Borrowing Policy
- Passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To check the status of a pass, you may search the catalog under “Museum Pass” or call the library at 610-265-4805.
- If the pass you are looking for is in, we will hold it for 24 hours.
- Passes check out for 3 days on an ADULT card, are not renewable and have a $5/day late fee.
- The replacement cost is dependent on each pass, usually between $100-$250.
- One pass per household.
- Must be picked up and returned to the Upper Merion Township Library.
Academy of Natural Sciences
A leading natural history museum dedicated to advancing research, education, and public engagement in biodiversity and environmental science. Philadelphia’s natural history museum offers surprises for all ages, from changing interactive science exhibits to a children’s discovery center, a fossil dig, and opportunities to interact with real science experts.
Admission: 2 adults and 5 children
Location: 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 299-1000
Visit: ansp.org or call for hours
Savings up to: $134
African American Museum in Philadelphia
Tells the story of African Americans in all its permutations: family life, the Civil Rights movement, arts and entertainment, sports, medicine, architecture, politics, religion, law and technology.
Admission: 6 people
Location: 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 574-0380
Visit: aampmuseum.org or call for hours
Savings up to: $84
Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
Discover Pennsylvania’s Transportation History at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles! See vehicles of all types: gasoline, electric, and horse-drawn, including carriages, wagons, and sleighs. You will see ‘high wheelers” and “safety bicycles,” vehicle builder’s tools, and local historic roadside architecture.
Admission: 2 adults and 3 children
Location: 85 South Walnut Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
Phone: 610-367-2090
Visit: boyertownmuseum.org or call for hours
Savings up to: $20
Chanticleer Garden
Chanticleer has been called the most romantic, imaginative, and exciting public garden in America. The garden is a study of textures and forms, where foliage trumps flowers, the gardeners lead the design, and even the drinking fountains are sculptural. It is a garden of pleasure and learning, relaxing yet filled with ideas to take home.
Admission: 4 people
Location: 786 Church Road, Wayne, PA 19087
Phone: (610) 687-4163
Visit: chanticleergarden.org or call for hours
Savings up to: $40
Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America’s most notorious lawbreakers, including “Slick Willie” Sutton and “Scarface” Al Capone.
Admission: 6 people
Location: 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215-236-5289
Visit: easternstate.org or call for hours
Savings up to: $96
Elmwood Park Zoo
Currently maintains a collection of over 100 species primarily indigenous to the Americas. Highlights of the collection include bald and golden eagles, Chacoan peccaries, howler monkeys, bighorn sheep and timber wolves.
Admission: 2 adults and 6 children
Location: 1661 Harding Boulevard, Norristown, PA 19401
Phone: (800) 652-4143
Visit: elmwoodparkzoo.org or call for hours
Savings up to: $119.60
Morris Arboretum
A historic public garden and educational institution. It promotes an understanding of the relationship between plants, people and place through programs that integrate science, art and the humanities.
Admission: 2 adults and 4 children
Location: 100 E. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone: (215) 247-5777
Visit: https://www.morrisarboretum.org/ or call for hours
Savings up to: $80
Museum of the American Revolution
From the early stirrings of unrest in Boston to the opening shots of the War of Independence, and from signing of the Declaration of Independence to the creation of the American Republic, the Museum’s core exhibition explores the ideas, events, and legacies of America’s revolutionary beginnings.
Admission: 2 adults & 4 children
Location: 101 South Third Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 253-6731
Visit: amrevmuseum.org or call for hours
Savings up to: $94
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
Inspires creativity and community engagement by educating the public about folk, mosaic, and visionary art while preserving, interpreting and providing access to Isaiah Zagar’s unique mosaic art environment and his public murals.
Admission: 2 adults and 3 children
Location: 1020 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: (215) 733-0390
Visit: phillymagicgardens.org
Savings up to: $44
Shofuso: Japanese Garden & Tea House
A 1.2 acre Japanese garden and teahouse reflecting 17th century Japan. Not handicap accessible. Please visit the website for more information about visiting.
Admission: 2 adults and 4 children
Location: Lansdowne and Horticultural Drives, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA, 19131
Phone: 215-878-5097
Visit: http://japanphilly.org/
Savings up to: $56
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
One of the world’s great archaeology and anthropology research museums, and the largest university museum in the United States. With roughly one million objects in our care, the Penn Museum encapsulates and illustrates the human story: who we are and where we came from.
Admission: 2 adults and all of the dependent children in their household
Location: 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 898-4000
Visit: penn.museum or call for hours
Savings up to: $50+
Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum
The Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum’s assemblage of 22 aircraft, 2 engines and large historic aviation artifact collection represents and spans several eras in the history of aviation: World War I through World War II, The Korean War, The Vietnam War, The Cold War Era, The Gulf War, The Balkan War, The Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan.
Admission: 8 people, plus 15% discount on total of gift store purchases
Location: 1155 Easton Road, Horsham, PA 19044
Phone: (215) 672-2277
Visit: wingsoffreedommuseum.org/wp/ or call for hours
Savings up to: $48
Woodmere Art Museum
Housed in a 19th-century stone mansion on six acres in Chestnut Hill, Woodmere Art Museum is dedicated to the art and artists of Philadelphia.
Admission: 1 household
Location: 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone: (215) 247-0476
Visit: woodmereartmuseum.org/ or call for hours
Savings up to: $20