Verified listings in Center City & University City, Philadelphia.
LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Newspapers and Microfilm Center at Parkway Central Library
📅 Fri, Nov 6, 1:30 PM
This event is part of the speaker series for Ink & Impact: The Legacy of the Philadelphia Tribune, an exhibit opening October 5th in the News & Microfilm Department.
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📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Science and Wellness at Parkway Central Library
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM
Join us at Parkway Central Library for an RN-led candid conversation on Advance Care Planning.
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📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City · Philadelphia City Institute
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 3:00 PM
Dr. Hazel Ann Lee, poet and author, discusses her science fiction book The Astronaut’s Window: Collection of Poems and Short Stories Celebrating Nature.
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📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM
Hear from the Rising From Ground Zero authors about 9/11 and the FDNY's Path through Crisis to Transformation
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📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City · Philadelphia City Institute
📅 Sat, Nov 14, 3:30 PM
Hear award-winning local author Sophia Demas who's book Conciousness Beyond Death examines consciousness; she will discuss the numerous miracles she has experienced and written about in books.
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📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library
📅 Mon, Nov 16, 6:00 PM
Marie Gottschalk is the Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and the winner of the Robert F.
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📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 6:00 PM
Join us for Philadelphia A to Z, a program that explores a fascinating collection of lost Philadelphia stories, one for each letter of the alphabet.
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📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Science and Wellness at Parkway Central Library
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 6:30 PM
The names of nearly 150 North American bird species have not aged well, ruffling feathers in the ornithological world.
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📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Parkway Central Library
📅 Thu, Nov 19, 2:00 PM
This hands-on session introduces the next evolution of AI: agentic AI - AI systems that can move beyond providing an answer to planning, researching, using tools, and completing a series of steps toward a goal.
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📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Parkway Central Library
📅 Fri, Nov 20, 10:00 AM
Legendary children's author and illustrator Rosemary Wells will read aloud in the Montgomery Auditorium at Parkway Central Library.
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📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City · Philadelphia City Institute
📅 Sat, Nov 21, 1:00 PM
Celebrated author of Swallow, Mary Cappello returns with a new lyrically exuberant book set in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood where her mother, Rosemary, a beloved community organizer, poet, and long-time editor of Philadelphia Poets, lived and died.
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📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Philbrick Hall at Parkway Central Library
📅 Sat, Nov 21, 3:30 PM
In each story, everyday people are searching for something after a rough, weird day.
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
See the room where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were both signed.
💵 $1.00 per-ticket handling fee for tour tickets (recreation.gov); open house 9–10:30am needs no ticket
🕑 Daily 9–10:30am open house (no ticket); 10:40am–4:40pm tours every 20 min (ticket required, from Nov 1)
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Elfreth's Alley is one of the oldest continuously inhabited residential streets in the United States.
💵 $3 museum; $10 guided tour
🕑 Fri–Sun 12–4pm
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Walk in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers.
💵 $5 self-guided; $10 guided tour
🕑 Daily 11am–5pm (Sun 9:45–11am, then 11:30am–5pm)
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📍 Franklin Court · Center City & University City
Explore Franklin's life and character in the Benjamin Franklin Museum.
💵 $7.50 adults; kids 5 and under free
🕑 Daily 9am–5pm
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Exhibits in the building highlight the role of art and artifacts in American history and diplomacy.
💵 See site
🕑 Thu–Mon 11am–4pm
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📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City
Explore the complex histories of medicine, engage in dialogue about well-being, and expand your understanding of the human body with us.
💵 Timed tickets
🕑 Wed–Mon 10am–5pm
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📍 Parkway · Center City & University City
In the Barnes collection, artworks are arranged in ensembles that emphasize visual relationships—there are no labels like you would see in a typical museum.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Thu–Mon 11am–5pm
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📍 Parkway · Center City & University City
home to one of the largest public collections of Rodin’s work outside Paris
💵 Suggested $15 adults
🕑 Fri–Mon 10am–5pm
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📍 Fairmount · Center City & University City
Perfect for the first-time visitor, this tour provides an overview of some of the museum’s most renowned treasures.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Mon & Thu–Sun 10am–5pm (Fri to 8:45pm); closed Tue–Wed
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📍 Penn's Landing · Center City & University City
Climb aboard the oldest steel warship afloat in the world.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Thu–Tue 10am–5pm
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📍 Parkway · Center City & University City
Explore the night sky with cutting-edge astronomical presentations in the awe-inspiring Fels Planetarium.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Daily 9:30am–5pm
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Explore the Museum's historic Old City Philadelphia neighborhood with stops at iconic Revolutionary-era sites on daily expert-guided walking tours.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Daily 10am–5pm
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Have a chat with Betsy in person as she plies her trade, stitching reproduction Colonial-era fabrics in her upholstery shop.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Mar–Nov daily 10am–5pm
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📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City
The Rosenbach Museum & Library is a community that engages with and celebrates the art of the written word using our collection of rare books and manuscripts.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Thu–Sat 10:30am–6pm, Sun 10:30am–4:30pm
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📍 Independence Mall · Center City & University City
The National Constitution Center serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Wed–Sun 10am–5pm
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📍 Independence Mall · Center City & University City
America’s fight for freedom on view in the spot where it was fought
💵 Free admission; The First Salute $18+
🕑 Wed–Sun 10am–5pm
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📍 Center City · Center City & University City
The City Hall Tower Tour offers a panoramic view of Philadelphia's landscape from 548 feet above ground.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Mon–Fri 10am–2:45pm
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
The back bar was crafted by German woodworkers and used in the Centennial Celebration in 1876 prior to its use at Khyber Pass.
💵 Pay as you go
🕑 Mon–Fri 11am–2am, Sat–Sun 10am–2am
Details Official site ↗LandmarkFREE
📍 Old City · Center City & University City
The building also offers self-guided exhibits about this now famous symbol of liberty.
🕑 Daily 9am–5pm
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📍 Independence Square · Center City & University City
Presidents Washington and Adams were both inaugurated in this building.
🕑 Daily: open house 9–10am, tours every 20 min 10am–4:40pm (no tickets needed)
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📍 Fairmount · Center City & University City
Learn about the Water Works’ noteworthy beginnings in the early 19th century as Philadelphia’s water pumping station
🕑 Wed–Sat 10am–5pm
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📍 Callowhill · Center City & University City
The Rail Park Phase One is free & open daily
🕑 Daily 7am–10pm
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📍 Delaware River Waterfront · Center City & University City
The Pier is free to enter and open to the public.
🕑 Mon–Thu 12–9pm, Fri 12–11pm, Sat 11am–11pm
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📍 Center City · Center City & University City
The Reading Terminal Market Corporation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation
🕑 Daily 8am–6pm
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📍 Society Hill · Center City & University City
one of the city’s largest outdoor markets
🕑 Sundays 10am–2pm
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📍 Fairmount · Center City & University City
The Food Trust Farmers Markets make fruits and vegetables more affordable to everyone.
🕑 Thursdays 3–7pm
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