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Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute is a science museum and a center of science education and research in , . It is named after the American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin.
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  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “fi.edu”, “The Franklin Institute”, and “Wonderland of Science”
  • Address: 222 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, 19103

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Benjamin Franklin National Memorial and Barnes Foundation.

Park
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The , located in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute science museum in , , features a large statue of a seated Benjamin Franklin, American writer, inventor, statesman, and Founding Father.

Museum
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The is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in , the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in , . is situated 880 feet north of Franklin Institute.

Museum
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The , formerly the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is the oldest natural science research institution and in the Americas. is situated 730 feet southeast of Franklin Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Center City West and Spring Garden.

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's 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.

Neighborhood
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is a in , Pennsylvania, bordering on the north. is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.

Neighborhood
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is a public park in , that is the center of the eponymous Rittenhouse neighborhood. The square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century.

Franklin Institute

Latitude
39.95824° or 39° 57′ 30″ north
Longitude
-75.17312° or 75° 10′ 23″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
87F6XR5G+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 50189935
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
4558056
Wiki­data ID
Q339484
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Franklin Institute” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معهد فرانكلين”
  • Arabic: “معهد فرنكلن”
  • Belarusian: “Інстытут Франкліна”
  • Belarusian: “Франклінаў інстытут”
  • Breton: “Franklin Institute”
  • Catalan: “Institut Franklin”
  • Chinese: “富兰克林学会”
  • Chinese: “富兰克林学院”
  • Chinese: “富蘭克林學會”
  • Chinese: “富蘭克林學院”
  • Chinese: “富蘭克林研究所”
  • Chinese: “弗兰克林学院”
  • Chinese: “弗蘭克林學院”
  • Czech: “Franklinův institut”
  • Danish: “Franklin-institutet”
  • Dutch: “Franklin Institute”
  • Dutch: “Franklininstituut”
  • Esperanto: “Instituto Franklin”
  • Finnish: “Franklin-instituutti”
  • French: “Franklin Institute”
  • French: “Institut Franklin”
  • French: “Médaille Benjamin Franklin”
  • French: “Prix Bower”
  • Georgian: “ფრანკლინის ინსტიტუტი”
  • German: “Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Prom”
  • German: “Franklin Institute”
  • German: “The Franklin Institute”
  • Greek: “Ινστιτούτο Φράνκλιν”
  • Hebrew: “מכון פרנקלין”
  • Indonesian: “Franklin Institute”
  • Indonesian: “Institut Franklin”
  • Italian: “Franklin Institute”
  • Japanese: “エリオット・クレッソン・メダル”
  • Japanese: “スチュアート・バレンタイン・メダル”
  • Japanese: “フランクリン・インスティテュート”
  • Japanese: “フランクリン協会”
  • Japanese: “フランクリン研究所”
  • Japanese: “フランクリン科学博物館”
  • Japanese: “フランクリン財団”
  • Kabyle: “Asudu n Franklin”
  • Korean: “프랭클린 과학박물관”
  • Korean: “프랭클린 협회”
  • Malayalam: “ഫ്രാങ്ക്‌ളിൻ ഇൻസ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ട്”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Franklin Institute”
  • Ossetian: “Франклины институт”
  • Polish: “Franklin Institute”
  • Portuguese: “Instituto Franklin”
  • Russian: “Институт Франклина”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Franklinov institut”
  • Slovenian: “Franklin Institute”
  • Slovenian: “Franklinov inštitut”
  • Slovenian: “The Franklin Institute”
  • Slovenian: “Wonderland of Science”
  • Spanish: “Franklin Institute”
  • Swedish: “Franklin-institutet”
  • Tatar: “Франклин институты”
  • Ukrainian: “Franklin Institute”
  • Ukrainian: “Інститут Франкліна”
  • Uzbek: “Franklin instituti”
  • “Franklin Institute”
  • “The Franklin Institute”

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