Indoor Activities for Adults in Philadelphia, PA

Animals walk overhead in mesh tunnels

3400 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104 · Daily 9:30am-5pm, last entry 4pm

Giant walk-through heart since 1954

222 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 · Daily 9:30am-5pm

Rope bridge over a shark tank

1 Riverside Dr, Camden, NJ 08103 · Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat-Sun 9:30am-5pm

Skating in winter, roller rink in summer

101 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Winterfest: Mon-Thu 1-9:30pm, Fri-Sun 11am-12:30am; Summerfest: seasonal

Covered waterfront pier — rain or shine

121 N Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Mon-Thu 12-9pm, Fri 12-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-9pm

Free 50-acre garden — locals know, tourists don't

5400 Lindbergh Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19143 · Daily dawn to dusk; house tours by appointment

Flat riverside trail past Boathouse Row

Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19130 · Daily, dawn to dusk

Rocky steps outside, Renoir and Duchamp inside. Pay-what-you-wish Friday nights.

2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130 · Mon 10am-5pm, Thu-Sun 10am-5pm, Fri until 8:45pm, closed Tue-Wed

DiNic's roast pork + Bassetts ice cream since 1893

51 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 · Daily 8am-6pm

Al Capone's cell + Steve Buscemi audio tour

2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130 · Daily 10am-5pm (last entry 4pm), Mar-Nov

No seat more than 60 feet from the stage

2031 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 · Show nights Wed-Sun, check schedule

WXPN-connected — great bookings

3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 · Show nights, check schedule; restaurant hours vary

Two venues in one — 2,500 main + 450 Foundry

29 E Allen St, Philadelphia, PA 19123 · Show nights, check schedule

Half a block of handmade mosaic labyrinth

1020 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 · Wed-Mon 11am-6pm, closed Tuesdays

Free hammocks on the river at sunset

301 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm (seasonal, May-Sep)

181 Renoirs in the room Barnes designed

2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130 · Thu-Mon 11am-5pm, closed Tue-Wed

800-cap standing room, good from anywhere

334 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 · Show nights, check schedule

Fishtown comedy club next to The Fillmore

33 E Laurel St, Philadelphia, PA 19123 · Show nights, check schedule

Always free, always different

118 S 36th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 · Wed-Sun 11am-6pm, closed Mon-Tue

Einstein's brain + swallowed objects collection

19 S 22nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 · Wed-Mon 10am-5pm, closed Tuesdays

Largest Rodin collection outside Paris

2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130 · Thu-Mon 10am-5pm, Fri until 8:45pm, closed Tue-Wed

Continuously lived in since 1702

126 Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Always accessible (street); museum Thu-Sun 12-5pm

3,200-year-old sphinx for $18

3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 · Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, First Wed until 8pm, closed Mon

Free, no ticket, 20 minutes

526 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Daily 9am-5pm

Washington's chair is still in the room

520 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Daily 9am-5pm, tours every 15-20 min

Board a real cruiser and submarine

211 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Daily 10am-5pm

Free Saturdays, under 12 always free

101 S Independence Mall E, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Thu-Tue 10am-5pm, closed Wed

Free — 100,000+ specimens in a Victorian museum that hasn't changed since the 1890s.

1700 W Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19121 · Tue-Fri 9am-4pm, closed Sat-Mon

A 17th-century-style Japanese house in Fairmount Park — koi pond, tea garden, and sliding screens.

114 Horticultural Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131 · Wed-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm (Apr-Oct); limited winter hours

Same family lived here from the 1690s to the 1970s — oldest rose garden in North America.

6026 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144 · Thu-Sat 12-4pm (Apr-Dec)

Best banh mi in Philadelphia for $4 — from a corner store in West Philly.

810 S 47th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143 · Daily 6:30am-8pm