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FUN for KIDS

The Center for Children and Childhood Studies developed this directory as a resource page for local families to assist them in finding interesting, educational activities for their children in our Philadelphia/South Jersey region. We invite suggestions for other appropriate resources and welcome your comments on our selections. Thank you and have fun!

 
in Camden and South Jersey  in the greater Philadelphia area
FUN for KIDS in Camden/South Jersey 

Discover the Camden Waterfront

with the Riversharks, the Battleship New Jersey, beautiful Wiggins Park, Johnson Park, the Aquarium, the RiverLink Ferry to Penn's Landing and the Independence Seaport Museum

What's New
at the Camden Children's Garden?

3 Riverside Drive
Camden, NJ 08103
856-365-8733
Adventure Aquarium
1 Aquarium Drive
Camden, NJ 08103
856-365-3300
Tweeter Center
at the Camden Waterfront

Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts
Rutgers University Campus
Camden, NJ 08102
Box Office: 856-225-6271
Click here for Family Week at the Theater
Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center
2nd & Cooper Streets
Camden, New Jersey 08102
856-964-8300
Camden County: Making It Better, Together!
Current information about Camden County is located here, including concerts, events, traffic reports
Pick-your-own Farms in NJ
Depending on the season, find local farms to pick fresh vegetables, strawberries, blueberries, pumpkins, or cut down your own christmas tree.
Prepared by the NJ Department of Agriculture

 
FUN for KIDS in the greater Philadelphia area 
National Constitution Center
525 Arch Street
Independence Mall
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-409-6600 (directions)
Virtual tour of America's "most historic mile." Includes visiting hours, maps and a brief description of each site in Historic Philadelphia.
Looking to take your children to
performances
that will bring Philadelphia History alive? Click here for a schedule.
 The Franklin Institute
220 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-448-1200
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-299-1000
The African American Historical Museum
701 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-574-0380
The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
Philadelphia Museum of Art
26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 763-8100
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Igniting Imaginations Program for Kids
Broad and Locust Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Telephone: 215.893.3141
The Barnes Foundation - Kids Page
300 North Latch's Lane
Merion, PA 19066
610-667-0290

Please Touch Museum (for kids age 1 - 7)
210 North 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-963-0667
University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archeology and Anthropology

3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-4000
Fun for Kids at Longwood Gardens
Route 1
Kennett Square PA 19348
610-388-1000

The U.S. Mint
151 North Independence Mall East
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-1886
215- 408-0112


BEFORE YOU GO: Tours no longer need to be arranged ahead of time!


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