• Academy of Natural Sciences
  The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning." The unique aspect of this statement of purpose lies in the word "useful," a mandate the Academy has continuously redefined through research and education that reflects the societal needs of the times. Pennsylvania.
  
  
• American Swedish Historical Museum
  The American Swedish Historical Museum, located in FDR Park in South Philadelphia near the Sports Complex at 1900 Pattison Avenue, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the contributions of Swedes and Swedish-Americans in the United States. In Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Andy Warhol Museum
  The Andy Warhol Museum strives to be a dynamic art center and resource for anyone who wishes to gain insights into contemporary art and popular culture. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
  
  
• Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
  The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies opened its doors to the public in 1976, the year our nation celebrated its bicentennial birthday. The Institute, however, has its roots in the generosity of Emily Swift Balch, 1835-1917, whose will stipulated that the family estate should be used to establish a library in the Philadelphia area if her sons died without heirs. Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Brandywine River Museum
  Housed in a restored 19th century gristmill, the museum showcases an extensive collection of Wyeth family art, illustrations and other 19th and 20th century American art. Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Carnegie Museum of Natural History
  Through its explorations, collections, research, exhibitions, and educational programs, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History advances knowledge of the Earth, its life and cultures, and acts as a steward of our natural world. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Carnegie Science Center
  Hands-on exhibits, including a miniature railroad and village, Omnimax theater, interactive planetarium, World War II submarine. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Children's Museum
  Run by volunteers, this Bloomsburg museum provides traveling exhibits for schools, including hands-on educational experiences for students and adults. The site gives information on exhibitions, classroom kits and summer programs.
  
  
• Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum
  Welcome to the Franklin Institute Science Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Frost Entomological Museum
  Entomological museum with public display area and research collection (500,000 specimens) for eastern USA with additional overseas material. State College, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• George Westinghouse Museum
  Welcome to the George Westinghouse Museum! The Museum is located in Wilmerding, a small industrial borough founded by George Westinghouse in 1890. Wilmerding is located 13 miles east of Pittsburgh in what is referred to as the Electric Valley. Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Glencairn Museum
  Glencairn Museum educates visitors about the history of religion, using art and artifacts from a variety of cultures and time periods. Religious life through the ages is presented by means of a remarkable collection that illustrates religions as varied as ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek and Roman, medieval Christian, Islamic, Asian, and Native American. Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County
  The Heritage Center Museum collects, preserves and interprets Lancaster County's history and decorative arts through the permanent collection, annual exhibitions and educational programming. Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Historic Germantown - Pennsylvania.
  Welcome to historic Germantown! George Washington and the capital were here in 1793. During the Revolution, the Battle of Germantown was fought up and down the main street, with muskets firing from house windows.
  
  
• Historical Society of Berks County Pennsylvania
  The Museum houses a collection of items illustrating the rich cultural heritage of Berks County Pennsylvania.
  
  
• James A. Michener Art Museum
  Exquisitely renovated historic site with collection of 19th and 20th-century American art, Pennsylvania Impressionists and changing exhibitions. Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Johnstown Flood Museum
  A museum tha tells the shocking story of the 1889 Johnstown flood, the worst man-made disaster in U.S. history. Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Juniata College Museum of Art
  The Juniata College Museum of Art provides a cultural center for Juniata College and the central Pennsylvania community. The Museum houses a permanent collection that includes works from the Hudson River School, American portrait miniatures, as well as Old Master paintings and prints. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• La Salle University Art Museum
  The La Salle University Art Museum offers an audio-taped tour of its collection. This educational program surveys over six hundred years of art history from the late Medieval period up to the present time. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life
  Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life, a site of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, preserves the history of life on the land in Western Pennsylvania over the past 14,000 years. The 200 acre outdoor museum includes one of the oldest archaeological sites in North America and a recreated nineteenth century village.
  
  
• Museum of Bus Transportation
  Non-profit organization whose goal is the preservation of the American motorcoach; ever-changing slide show on website details history. Hershey, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Museum of Scientific Discovery
  Experience the latest in science and technology first hand at the Museum of Scientific Discovery(MSD). And experience is the key word here. More than 100 interactive exhibits amaze, entertain, and educate visitors of all ages as they play in and explore the many worlds of science. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Museum of Unnatural Mystery
  Welcome to the Museum of Unnatural Mystery, a slightly bizarre, cyberspace, science museum for all ages. Bensalem , Pennsylvania.
  
  
• National Watch & Clock Museum
  A journey through time featuring over 12,000 timkeeping treasures from every place of the globe. Columbia, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• North Museum of Natural History
  This museum offers a broad range of interesting exhibits, special events, and exciting activities for the entire family. The Museum's Planetarium is the third largest in the state and features state-of-the-art equipment to bring the heavens up close. Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Pennsylvania - Franklin Institute of Science
  Railroad Hall houses one of those grand old locomotives. The Baldwin #60000, a 228 ton, 101 foot long giant, transports visitors back in time to a day when the locomotive reigned supreme. Climb aboard for a taste of the mystery. In length, the journey is short: only a few yards across the hall. In time, the journey is long: a century into the past.
  
  
• Pennsylvania - National Toy Train Museum
  Toy trains are presented in a colorful and exciting turn-of-the-century setting. The Museum's vast collection of floor toys, electric trains and train-related accessories includes those from the mid-1800s through the present. See Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, Marklin, LGB and many, many others.
  
  
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is America's first art museum and school of fine arts. The Museum features one of the most renowned collections of American art--spanning three centuries.
  
  
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
  The Philadelphia Museum of Art--in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe--seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collections in particular, and the visual arts in general, to an increasing and increasingly diverse audience as a source of delight, illumination, and lifelong learning. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Pittsburgh Kids Museum
  The Pittsburgh Children's Museum is reaching Great Heights with exciting exhibits and programs for the young and young-at-heart. Visitors can scale the Kids' Climber, build and launch airplanes from Flying Machines, riddle the Poodle Sphinx, raise themselves up into human-powered elevators, create silkscreen prints and paint in our multimedia Studio, learn about health and anatomy with our seven-foot tall blue-haired mascot Stuffee.
  
  
• Please Touch Museum
  Please Touch Museum is a hands-on museum for children ages one to seven.
  
  
• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
  The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania houses one of the most significant collections of historic railroad artifacts in the world.
  
  
• Rosenbach Museum & Library
  The Rosenbach Museum & Library was the home of two brothers, Dr. A.S.W. and Philip Rosenbach. A.S.W. Rosenbach was a legendary dealer and collector of rare books and manuscripts, while Philip's expertise encompassed the fine and decorative arts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  
  
• State Museum of Pennsylvania
  Pennsylvania's Museum has been providing its communities with outstanding opportunities for education and culture since 1905, with great exhibits encompassing the arts, anthropology, paleontology, geology, and Pennsylvania history.
  
  
• Valley Forge Historical Society Museum
  Located between the Valley Forge Memorial Chapel and the bell tower housing its famous carillon is a remarkable treasure -- The Valley Forge Historical Society Museum. Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania
  The coal mines and coal patches of western Pennsylvania, with miners names for some patches.
  
  

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