By Car
1. Take I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) to the South Street exit (left lane
exit). Turn west (right from the west; left from the east) at the light
at the top of the ramp. The Museum is on the left past the next light (Convention
Avenue).
2. From the PA Turnpike: Take the Valley Forge exit to I-76 East and follow
directions in #1 above.
3. From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take Exit 3 to Walt Whitman Bridge. Once
across, follow signs to I-76 West. Follow directions in #1 above.
4. From I-95 South: Exit at 676 West (Vine Street Expressway). Merge onto
I-76 East (towards Airport). Proceed in the furthest left lane to the next
exit (South Street). Follow directions in #1 above.
5. From I-95 North: Just past Philadelphia International Airport, follow
signs to I-76 West. Once on I-76, follow directions in #1 above.
* Two parking lots are adjacent to the Museum on Convention Avenue: Lot 7
and Penn Tower parking, available on weekends and with limited room on weekdays.
Also nearby is Lot 5 adjacent to Franklin Field off 33rd Street (one-way
street going north). The Museum's Trescher Main Entrance is located at 3260
South Street.
** SPECIAL WEEKEND REDUCED RATE PARKING will be available in Lot 7 during the run of Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun (through October 2007). Click for more details.
Public
Transportation
1. Subway
surface (green line): number 11, 13, 34, and 36 to 33rd and Chestnut/Walnut
Streets and 37th and Spruce Streets.
2. Buses 21 (with a stop at 33rd and Walnut/Chestnut Streets), 42 (with
a stop at 33rd and Spruce Streets), and 40 (with a stop at Convention
Ave. and South Street).
3. The University City rail station is located across Convention Avenue
from the Museum; R1, R2 and R3 make stops at this station.
4. The Museum is a short walk from 30th Street Station and the 34th Street
exit of the Market-Frankford subway.
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