Philadelphia Things to Do Tips by eugini2001

Wachovia Center or "Disney on Ice" Sports Complex Review

Wachovia Center is a very big complex. It's easy to get lost there,ha-ha!
We chose to watch ‘Disney on Ice” show ”Let’s celebrate!” because of the kids. My parents are big fans of skating (well Russians have always been first at this sport and sure had a lot of fans all over the World ).I grew up watching skating ,so I know what “good and professional skating” and score 6.0 means.
Well, “Disney on ice” was poor skating, more “walking on Ice”, than skating as one of my friends commented , but very spectacular like most of Disney shows are. Children really enjoyed it and couldn‘t stop talking about this for a long time. I think It worth watching if you have kids.
The pop-corn, slushy and other stuff, that is sold there, were way overpriced ,but we bought just a little pop corn pack and finished “shopping “ at the gas station .I know that a lot of people do the same.

Directions: They have very good directions on their web.site .I bought the ticket on line too.

The best place to feel spring comming is Morris A Morris Arboretum & Gardens Review

Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania is quite a big area for walking (92 acre), full of gardens and parks with fountains,that is located between suburban and the city center.
The Arboretum used to be a summer house of John and Lydia Morris,brother and sister who never married.They traveled all over the World,bringing back home plants and landscape design ideas.While the family mansion no longer survives,the carriage house and stable were adopted as the Visitor Center.You still can say that this costruction had definitely never been a house.
We visited the Arboretum at the beginning of May,so the collection highlights we mostly enjoyed were magnolias,cherries,crabapples,azaleas,dogwood,tulips,bleeding hearts.It was a relaxing trip to nature.Before entering the rose garden we met a lady sitting at the desk with microscope,so my daughter had a chance to look at the some seeds really closely.It was time for roses yet,but time we saw some beautiful tulips and the rock wall covered with flowers.I think the most impressive at this time of the year after azaleas colection was the view of the rock wall. The Fernery is very neat too,small,but cozy.We found a grey lovely cat,with the tag that said "Harry" on it,gracefully wandering or just hanging around the Fernery and even managed to pat him,despite his huge clause.They also have a log cabin just to sit on the porch and look around on "fern-scape" around it. Swan pond had only one swan there,but it was not a skinny New York style swan,this one was rather huge and fat-luxury style bird.Also we spied on the goose with her offspring exploring the pond area,that was quite a surprise to see them, so funny wobbling around. We have a lot of Canadian Geese in the area,but I never seem such little ones feeling so safely around people.
We saw garden railroad being get ready for Memorial Day opening ,it loked interesting especially for mini road lovers and children. The bottom line is :If you need a nature touch,but have only half of a day- Arboretum is right 4 you!

the Franklin Institute Center City Review

If you like science and your child has a passion for it too the only right place in Philadelphia for you will be the Franklin Institute. This 3 store building with observation platform is huge. You need to come early morning and leave at closing if you want not to miss a thing. You want to plan your day ahead if we talking about this particular Science museum . Check the daily programs sheet, organize your theater shows, demonstrations you wish to see. They have fabulous, most amazing the IMAX and Planetarium .I recommend IMAX everyone I know:4story domed, wrap-around sound screen, something really special!
This year we were blessed with a very rare Tutankhamun exhibition. We experienced the world of boy king Tut, came face to face with his contemporaries, saw ,heard and almost touched his life and short reign influence on history .for people who interested in Howard Carter discovery and lives of pharaohs it’s very valuable experience -50 major pieces directly from his tomb,130 artic rafts,80 objects that were found in graves of other 18th dynasty royal.

Address: 222 North 20th Street Philadelphia,PA,19103

Phone: 2154481200

Website: http://www.fi.edu

PLEASE TOUCH MESEUM Center City Review

The Please Touch Museum has been educating and entertaining Philadelphia’s children since 1976. The museum offers live theater and interactive exhibits for children of all ages, but specifically those in the under-seven crowd.

The Enchanted Colonial Village is the latest addition to the museum’s collection of exhibits. The village is a recreation of the Lit Brothers’ famous department store display, which was a popular place for families to visit during the holiday season in the 1960s and the early ‘70s. The original Village depicted 18 animated scenes of workshops and buildings during Christmastime. This new exhibit includes four recreated scenes and will run from November 26 to December 30.

Other exhibits that run yearlong include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Children can join the Mad Hatter for a tea party and play croquet with the Queen of Hearts. Move It! gives children the opportunity to learn about real-world transportation. Kids can sit in the driver’s seat of a SEPTA bus and even be the captain of a sailboat on a miniature Delaware River. The museum’s Story Garden is a quiet place where guests can crawl up with a good book to read.

The Sendak exhibit features interactive sets recreated from the books “Where the Wild Things Are” and “In the Night Kitchen” by author/illustrator Maurice Sendak. The child-sized Supermarket is one of the museum’s most popular attractions. Children can fill their shopping carts, stock the shelves, and bake bread, just like adults. For the youngest children, there’s the Barnyard Babies exhibit. Toddlers and even infants can feed the baby chicks and dress a scarecrow in this pint-sized exhibit designed just for them.

Address: 210 N 21st Street,Philadelphia,PA 19103

Phone: 2159630667

Website: http://pleasetouchmuseum.org

The Academy of Natural Sience Center City Review

The Academy of natural science can be the place where you can spend the whole weekend day having an adventure of discovery with the whole family-4 floors full of exhibitions. They have a lot of interesting things to explore and do for little ones. My child run away from dinosaurs chasing her- I think it’s a funny 3D thing but its fun, fun, fun!!! She dug in a “BIG DIG” area for dino’s fossils-didn’t find any though! They offer videos and naturalist presentations in the Auditorium, that is rest for feet and exploring the world for kids, on the life animals show they even let kids to touch animals, I believe my daughter touched a big iguana, not sure but it was something like reptile or something scales covered, she enjoyed it though! Live animals corners are interesting too-white fox, loud parrot and the most interesting part-academy is like a shelter for them because they were either rescued by employees or brought because people didn’t wont them anymore! Another interesting thing is the tomb of Petiese, an Egyptian High Prist, complete with mummies, it should have a mummified cat, but I either missed it being blind or they don’t have it anymore. Constructed in 1978, the tomb was recreated with special attention given to drying the plaster walls to prevent moisture from damaging the mummies once they were inside. The tomb is eight feet long, four feet wide and six feet high.
It is the amazing museum, not mentioning the fact that it was found in 1812 and international one. It undertakes research and public education that focus on the environment-that is really appreciate.

Address: 1900 Benjamin Franklin pkwy,philadelphia,pa 19103

Phone: 2152991000

Website: http://www.acnatsci.org