Please Touch Museum: Visiting Tips

Visiting Tips

Visiting Tips:

Please Touch Museum tends to be busier on rainy days. You may want to schedule your visit on fair weather days. Mornings are also a busy time with most school groups visiting during this time. Afternoons are a great time to visit the museum as well as Mondays when groups are not scheduled.

To ensure that your family or group have an enjoyable visit, we suggest you take a few minutes to read our general information.

Admission

  • Members: Free
  • Under the age of one: Free
  • Children and Adults: $15
  • Groups of 15 or more: please call (215) 581-3168 for reservations and discount group rates

Museum Location

Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park
4231 Avenue of the Republic
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Phone: (215) 581-3181

Hours of Operation

General Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 9 am–5 pm
Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm
CLOSED: New Year’s, Thanksgiving and Christmas Days

Best time to Visit

Please Touch Museum tends to be busier on rainy days. You may want to schedule your visit on fair weather days. Mornings are also a busy time with most school groups visiting during this time. Afternoons are a great time to visit the museum as well as Monday’s when groups are not scheduled.

Museum Map and Accessibility

Please Touch Museum offers 2 levels of interactive exhibits as well as amenities that are important to families with young children; plenty of on-site parking, a cafe, family restrooms and various areas for stroller parking. Please Touch Museum is fully wheelchair accessible.

Map of Museum ( to be sent later)

Refreshments

Please Taste Cafe is located on the first floor of the museum and provides various healthy menu items. To take a look at our menu visit Please Taste Cafe. Please note: our prepared foods are nut free.