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The Franklin Institute
You know Th e Franklin Institute classics like the Giant Heart
and the observatory. Th is summer, the museum will also feature
a new, special exhibit, Game Masters: Th e Exhibition, where you
and the little ones can take an interactive journey through the
world of video games and 30 innovative game designers.
IF YOU GO:
222 N. 20th St. | 215-448-1200 | fi .edu (Adults and children ages
12 and up are $23. Children ages 3 to 11 are $19. Children under
3 are free.)
Sister Cities Park
Sister Cities Park’s picturesque patch of green in the heart of
Center City is nice for everyone, but it’s especially nice for kids.
Children will love splashing in the park’s fountains, with its 10
geyser-like spouts. Be sure to also check out the Children’s Dis-
covery Garden, which includes a boat pond, a book cart and an
Imagination Playground.
IF YOU GO:
210 N. 18th St. | 215-440-5500 | centercityphila.org/parks/
sister-cities-park (Free.)
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Th e Please Touch Museum off ers endless opportunities for kids
to learn, even during the summer months when school seems
like a long-forgotten dream. Here, their imaginations can run
wild as they direct a hospital, stroll through City Park or take a
spin on a carousel. Until Sept. 3, the museum also has a special
exhibit, Hello From Japan, where kids can create a Japanese
streetscape, explore a Shinto shrine and play cashier at a bento
restaurant. IF YOU GO:
4231 Avenue of the Republic | 215-581-3181 | pleasetouchmuseum.
org (Adults and children 1 and older are $19. Members and children
under 1 are free.)
Sesame Place
Th is one is sure to be a hit for the youngest of the young ’uns. Ses-
ame Place, which features roller coasters, shows and parades, and
opportunities to eat with Sesame Street characters, is essentially
the Sesame Street Disney World. Th ere are two special concerts
this summer, from Choo Choo Soul and the Kidz Bop kids, and
fi reworks shows for the Fourth of July and Labor Day.
IF YOU GO:
100 Sesame Road, Langhorne | 215-702-3566 | sesameplace.com
(One-day and two-day tickets and season passes range from $45
to $238.)
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Ringing Rocks Park
Bring a hammer and rock out at Ringing Rocks Park. For either
the child who likes music or the child who likes rocks, Ringing
Rocks Park offers plenty of fun. Striking these rocks with a ham-
mer makes them ring like bells, and you and the kids can enjoy
your very own family band. There’s no point in pocketing one of
these rocks as a souvenir from this day, though, as the rocks lose
their musical capacity when away from the others.
IF YOU GO:
Ringing Rocks Road, Upper Black Eddy | 215-757-0571 |
visitbuckscounty.com/listing/ringing-rocks-park/453 (Free.)
The Academy of Natural Sciences of
Drexel University
You can see dinosaur skeletons, a butterfly garden or even scien-
tists live at work at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel
University. New to the academy is Xtreme Bugs, where 20 giant
animatronic bugs, from a monarch butterfly to a Madagascar
hissing cockroach, tell their stories.
IF YOU GO:
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. | 215-299-1000 | ansp.org (Adults
and children ages 13 and up are $19.95 or $17.95 online. Children
ages 3 to 12 are $15.95 or $13.95 online. Seniors age 65 and up are
$16.95 or $14.95 online. Military and students with ID are $16.95
or $14.95 online. Children under 3, members and Drexel Dragon-
Card Holders are free.)
Once Upon a Nation
Watch history come to life with Once Upon a Nation storytelling
and reenactments. At 13 marked benches around Independence
National Historical Park, the kids can hear short stories that will
Set Ringing Rocks Park offers plenty
of fun. Striking these rocks with
a hammer makes them ring like
bells, and you and the kids can
enjoy your very own family band.
transport them back in time. You can also check out Living History
— at the Betsy Ross House, Free Quaker Meeting House, Indepen-
dence Visitor Center and Carpenters’ Hall — where you can expe-
rience first-hand accounts of what life was like in colonial times.
IF YOU GO:
600 Chestnut St. | 877-462-1776 | historicphiladelphia.org/
once-upon-a-nation/what-to-see (Free.)
Adventure Aquarium
Dazzle the kids with the diversity of life living in our seas. Adven-
ture Aquarium offers opportunities for interactive learning, such
as the touch pool with creatures from the Pacific Northwest, the
Touch a Shark exhibit or a multi-sensory Amazon journey.
IF YOU GO:
1 Riverside Drive, Camden, N.J. | 844-474-FISH | adventureaquarium.
com (Children ages 2 to 12 are $21.99. Adults and children ages 13
and up are $29.99.) l
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Cabinet Refinishing
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