🇺🇸 Philadelphia’s Best Museum to Explore – Penn Museum 🏛️✨

The Penn Museum (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) is astonishing in its breadth and quality — far beyond what you'd expect from a university museum. If you're visiting Philly, it's definitely worth a trip, and it's close to campus so you can also stroll along Locust Walk! 📍 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 🎫 Adult $18 | Student $13 | FREE for Penn students & staff ⏰ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (closed Mondays) 📖 Why Visit: The museum’s collections focus on archaeology and anthropology, featuring exhibits spanning Africa, the Americas, Asia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean. They beautifully showcase cultural heritage and human history, with clear, well-researched explanations of artifacts and their backgrounds. 🖼️ Highlights: 🇪🇬 Egypt – 13-ton Sphinx of Ramesses II, an entire room of mummies (kinda spooky!) 🇮🇶 Iraq – In partnership with the British Museum, Penn Museum helped excavate the Royal Tombs of Ur, hosting one of the world’s largest Sumerian exhibitions. 🇨🇳 Asia – China – Two of the Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum, Tang Dynasty tri-color pottery, Qing Dynasty crystal balls. 🇯🇵 Asia – Japan – An immersive Japanese rock garden (karesansui) — very serene and unique. #PennMuseum #PhiladelphiaMuseum #Archaeology #Anthropology #AncientHistory #PhillyArt