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Known to millions as the scene of Rocky's triumphant fist-pumping, the city of Philadelphia is, in fact, a city of contrasts that at once embodies Rocky's blue collar spirit and the grace of the Art Museum steps on which he made his now-famous run.

Here lies a city where you can indulge in a cheese steak sandwich on almost any corner, or visit the birthplace of the nation — Independence Hall.

 
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Visit these top cultural spots

- Barnes Foundation
Amazing collections of 19th- and 20th-century painting.

- Rodin Museum
The greatest Rodin collection in the world outside of France.

- Franklin Institute
Don't miss the two-story walk-through human heart, complete with echoing heartbeat.

- Mummer's Museum
Get the background on why grown men strut up Market Street in sequins, feathers and other outlandish finery.

- Mutter Museum at the College of Physicians
Extensive collection of frightening medical curiosities including a plaster cast of conjoined ("siamese") twins Chang and Eng.

MORE:
- African-American Museum
- American Swedish Historical Museum
- Athenaeum
- National Museum of American Jewish History
- Rosenbach Library and Museum

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Philadelphia museums by category
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Special Interest
Sports Museums

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The Eakins Gallery

The Tiffany Glass Mosaic: Dream Garden

The Second Bank

The Rose Garden

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Please Touch Museum

Eastern States Penitentiary

New Jersey Aquarium

Philadelphia Zoo

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  Birthplace of a Nation:
Take a walking tour through Independence National Historical Park

Funky and Elegant:
Tour Old City

Grand Boulevard:
A walking tour down Benjamin Franklin Parkway

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