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Please Touch Museum

The Please Touch Museum is a children's museum located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum focuses on teaching children through interactive exhibits and special events, mostly aimed at children seven years old and younger.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: non-profit organization in the USA
  • Also known as: “Memorial Hall”
  • Address: 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19131
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shofuso Japanese House and Garden and Fairmount Park Horticulture Center.

Garden
Photo: Kandrews1967, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shofuso, also known as Japanese House and Garden, is a 17th century-style Japanese house and exhibited originally in New York in 1954, designed by the famed modernist Japanese architect Junzō Yoshimura. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Please Touch Museum.

Public building
The Horticultural Center in , USA, contains an arboretum, greenhouse, demonstration gardens, and an exhibition hall. It is located within at the southeast corner of Belmont and Montgomery Drives. is situated 1,500 feet north of Please Touch Museum.

Monument
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
is an American Civil War monument at South Concourse and Lansdowne Drive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built from 1897 to 1912 on the former grounds of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it serves as a gateway to . is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Please Touch Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkside and Mill Creek.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood that is located in the section of , , United States.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the section of , , United States. It sits between 44th and 52nd Streets, north of Market Street and south of Girard Avenue.

Neighborhood
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was a district that existed briefly in , United States. The district was created on April 14, 1853 from northern Blockley Township ceased to exist and on February 2, 1854 the district was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

Please Touch Museum

Latitude
39.97949° or 39° 58′ 46″ north
Longitude
-75.20904° or 75° 12′ 33″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
87F6XQHR+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49916202
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7204253
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In Other Languages

“Please Touch Museum” goes by many names.
  • Kannada: “ಪ್ಲೀಸ್ ಟಚ್ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಾಲಯ”

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Highlights include Kelly Pool and John Welsh Memorial Fountain.

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