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The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is America’s oldest natural history museum and a world leader in biodiversity and environmental research. For 200 years, the Academy has explored the remarkable diversity of our natural world, sharing these discoveries with the public through extraordinary collections, innovative exhibits, educational programming, and publications.

Address: 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
Phone: (215) 299-1000
State: Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 19103


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Dollar for dollar I think this is a great museum. It's run by Drexel university and I believe this is a better experience then the better known Franklin institute. Check out the new baby dinosaurs exhibit- my kids loved it. The docents are knowledgeable and host little interactive stands throughtout exhibit space. The food in the cafe is sub par so consider eating before or after your visit.
9 years ago (10-12-2017)
Pretty decent museum. Has a nice dinosaur exhibit and a good number of taxidermy animals. Can see everything in it in 2-3 hours. Has a kid's room on the top floor with a number of smaller animals and room for them to run around.
9 years ago (15-11-2017)
My fiance and I went to the museum.for the shell show.last weekend..we.explored.the.rest of the museum.which was mediocre and maybe ok for small kids. I decided to venture up into the Outside In room on the 3rd floor. They have a white rat that is kept in a small tank. It has a plastic house to sleep in and a cardboard house and that's it. No toys nothing. This disturbed me greatly because I have owned rats before. They are very intelligent animals and need stimulation and a larger housing cage or tank. They are.also pack animals and need to have at least one other playmate. This is very cruel. I tried contacting the museum with no response. Very unprofessional!!!
9 years ago (01-11-2017)
I always love it here. Happy that they do parties. They do a super speedy tour for that but the service is very good.
9 years ago (25-11-2017)
Really had a great time. Stayed about 1.25 hrs and the whole family loved it. The price is a little steep so you might want to consider that, but our 18 month old loved all of the big animals and it was almost better than the zoo in certain ways because the animals were right up front and visible. We also really loved the butterfly room and who doesn't love dinosaurs?!?!?!
9 years ago (31-07-2017)
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