Things to Do Around the Art Museum

The Philadelphia Museum of Art

Art Museum / Ben Franklin Parkway / Fairmount

Dining
While you are in Fairmount there are several locally owned restaurants to choose from…

Zorba’s (2230 Fairmount Ave, 215-978-5990) - fabulous greek food

Jack’s Firehouse (2130 Fairmount Ave, 215-232-9000) - good grilled meat and game

London Grill (2301 Fairmount Ave, 215-978-4545) - great food and beer variety

Rembrandt’s Restaurant and Bar (741 N 23rd St, 215-763-2228)

Illuminare (2321 Fairmount Ave, 215-765-0202) - brick oven pizza

Waterworks Restaurant (1 Boathouse Row, 215-236-9000)

If you go to the Franklin Institute, eat at Sabrina’s (18th and Callowhill St.)

Asia on the Parkway (1700 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy #1, 215-988-9889)

Mace’s Crossing (1714 Cherry St, 215-564-5203)

Mission Grill (1835 Arch St, 215-636-9550) – upscale southwest cuisine

Attractions
Philadelphia Museum of Art – Open Tuesday through Sunday 10am-5pm, Friday until 8:45pm; donation only (not ticket) on Sundays

Franklin Institute – science museum featuring a walk through heart, a Franklin Memorial, and a train factory

Academy of Natural Sciences – Philadelphia's natural museum features live butterflies, dinosaurs, dioramas, event rentals

Eastern State Penitentiary (N. 22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue) – Radical 19th-century prison designed to create social change... check out Al Capone’s old cell

Rodin Museum – houses the largest collection of Rodin sculptures and drawings outside of Paris. Displays include "The Thinker," "The Burghers of Calias," and the ""Gates of Hell."

Fairmount Park – largest city park in the world

Waterworks Interpretive Center and Boathouse Row

Philadelphia Zoo – Exotic animals, Victorian gardens, top attractions - all in one.

Please Touch Museum – features hands-on exhibits and activities for children under 7