Visitors to the Independence Seaport Museum explore independently. Highlights include a shipbuilding workshop, Philadelphia naval and commercial maritime history exhibitions, a full-scale model schooner, and the two showpiece ships berthed outside on the riverfront—the Olympia, the world’s oldest floating steel warship, and the World War II submarine Becuna.
Prebook a museum-and-ships ticket online to save time while in Philadelphia, or consider a Go City: Philadelphia Explorer or other sightseeing pass for free or discounted admission to multiple attractions. You can also book a hop-on, hop-off bus tour to travel to the museum and other Philadelphia landmarks, or opt for a city sightseeing pass that incorporates museum entry and a hop-on, hop-off tour.