Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, features a large statue of a seated Benjamin Franklin, American writer, inventor, statesman, and Founding Father.Photo: MikeParker, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Franklin Institute and Barnes Foundation.
Franklin Institute
Museum
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Franklin Institute is a science museum and a center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin.
Barnes Foundation
Museum
Photo: Thekohser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, formerly the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Logan Square and Center City West.
Logan Square
Neighborhood
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Logan Square is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Bounded by Market Street on the south, Spring Garden Street on the north, Broad Street on the east, and the Schuylkill River on the west, it occupies the northwestern quadrant of Center City.
Center City West
Photo: Lucius Kwok, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Philadelphia's Center City West is the downtown area west of City Hall. It contains downtown's upscale shopping district, the financial district, and the museum district along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, culminating in the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fairmount Park.
Spring Garden
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Spring Garden is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
- Type: Park
- Description: historic site in Pennsylvania, U.S
- Categories: National Memorial of the United States and statue
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Benjamin Franklin National Memorial” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Benjamin Franklin National Memorial”
- Chinese: “富蘭克林紀念館”
- Chinese: “班傑明·富蘭克林國家紀念館”
- Czech: “Národní památník Benjamina Franklina”
- Dutch: “Benjamin Franklin National Memorial”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال بنجامين فرانكلين التذكارى الوطنى”
- French: “Benjamin Franklin National Memorial”
- German: “Benjamin Franklin National Memorial”
- Spanish: “Memorial nacional Benjamin Franklin”
Localities in the Area
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