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Tourist traps and oddities

1. Temple's Creepy Dental Museum

College Science Building · Tioga - Nicetown · 1 tip
Wagner Free Institute of Science is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

2. Wagner Free Institute of Science

7.6
1700 W Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Science Museum · North Philadelphia · 5 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: Check out one of the oldest mineral collections in the country and the first American saber-toothed tiger. Read more.

3. The Philadelphia Doll Museum

2253 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA
Museum · North Philadelphia · 2 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: The only museum in the country dedicated to the collection and preservation of black dolls. Read more.

Drexel University College of Medicine is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

4. Drexel University College of Medicine

2900 W Queen Ln, Philadelphia, PA
Medical School · East Falls · 1 tip

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: Peer outside the bookstore and you'll spot an eerie anatomical model. What appears to be string art is the nervous system of a college cleaning woman who willed her body to science in 1888.

5. Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Shoe Museum

6.5
810 Race St, Philadelphia, PA
Museum · Chinatown · 3 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: Carrie Bradshaw has nothing on this museum, a small shoe library that displays 250 pairs from ancient Egyptian burial sandals to Joan Rivers’ Manolo Blahniks & Bernie Parent’s Stanley Cup skates.

6. Ringing Rocks

901 Bridgetown Pike, Langhorne, NJ
Park · 1 tip

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: This is one of the only places in the world where a rock can be struck with an object to produce a series of musical tones. Don't believe us? Try it.

Insectarium is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

7. Insectarium

5.3
8046 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Museum · Holmesburg · 13 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: Crawl and creep through a man-made spider web. Read more.

8. Museum of Mourning Art

2900 State Rd, Drexel Hill, PA
History Museum · 1 tip

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: Find the ring containing a lock of George Washington’s hair. Read more.

Stoogeum is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

9. Stoogeum

7.3
904 Sheble Ln (Bethlehem Pike), Ambler, PA
Museum · 3 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: Check the website, because The Stoogeum is open only about once a month for visitors who wish to peruse 100,000 pieces of Stooge memorabilia.

Wharton Esherick Museum is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

10. Wharton Esherick Museum

7.4
1520 Horse Shoe Trl, Malvern, PA
Museum · 2 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: This museum has been unofficially recognized as one of the most unique buildings in the United States. See why they refer to Wharton Esherick as the "dean of American craftsmen."

Mercer Museum is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

11. Mercer Museum

8.8
84 S Pine St, Doylestown, PA
Museum · 14 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: Don’t miss the old cigar-store statues dotted around the museum; you’ll see not only Native Americans, but Buffalo Bill Cody, too. Read more.

MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge Masonic Temple is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

12. MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge Masonic Temple

4301 N Broad St (at Hunting Park Ave), Philadelphia, PA
Non-Profit Organization · Hunting Park · 4 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: What looks like a Norman cathedral from the outside contains a dizzying array of architectural styles on the inside. We suggest a guided tour of its seven stunning halls.

Mummers Museum is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

13. Mummers Museum

6.2
1100 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA
Museum · Queen Village - Pennsport · 7 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: If the annual parade isn't enough (which it isn't), then you're in the right place. Check out years' worth of lavish historical items inside.

James A. Michener Art Museum is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

14. James A. Michener Art Museum

8.5
138 S Pine St (btwn E Ashland St and Scout Way), Doylestown, PA
Art Museum · 12 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: The 100-year-old stone shelter that spent most of its life as the Bucks County prison. Read more.

American Helicopter Museum is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

15. American Helicopter Museum

7.2
1220 American Blvd, West Chester, PA
Museum · 7 tips and reviews

Visit PhillyVisit Philly: You’ll see nearly three dozen civilian and military helicopters, autogiros and convertiplanes. Read more.

Gettysburg Museum of History is one of Tourist traps and oddities.

16. Gettysburg Museum of History

7.7
219 Baltimore St, Gettysburg, PA
Tourist Information and Service · 8 tips and reviews