The Academy of
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
1900 Ben Franklin
Parkway
Philadelphia
(215) 299-1000
America's
oldest natural history museum is hardly
the dusty, out-of-touch place you might
expect. Instead, live butterflies flit
around a tropical habitat, children can
touch dinosaur teeth and live animals,
and a huge collection of
"stuffed" animals from around
the world is displayed in naturalistic
settings.
Our favorite attraction, of
course, is "Discovering
Dinosaurs." Dinosaurs rule! Don't
miss the Dinosaur Hall where you can see
movies, computer videos, and
reconstructed skeletons and models of
these huge beasts, including a T. Rex.
You can even dig for dino bones and earn
about the people who work on real
fossils.
For more information, visit
the Academy's web
site.
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