Can You Name the Top Tourist Attraction in the Philadelphia Region?

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This is one of the top 10 tourist attractions in the Philadelphia region. Image via nps.gov.

So when everyone is free again to roam about again, what attractions are you going to want to see in the Philadelphia region?

Here’s the top 10 most popular Philadelphia region tourist attractions based on 2019 visitors, according to Sharon Oliver for Philadelphia Business Journal.

They are: (from least visited to most):

  1. Franklin Square in Philadelphia, 795,160 visitors.
  2. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 800,000 visitors.
  3. Christmas Village in Philadelphia, 800,000 visitors.
  4. The Franklin Institute, 834,075 visitors.
  5. Philadelphia Zoo, 1,192,500 visitors.
  6. Longwood Gardens, 1,553,000 visitors.
  7. Peddler’s Village, 2,250,000 visitors.
  8. Valley Forge National Historic Park, 2,259,944 visitors.
  9. Rivers Casino Philadelphia, 4 million visitors.

And the top place to visit?

  1. Independence National Historical Park, 4,532,459 visitors.

Ranked 11th to 29th are:

Elmwood Park Zoo

Eastern State Penitentiary

Walnut Street Theatre

McGillin’s Olde Ale House

Museum of the American Revolution

The Barnes Foundation

The National Constitution Center

Academy of Natural Sciences

Once Upon a Nation

Philadelphia Magic Gardens

Independence Seaport Museum

Morris Arboretum

Battleship New Jersey

Woodmere Art Museum

The Brandywine Zoo

The National Liberty Museum

Pennsbury Manor

The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum

The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.

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