum (link)
• Philadelphia Aquarium
• Philadelphia Doll Museum
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Philadelphia Zoo
• Please Touch Museum
• Rodin Museum
• Rosenbach Museum & Library
• SEPTA Museum
• University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
• USS Olympia (C-6)
• USS Becuna (SS-319)
• Wagner Free Institute of Science
• Woodmere Art Museum

[edit] Parks and squares

• Bartram's Garden
• Clark Park
• Fairmount Park
• Franklin Square
• Logan Circle
• LOVE Park
• Marconi Plaza
• Penn's Landing
• Rittenhouse Square
• Washington Square & Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

[edit] Performing arts centers

• Electric Factory
• Helium Comedy Club
• Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
• Walnut Street Theatre
• Theater of the Living Arts
• Tower Theater
• Trocadero Theatre

[edit] Religious buildings

• Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul
• Christ Church
• Church of the Advocate
• Mikveh Israel Synagogue
• Mikveh Israel Cemetery
• National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia

[edit] Shopping areas

• Italian Market
• Reading Terminal Market
• The Gallery at Market East
• South Street
• Wanamaker's former flagship store (now Macy's) & Wanamaker Organ

[edit] Sports arenas and stadiums

• Citizens Bank Park
• Lincoln Financial Field
• New Alhambra Arena
• Villanova Stadium
• Wachovia Center
• Wachovia Spectrum
• Franklin Field
• The Palestra

[edit] Miscellaneous

• 30th Street Station
• Suburban Station
• Gazela Primeiro
• McGillin's Olde Ale House
• Toynbee tiles
• Pat's King of Steaks

[edit] See also

• Buildings and architecture of Philadelphia

[edit] References

1. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State (Pennsylvania) (PDF). National Park Service (March 2004). Retrieved on August 8, 2006.