Penn Museum , Philadelphia

We had wanted to visit but the sheer cheek of the parking demand put paid to that. There is no conceivable reason that a two-hour visit should cost the same as all-day parking.With area congestion, there are no other options.

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is a treasure trove of ancient cultures. Whether you wish to know more about Egypt, ancient Africans, pre-Columbian Native Americans, early Greeks and Romans, ancient Hindus, Buddhists Muslims, Mesopotamians or Chinese, come here. The doors to this museum open up the daily world of lives, rich and poor, lived long ago. Because many of the artifacts were discovered and brought back before there was a freeze on selling national treasures, we have, housed in this world class Philadelphia university museum, a cultural smorgasborg of priceless art, architecture, textiles, ceramics and folklore. You can not beat the admission price: donations welcome. Many of the people who staff the museum are retired volunteer professors, archaeological students, or history buffs. The museum is open to school tours and college tours and you can see and learn as much in one afternoon with one of the museum's experts as you could in a dozen Sundays at the library. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is the History Channel in real time. Go, explore, discover � enjoy!