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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I’d recommend this trip with kids that age. The train is very easy and there is lots to do for young kids in Philly. Franklin institute, please touch museum, liberty bell etc. you can also rent bike surreys along the river. Plenty of family-friendly restaurants, ice cream and water ice places. Have fun![/quote]

These are good suggestions.

In terms of walkability, Philly is very walkable and public transit friendly. William Gray III 30th Street Station is really beautiful.

The Please Touch Museum is quite isolated in its location in the park, so plan to take a cab to/from.

Franklin Institute is good for those ages. Getting a little shabby but it's very hands-on and interactive.

If you have kids who love dinosaurs, the Academy of Natural Sciences is right next door to Franklin Institute. It's kind of old-fashioned diorama-heavy museum, but they do have dinosaurs and a little nature center on the top floor. They have a pay-what-you-want event called Dinos After Dark on one Friday night a month, from 4-8 pm, with a beer garden and tacos.

Philly Art Museum is free on the first Sunday (and first Sat for Bank of America card holders) and has kids' programming:
https://philamuseum.org/calendar/event-series/art-kids

Penn Museum has sarcophagi, Roman stuff, mesmerizing crystal ball, etc.

There's also an interesting elevated park called Cira Green. NYC has the High Line, Philly has a public park on top of a parking garage, lol.

They might like going to the top of City Hall, which is free, I think. There are a bunch of other museums, like the Independence Seaport Museum and American Revolution museum.

You will all enjoy the hustle and bustle of eating at Reading Terminal Market. There are also some breweries with playgrounds in old city.

Downsides of philly:

1. all the museums are EXPENSIVE. There is a discount card, and some places have reciprocal admission with other places, but you might need to budget like 500 dollars for admissions, no joke.

2. Philly is definitely gritty, even in the downtown (center city and old city). Be aware of your surroundings. The subway can have a lot of unsavory activity (drugs, violence) compared the relatively placid DC metro, but the core of the city is so walkable and bussable and regional rail-able and cab-able that as a tourist you shouldn't have to use it.[/quote]

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