Independence Seaport Museum

Independence Seaport Museum Discovering Philadelphia's river of history and world of connections.
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Thereโ€™s still time to get yourself out on the river! ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ›ถOur on-water team is offering a variety of kayak excursions, each...
09/02/2026

Thereโ€™s still time to get yourself out on the river! ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ›ถ

Our on-water team is offering a variety of kayak excursions, each based on skill levels of the paddlers. With excursion lengths varying between 2 and 6 miles, there are so many opportunities to get out and experience the Delaware River at the Independence Seaport Museum.

The following excursions will be taking place in ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ:

๐Ÿ” ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ: September 12 (1:45 PM) and September 26 (1:45 PM)

๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ: September 5 (2:30 PM)

โš“ Tickets are available here: https://www.phillyseaport.org/kayaking/

  in 1944, ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ขโ€™s crew sighted a small boat and closed with it, finding a Japanese soldier aboard. The soldierโ€™s name ...
09/01/2026

in 1944, ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ขโ€™s crew sighted a small boat and closed with it, finding a Japanese soldier aboard. The soldierโ€™s name was Abe Tsuehmatu, and he had left Wake Island in his boat on August 1. He could speak English and was willing to talk, so he was taken aboard ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ขas as a POW. The crew then manned 40mm, 20mm, and.50 caliber machine guns in order to sink the boat after their prisoner was taken.

The museum is the proud steward of the ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข, a nineteenth-century cruiser and the oldest floating steel warship in th...
08/30/2026

The museum is the proud steward of the ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข, a nineteenth-century cruiser and the oldest floating steel warship in the world. But do you ever wonder how she was kept afloat during her twenty-seven years of service? If you do, well then, we have just the experience for you!

Join the museum for our exclusive ๐™Š๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™– ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ, where guests climb and crawl through coal bunkers, navigate narrow passages, and more, all while being told stories (the good, the bad, and the ugly) of those who worked daily in these spaces.

Offered on select Saturdays throughout the year, this is a canโ€™t-miss opportunity only available at the Independence Seaport Museum! The first tour will be taking place on ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

https://2137a.blackbaudhosting.com/2137a/Olympia-Hard-Hat-Tour-92626

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ-๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜บ. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

Join us at the museum on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ“ for a calm and enjoyable sensory-friendly day! From ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ÿ ๐๐Œ, you can...
08/29/2026

Join us at the museum on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ“ for a calm and enjoyable sensory-friendly day! From ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ÿ ๐๐Œ, you can pick up one of ISMโ€™s Sensory Friendly Kits, learn about our accessibility efforts, and enjoy a relaxed visit with reduced noise.

https://www.phillyseaport.org/admissons-hours-of-operation/

The Delaware River Festival will be taking place on ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ. ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒŠThis annual event brings people t...
08/28/2026

The Delaware River Festival will be taking place on ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ. ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒŠ

This annual event brings people together and features a day of family-friendly fun, educational activities, and water-centered learning on the Camden and Philadelphia waterfronts. With ferry rides, museum visits, pedal boats, face painting, a scavenger hunt, and so much more!

You can learn more at: https://www.delawareriverfest.org/

Feeling happy-go-๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜บ? ๐Ÿ˜†Be sure to shop (in-store and online!) ISMโ€™s collection of ducky-related items. ๐Ÿฆ† Our Big Bath ...
08/26/2026

Feeling happy-go-๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜บ? ๐Ÿ˜†

Be sure to shop (in-store and online!) ISMโ€™s collection of ducky-related items. ๐Ÿฆ† Our Big Bath Duck is a visitor favorite!

https://giftshop.phillyseaport.org/

  in 1895, ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข departed the United States for her first transoceanic journey to join the Asiatic Squadron.
08/25/2026

in 1895, ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข departed the United States for her first transoceanic journey to join the Asiatic Squadron.

Make sure to check out ISMโ€™s ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด exhibit and get transported back to the late 1700s to learn more about...
08/24/2026

Make sure to check out ISMโ€™s ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด exhibit and get transported back to the late 1700s to learn more about a little-known conflict between a young U.S. Navy and the pirates that controlled the same waters. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

โš“ Get your tickets today! https://www.phillyseaport.org/admissons-hours-of-operation/

Address

211 S Columbus Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA
19106

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(215) 413-8655

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