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Academy exterior

Plan Your Visit

Details about admission pricing, parking and how to get to the museum.

Plan Your Visit

students look at dinosaur bones

Field Trips

Plan a field trip for your class, summer camp or group.

Explore Field Trips

skeletal mount of Tyrannosaurus in Dinosaur Hall

Signature Exhibits

See how big you are next to Tyrannosaurus rex or get up close and personal with a polar bear.

Check out our Permanent Exhibits

  
 

Events

  • Drop-in Science Workshops: Wandering the Watershed

    Saturday, April 19, 2025

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    What is a watershed? How does your daily life impact the wildlife in nearby streams and rivers?

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  • $10 Tuesday During Spring Break

    Tuesday, April 22, 2025

    10:00 AM-4:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    It's Spring Break in Philadelphia, and admission on Tuesday, April 22 is only $10!

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  • Nature at Noon

    Thursday, April 24, 2025

    12:00 PM-1:00 PM

    Rittenhouse Square

    • Everyone

    Take a break from your desk and reconnect with the natural world — right in the middle of your workday.

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  • Confluence: Film Festival, Thursday, April 24

    Thursday, April 24, 2025

    5:00 PM-8:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    This Earth Month (April), the Academy of Natural Sciences hosts the second annual Confluence – an environmental film festival developed in partnership with BlackStar Projects, cinéSPEAK, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival and the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival.

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  • City Nature Challenge

    Friday, April 25, 2025

    12:00 AM-12:00 AM

    Online – iNaturalist.org website and app; Geographic range for participants is Philadelphia and surrounding counties.

    • Everyone

    The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a four-day bioblitz where cities around the world compete to see who can record the most wildlife.

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  • Dinos After Dark Celebrates Earth Month

    Friday, April 25, 2025

    5:00 PM-8:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Enjoy pay-what-you-wish admission (recommended donation amount is $10), a festive, family-friendly atmosphere and the Dino Drafts Beer Garden in Dinosaur Hall! In addition to seeing the museum, join us for a special night celebrating Earth Month at the Academy. Plus purchase drinks (21+) and experience food offerings from our partners!

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  • City Nature Challenge

    Saturday, April 26, 2025

    12:00 AM-12:00 AM

    Online – iNaturalist.org website and app; Geographic range for participants is Philadelphia and surrounding counties.

    • Everyone

    The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a four-day bioblitz where cities around the world compete to see who can record the most wildlife.

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  • City Nature Blitz: Pennypack Park

    Saturday, April 26, 2025

    9:00 AM-12:00 PM

    Pennypack Trail, Philadelphia, PA 19136

    • Everyone

    Join the Academy at your local park during City Nature Challenge to help us record as many observations of as many species as possible!

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  • History of Haddy Hike

    Saturday, April 26, 2025

    9:00 AM-11:00 AM

    Hadrosaurus Foulki Site Maple Ave, Haddonfield, NJ 08033

    • Everyone

    You may be familiar with “Haddy”, the duckbilled dinosaur that stands inside Dinosaur Hall, but have you ever thought about where it came from?

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  • City Nature Blitz: Cobbs Creek Park

    Saturday, April 26, 2025

    2:00 PM-5:00 PM

    1338 S 59th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143

    • Everyone

    Join the Academy at your local park during City Nature Challenge to help us record as many observations of as many species as possible!

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