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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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