Location: 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
The Academy of Natural Sciences is the oldest natural sciences institute in the entire Western Hemisphere. Philadelphia‘s Academy of Natural Sciences was established in 1812 ""for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences and the advancement of use learning.""
The academy opened its doors to the public in 1828 but, prior to that, members of the academy were integral in organizing expeditions to the wilds of the west. Ex...
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