Museum
Penn Museum
110 locals recommend,
Location
3260 South St
Philadelphia, PA
University City
Tips from locals
Set in a building with a Chinese rotunda, this museum has abundant artifacts & antiquities.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology—commonly called the Penn Museum—is an archaeology and anthropology museum that is part of the University of Pennsylvania. It is located on Penn's campus in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia.
The UPenn museum is fascinating, and well worth the cheap admission. It is unairconditioned, though, so best as a fall or winter destination.
One of the best museums in Philadelphia, although not many people realize the incredible treasures it holds including ancient Egyptian pieces.
A hidden gem nestled within the University City neighborhood on the University of Pennsylvania campus, the Penn Museum is dedicated to anthropology and archaeology. The collection is comprised of art and artifacts largely discovered by the University's own archaeologists and researchers in the 19th and early-20th centuries.