Top things to do for visitors, each linked to its official source.
Philadelphia Metro Area
📍 Logan Square
Anthropologist Meredith Small, Professor Emerita at Cornell University, presents her new book Family; How the Need for Connection Shapes and Forms Our Lives.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
Beetles are the most successful organism on the planet and play a critical role in the ecological functions supporting life on earth.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
Join us in Room 108 on the First Floor Free for an historical overview of immigration and how federal law affected attitudional reactions to immigrants overtime.
Official site ↗📍 Rittenhouse
Dr. Hazel Ann Lee, poet and author, discusses her science fiction book The Astronaut’s Window: Collection of Poems and Short Stories Celebrating Nature.
Official site ↗📍 Rittenhouse
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.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
Hear from the Rising From Ground Zero authors about 9/11 and the FDNY's Path through Crisis to Transformation
Official site ↗📍 Rittenhouse
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.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
The names of nearly 150 North American bird species have not aged well, ruffling feathers in the ornithological world.
Official site ↗📍 Center City
The City Hall Tower Tour offers a panoramic view of Philadelphia's landscape from 548 feet above ground.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
Marie Gottschalk is the Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and the winner of the Robert F.
Official site ↗📍 Fairmount
The Food Trust Farmers Markets make fruits and vegetables more affordable to everyone.
Official site ↗📍 Fairmount
Learn about the Water Works’ noteworthy beginnings in the early 19th century as Philadelphia’s water pumping station
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
In each story, everyday people are searching for something after a rough, weird day.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
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.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
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.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
Join Field Teen Center and author Dior Brown for a casual conversation about beeing a teenage author!
Official site ↗📍 Rittenhouse
Explore the complex histories of medicine, engage in dialogue about well-being, and expand your understanding of the human body with us.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
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.
Official site ↗📍 Fairmount
Perfect for the first-time visitor, this tour provides an overview of some of the museum’s most renowned treasures.
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
Legendary children's author and illustrator Rosemary Wells will read aloud in the Montgomery Auditorium at Parkway Central Library.
Official site ↗📍 Center City
The Reading Terminal Market Corporation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation
Official site ↗📍 Parkway
home to one of the largest public collections of Rodin’s work outside Paris
Official site ↗📍 Callowhill
The Rail Park Phase One is free & open daily
Official site ↗📍 Logan Square
Join us at Parkway Central Library for an RN-led candid conversation on Advance Care Planning.
Official site ↗📍 Parkway
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.
Official site ↗📍 Parkway
Explore the night sky with cutting-edge astronomical presentations in the awe-inspiring Fels Planetarium.
Official site ↗📍 Rittenhouse
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.
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