Top Regional Attractions

Philadelphia

American Philosophical Society Museum 104 S. 5th St.; 215-440-3427. www.apsmuseum.org. Roderick Coover: Outside/Inside - Videotaped segments of Brett Keyser's park expeditions; UNDAUNTED: Five American Explorers, 1760-2006. Donations accepted. Fri.-Sun. 10 am-4 pm.

American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Ave.; 215-389-1776. www.americanswedish.org. Charles Allmond: Second Nature - Sculpture inspired by the natural world. Closes 7/31. Closes 9/21. $6; $5 seniors, students & children; free for children under 12. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm, Sat.-Sun. noon-4 pm.

Atwater Kent Museum 15 S. Seventh St.; 215-685-4830. www.philadelphiahistory.org. A Great Company in a Great City - Lithographs & paintings from the Cigna Corp. (formerly Ins. Co. of N. America). Closes 8/31. $5; $3 seniors & children 13-17; free for children under 12. Wed.-Sun. 1-5 pm.

Bartram's Garden 54th St.; 215-729-5281. www.bartramsgarden.org. Among the Larkspur & Lettuce: A Gardener's Tour . 6/15 2-4 pm. Daily 10 am-5 pm.

Betsy Ross House 239 Arch St.; 215-627-5343. www.betsyrosshouse.org. Circa 1740 Georgian-style home of flagmaker. Flag Festival - Food, games, live music, flag appraisals, exhibit of rare flags, demos by local artisans, colonial magic tricks. 6/14-6/15 10 am. $3; $2 children under 13. Daily 10 am-5 pm.

*FREE* Christ Church 20 N. American St.; 215-922-1695, ext. 30. www.christchurchphila.org. Georgian architectural treasure attended by founding fathers. Donations accepted. Mon.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm; Sun. 1-5 pm.

Christ Church Burial Ground 5th & Arch Sts.; 215-922-1695, ext. 30. www.christchurchphila.org. Final resting place of Benjamin Franklin & 4 other signers of the Declaration of Independence. $2; $1 students; $10 groups up to 25. Mon-Sat. 10 am-4 pm; Sun. noon-4 pm.

Civil War & Underground Railroad Museum 1805 Pine St.; 215-735-8196. www.cwurmuseum.org. Features the Abraham Lincoln Collection, George Gordon Meade Collection, Ulysses S. Grant Collection & more. $5; $4 seniors; $3 students & ages 3-12; free under 3. Thu.-Sat. 11 am-4:30 pm.

Eastern State Penitentiary 2124 Fairmount Ave.; 215-236-3300. www.easternstate.org. Twilight Tours - Wed. 5-8 pm. Closes 8/27. $7.50; $7 students; $6.50 seniors; $4 children over 7. Daily 10 am-5 pm.

*FREE* Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site Spring Garden St.; 215-597-8780. www.nps.gov/edal. Home of the noted author from 1843-44. Guided tours available. Wed.-Sun. 9 am-5 pm.

*FREE* Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia 100 N. 6th St.; 866-574-3727. www.philadelphiafed.org. Money in Motion - History of banking. Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

The Franklin Institute 222 N. 20th St.; 215-448-1200. www.fi.edu. Real Pirates - True story of a pirate ship found off Cape Cod in 1984. Features over 200 artifacts & ship replica. Closes 11/2. A Sci-Pass (basic admission) is $13.75 for adults, $11.00 for children & seniors; Sci-Pass plus IMAX is $18.75 for adults/$16.00 for children & seniors. Additional charge for Real Pirates. IMAX & other permanent exhibits open daily 9:30 am-5 pm.

Franklin Square Sixth & Race Sts.; 215-629-4026. www.onceuponanation.org. Flag Day & Father's Day - Flag decorating activity. 6/14-6/15 11 am-2 pm. Thru 9/1: Daily 10 am-9 pm.

Independence Hall Chestnut St.; 215-597-8974. www.nps.gov/inde/independence-hall-1.htm. Guided Tour - Explore this historic example of Georgian architecture. Daily 9 am-5 pm.

Independence Living History Center 115 S. Third St.; 215-629-4026. www.onceuponanation.org. Once Upon a Nation: 1776, The Movie-Musical - Interactive movie-going experience complete with sing-a-longs & props. Fri. 7 pm. $15; $12 students, seniors & military; $10 children 12 & under.Once Upon a Nation: Tippler's Tour. Sample drinks at colonial & modern day taverns in Old City. Thu. 5:30 pm. $30; $25 seniors, military & students.

Independence National Historical Park 6th & Markets Sts.; 215-965-2305. www.nps.gov/inde. Winifred Lutz: Dock Creek. Closes 9/27. Most sites free. Daily 8:30 am-5 pm.

Independence Seaport Museum 211 S. Columbus Blvd. & Walnut St.; 215-413-8655. www.phillyseaport.org. Black Hands, Blue Seas - The Untold Maritime Stories of African Americans. Closes 3/22. $10; $7 seniors, children 3-12, college students; $5 military; free for children under 3. Daily 10 am-5 pm.

*FREE* Laurel Hill Cemetery: The Underground Museum 3822 Ridge Ave.; 215-228-8200. www.theundergroundmuseum.org. Mon.-Fri. 8 am-4:30 pm; Sat.-Sun. 9:30 am-5 pm.

Laurel Hill Mansion East Fairmount Park; 215-235-1776. www.fairmountpark.org/LaurelHill.asp. Georgian-style mansion. $5 per person. Open 10 am-4 pm weekends thru 6/30.