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Visit the Academy

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

  • Science Story Time: Over and Under the Snow

    Sunday, January 4, 2026

    11:00 AM-1:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    Join us each weekend in Outside In at 11:30 a.m.

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  • Nature at Noon: Bartram’s Garden - Meadow

    Thursday, January 8, 2026

    12:00 PM-1:00 PM

    Bartram’s Garden 5400 Lindbergh Blvd (39.93331984947214, -75.21147517369884)

    • Everyone

    For this one-hour outing, we will meet at the parking lot of Bartram’s Garden at 5400 Lindbergh Blvd., or you can plug this location into your map (39.93331984947214, -75.21147517369884).

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  • Nature at Noon: FDR Park – Lakes

    Thursday, January 22, 2026

    12:00 PM-1:00 PM

    FDR Park Dr. 1500 Pattison Ave (39.903503, -75.178529)

    • Everyone

    For this one-hour outing, we will meet at the first parking lot on the left near the Gazebo. To get here, enter via FDR Park Dr. Located at 1500 Pattison Ave., or you can plug this location into your map (39.903503, -75.178529).

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  • Dinos After Dark: January 23

    Friday, January 23, 2026

    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.

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  • Nature at Noon: Indoor Birding

    Thursday, February 12, 2026

    12:00 PM-1:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    For this one-hour outing, we will meet at the Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th St. Entrance security desk. We will explore some birds featured within our dioramas and explore some wildlife cams via Explore.Org in our Neighborhood Naturalists exhibit and learning lab.

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  • Nature at Noon: The Woodlands Cemetery

    Thursday, February 26, 2026

    12:00 PM-1:00 PM

    Woodlands Cemetery 4000 Woodland Ave. (39.948841, -75.203056)

    • Everyone

    For this one-hour outing, we will meet at noon at the Woodlands Cemetery just inside the entrance located at 4000 Woodland Ave., or you can plug this location into your map (39.948841, -75.203056).

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  • Nature at Noon: Penn Treaty Park

    Thursday, March 19, 2026

    12:00 PM-1:00 PM

    Penn Treaty Park at 1301 N Beach St (39.966622773370474, -75.12851468358387)

    • Everyone

    For this one-hour outing, we will meet at Penn Treaty Park at 1301 N Beach St., or you can plug this location into your map (39.966622773370474, -75.12851468358387).

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