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Philadelphia

Philadelphia has 8 tracked free-admission museum options, with 100% marked always free. Ratings are available for 8 listings, and a majority (7) score 4.5+. Check each listing for current schedules and free-entry rules.

Discover 18 museums offering free access in Philadelphia, United States.

Last content refresh: Oct 5, 2025 Needs refresh

Quick facts: 18 always-free, 0 free-day options , avg rating 4.61 , 18 with photos.

Top free museums

Liberty Bell Center
Always free
Liberty Bell Center
Philadelphia, United States

Liberty Bell Center, located at 526 Market Street in Philadelphia, ranks among the finest free museums in the area. O...

Free admission every day
Rating 4.7
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Always free Wheelchair access

The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, combines stunning 19th - century archite...

Free admission every day
Monday: Closed | Tuesday: Closed | Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.7
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Always free Wheelchair access
Institute of Contemporary Art
Philadelphia, United States

Bold, boundary - pushing, and completely free to visit, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia has been ch...

Free admission every day
Monday: Closed | Tuesday: Closed | Wednesday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM | Thursday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM | Friday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM | Saturday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM | Sunday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Rating 4.5 Proof available
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Always free Wheelchair access

The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, combines stunning 19th - century archite...

Free admission every day
Monday: Closed | Tuesday: Closed | Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.7
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Always free Wheelchair access
The Library Company
Philadelphia, United States

The Library Company of Philadelphia stands as one of America's most historically significant cultural institutions, a...

Free admission every day
Monday: 9:00 AM - 4:45 PM | Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:45 PM | Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:45 PM | Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:45 PM | Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:45 PM | Saturday: Closed | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.5
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Always free Wheelchair access
Institute of Contemporary Art
Philadelphia, United States

Bold, boundary - pushing, and completely free to visit, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia has been ch...

Free admission every day
Monday: Closed | Tuesday: Closed | Wednesday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM | Thursday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM | Friday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM | Saturday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM | Sunday: 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Rating 4.5 Proof available
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Always free Wheelchair access
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, United States

In the shadow of Independence Hall, where the nation's founding ideas still echo through cobblestone streets, the Ame...

Free admission every day
Monday: Closed | Tuesday: Closed | Wednesday: Closed | Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Rating 4.5
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Always free
Founder's Hall Museum
Philadelphia, United States

Behind the stately neoclassical facade of Founder's Hall on the Girard College campus lies a museum dedicated to one ...

Free admission every day
Monday: Closed | Tuesday: Closed | Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Thursday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Friday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Saturday: Closed | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.6
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Always free Wheelchair access
Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
Philadelphia, United States

Art speaks a language that transcends time and borders, and nowhere is that truth more evident than at the Philadelph...

Free admission every day
Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Tuesday: Closed | Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Thursday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Friday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Saturday: Closed | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.2
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Always free
ACES Museum
Philadelphia, United States

Tucked along Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, the ACES Museum stands as a deeply personal tribute to the minority v...

Free admission every day
Monday: 8:29 AM - 3:45 PM | Tuesday: 8:29 AM - 3:45 PM | Wednesday: 8:29 AM - 3:45 PM | Thursday: Closed | Friday: Closed | Saturday: Closed | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.6
West Wing
Always free
West Wing
Philadelphia, United States

On Chestnut Street in the heart of Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park, the West Wing serves as a vi...

Free admission every day
Rating 4.7
Congress Hall
Always free
Congress Hall
Philadelphia, United States

If you are searching for the best free things to do in Philadelphia, look no further than Congress Hall. This histori...

Free admission every day
Liberty Bell Center
Always free
Liberty Bell Center
Philadelphia, United States

Liberty Bell Center, located at 526 Market Street in Philadelphia, ranks among the finest free museums in the area. O...

Free admission every day
Rating 4.7
Independence Visitor Center
Always free
Independence Visitor Center
Philadelphia, United States

Independence Visitor Center, located at 599 Market Street in Philadelphia, ranks among the finest free visitor center...

Free admission every day
Rating 4.6
Merchants' Exchange Building
Always free
Merchants' Exchange Building
Philadelphia, United States

At the corner where Dock, Third, and Walnut Streets converge in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood, the Merchants' ...

Free admission every day
Rating 4.7
Science History Institute
Always free
Science History Institute
Philadelphia, United States

Chemistry does not often get its own museum - which is precisely what makes the Science History Institute on Chestnut...

Free admission every day
Rating 4.7