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Philadelphia Zoo
3400 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Philadelphia Zoo’s 42-acre garden is home to more than 1,300 animals, many of them rare and endangered. This was the first zoo in the United States and opened in 1874.
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The Franklin Institute
222 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, United States
Lively, family-friendly science museum with many interactive exhibits & displays plus a planetarium
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The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin PkwyPhiladelphia, PA 19103
A leading natural history museum dedicated to advancing research, education, and public engagement in biodiversity and environmental science and founded in 1812. Visitors to the Academy have the opportunity to get face-to-face with towering dinosaurs, meet live animals, and explore a tropical garden filled with live butterflies.
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