The academy, built in 1855–57, is the oldest opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose. It is home to the Philadelphia Ballet and Opera Philadelphia.
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- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
The nation’s oldest natural history museum, founded in 1812, is home to spectacular collections of dinosaurs and butterflies.
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The museum was the first built by a major city to preserve, interpret, and exhibit the heritage of African Americans. The core exhibit, Audacious Freedom, highlights the contributions of African Americans in Philadelphia from 1776-1876.
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The Arden has been in Old City since the mid-1990s, though the company itself dates to 1988. Apart from eclectic seasons, it is known for its productions for children.
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The world’s largest private collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early-Modern paintings. Works by Cezanne, Renoir, Matisse, and Picasso share space with antiques, African art and early American decorative arts and crafts.
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A museum dedicated to the life and legacy of Philadelphia’s famous founding father. Learn about Franklin and the 18th century through personal artifacts and interactive displays.
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One of the most-visited tourist sites in Philadelphia, the Betsy Ross House is celebrated as where Betsy Ross lived when she sewed the first American flag.
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Completed in 1864, the largest Catholic cathedral in the city is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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With origins in the 1800s, Philadelphia’s Chinatown is home to many restaurants and shops. A wide selection of delicious Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai and Burmese cuisine may be found there.
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Founded in 1695 as a Church of England parish, Christ Church was integral to the founding of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S. Its Neighborhood House is now a performance venue.
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