Please Touch Museum Museum

Address: Please Touch Museum, Memorial Hall, 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA

Website: https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org

Hours: Hours vary; museum typically open on weekends and weekdays with seasonal hours

Admission: Adult admission charged (check site for current ticket prices)

The Please Touch Museum is a children’s museum in Philadelphia focused on hands-on, interactive learning for young children. It occupies a prominent, historic building within Fairmount Park and emphasizes tactile, play-based exhibits.

Exhibit galleries are organized as immersive play environments with scaled spaces and tactile installations designed for early learners. Exhibits include role-play settings, simple mechanical interactives, and sensory areas arranged to encourage exploration and motor skills rather than passive viewing.

The museum began as a nonprofit children’s museum and later relocated into the large park-side hall to expand its public galleries and services. Over time it has concentrated on early-childhood education through play and special programs for families and schools.

It sits within Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, on the parkland near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and other cultural institutions, making it accessible from central Philadelphia by car and public transit.

• Location and building: Housed in the historic Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park, the museum’s layout is designed for hands-on, child-directed play and learning.
• Audience: Recommended for children up to around early elementary age; exhibits are interactive and intended for supervised, tactile exploration.

Please Touch Museum is located in Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, adjacent to the Philadelphia Zoo. It’s about a 10-15 minute drive (roughly 2-4 miles depending on start point) from Center City; parking is available at the museum/zoo and the museum is a short walk from the zoo grounds. The site is served by SEPTA buses-check current SEPTA schedules for the most convenient route.

• Book tickets in advance (the museum uses timed entries) and arrive at opening on weekdays to avoid the busiest periods when school groups usually arrive mid-morning.
• Combine your visit with a short walk through Fairmount Park - many families miss how easily the museum pairs with the park's lawns and nearby cultural sites for a longer outing.