Ian & Kaylan
Things To Do
Philadelphia Museum of Art
One of the best art museums in the world. Also, be sure to make a run up the steps just as Rocky Balboa did in the great "Rocky" movies. Its harder than it looks!
The Franklin Institute
During the wedding you'll be able to visit a few of this exhibits, but The Franklin Institute is a large, incredible science museum with a ton to see. Be sure to look into seeing a planetarium show or an IMAX movie.
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia - Mütter Museum
The Mütter Museum America’s finest museum of medical history, the Mütter Museum displays its beautifully preserved collections of anatomical specimens, models, and medical instruments in a 19th-century “cabinet museum” setting. The museum helps the public understand the mysteries and beauty of the human body and to appreciate the history of diagnosis and treatment of disease. Warning! Some of the exhibits might make some a bit queasy!
Reading Terminal Market
One of America’s largest and oldest public markets, housed since 1893 in a National Historic Landmark building, the Market offers an incredible selection of locally grown & exotic produce, locally sourced meats and poultry, plus the finest seafood, cheeses, baked goods, and confections. Plenty of places to sit and grab a delicious meal or snack! DiNic's Roast Pork is a highlight, their Pork and Broccoli Rabe Sandwich was voted best sandwich in America by The Travel Channel.
Independence National Historical Park
Admission to most park sites is free. Timed entry tickets are required to enter Independence Hall from March through December, but there is no charge for those tickets if obtained at the Independence Visitor Center on the morning of your visit. Tickets may also be reserved in advance through the National Park reservation system. Call 1-877-444-6777 or reserve online at recreation.gov. There is a service charge of $1.50 per ticket when reserved in advance. You must claim your reserved tickets at the Independence Visitor Center at least 45 minutes before the tour on the day of your visit. Includes a couple different sites to visit, we suggest visiting the website and planning your day ahead of time to make sure you can see what you want!
Liberty Bell
No tickets are required to visit the Liberty Bell Center. Entrance is first come, first served. The line forms outside the building, and there is security screening at the entrance.
SugarHouse Casino
Looking to get your gamble on? Philly's best Casino. (And closest to all the other wedding festivities.)
National Constitution Center
As the Museum of We the People, the Constitution Center features hundreds of interactive exhibits, engaging theatrical performances, and original documents of freedom. As America’s town hall, the National Constitution Center hosts constitutional debates across a range of broadcast and digital media platforms. As a national and international center for civic education, the Constitution Center offers cutting edge constitutional seminars, discussions, course materials, and interactive and digital resources for students of all ages.
Battleship New Jersey
At the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial not only do you see exhibits of artifacts from the ship’s past, but you are put into the exhibit as you go through the tour route. Sit in the chair from which Admiral Halsey commanded the fleet. Stretch out on the bunks where the sailors slept. Climb into the 16” gun turret and learn how the projectiles were loaded.
Camden Adventure Aquarium
Adventure Aquarium is just minutes from downtown Philadelphia on the Camden Waterfront and features one-of-a-kind exhibits with more than 8,500 aquatic species throughout two million gallons of water. The Aquarium is home to the largest collection of sharks on the East Coast, including the only great hammerhead shark on exhibit in the United States, the only aquarium in the world to exhibit hippos, one of only six facilities in the US to have Little Blue penguins as permanent residents and exhibits the longest Shark Bridge in the world, a unique V-shaped rope suspension bridge just inches over Shark Realm.