It's been a rite of passage for students all over the Philadelphia region for years — a walk through the "Giant Heart" at the Franklin Institute. Behind an accordion wall, the new "Body Odyssey" ...

The region's event and meeting spaces have seen a wave of significant renovations and capital investments. Take a look at ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Getting caught in an avalanche. Walking across the top of a moving train. Climbing a wall to escape rising flood waters. Don't try these challenges at home! They are all part of ...

Kids and people nostalgic for their childhood days are once again going to race like blood through the Franklin Institute's Giant Heart months after the beloved attraction closed for an "Odyssey" to ...

40 students from an elementary school in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia were treated to a day at the Franklin Institute Science Museum thanks to the National Marketing Society in town ...

Recently, I traveled to Philadelphia with my daughter and son-in-law, three grandchildren and my mom. I had not set foot in the Franklin Institute in many years. Of course, the longstanding ...

A new $8.5 million exhibit will have an activation where guests can experience their own heartbeat pulsing from the museum's popular Giant Heart. The Franklin ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Disney is getting ready to celebrate 100 years of bringing its unique brand of magic to fans. In Philadelphia, rare artifacts will soon be on display in an exhibit set to open early ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A world-renowned exhibit that gives visitors an unprecedented look inside the human body is now open at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute. When you step inside Body Worlds, ...

America’s favorite multitalented Founding Father is celebrating his — checks parchment — 320th birthday Saturday, and the Franklin Institute wants everyone to join the party. On Saturday the science ...

A precious aircraft designed by the Wright brothers towers high inside the Franklin Institute, a Philadelphia science museum, where it has been housed for almost a century. Before going on display, ...