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Eastern State PenitentiaryvsMutter Museum
Both are rated highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Eastern State Penitentiary ranks slightly better than Mutter Museum. Eastern State Penitentiary ranks #7 in Philadelphia with praise from 10 reviewers including Travel + Leisure, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Eastern State Penitentiary
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2124 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130
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Fodor's "Designed by John Haviland and built in 1829, Eastern State was at the time the most expensive building in America." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Take an audio or guided tour of this decomissioned medieval fortress-like prison where Al Capone once did time." Full review
Not For Tourists "Take a tour, buy a t-shirt. Get the daylights scared out of you."
Travel + Leisure "Tour this massive former prison where Al Capone spent time. Autumn brings the popular Halloween-themed “Terror Behind the Walls” tours." Full review
Afar Magazine "Do some time here yourself, wandering through the stark interior and learning about the fascinating history of this unique site." Full review
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Be sure not to miss the special art installations that are on exhibit here year-round.
National Geographic "Literally, the big house. Sprawling, 11-acre (4-hectare) Gothic complex with church-like cells, built in 1829 under the theory solitary confinement is good for the soul." Full review
Where "Once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, Eastern State Penitentiary is now a haunting, crumbling, abandoned place remembered for its notorious captives." Full review
Atlas Obscura "World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane. " Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"A visit to the Eastern State Penitentiary, near Philadelphia, is interesting on more than one count." Full review
Time Out "This massive Gothic-styled fortress, now mostly in ruins, was built almost 200 years ago in 1829." Full review
Mutter Museum Fodor's
Concierge Lonely Planet
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19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Fodor's "The museum has hundreds of anatomical and pathological specimens, medical instruments, and organs removed from patients, including a piece of John Wilkes Booth's neck tissue." Full review
Concierge "Creepy, curious, and gorgeous coexist at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Mütter Museum, where your inner hypochondriac can come face-to-face with medical oddities."
Lonely Planet "Skip med school and visit this seriously twisted museum to learn all about the history of medicine in the US." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A collection of curiosities—medical and otherwise—housed in a gorgeous Beaux Arts building." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Not for the weak of stomach, this museum is dedicated to medical oddities and abnormalities." Full review
On the Grid "The Mütter Museum is like nothing else. Though it’s exhibits might not sit well with those weak (or full) in the stomach, the collection is fascinating. " Full review
National Geographic "“If you’re into CSI, this place will pique your curiosity.”—Sarah Schaffer. Final resting place of Chang and Eng’s conjoined liver and other medical oddities. 19 South 22nd Street; tel. ..." Full review
Where "At The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, explore this fascinating museum full of anatomical and pathological artifacts and anomalies, medical instruments and skeletons." Full review
Atlas Obscura "America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain. " Full review
Time Out "This is invariably the museum that out-of-town guests beg to be taken to when visiting Philadelphia." Full review
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If you’re not a squeamish type, then make sure to get a good look at the Soap Lady, slices of Albert Einstein’s brain, foreign objects removed from bodies, the “corset” skeleton and wet specimens from every part of the human body.
