Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Museum of Art is located at the west end of Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It holds one of America's largest art collections and is one of the top Philadelphia attractions. The museum's front stairs were featured in all of the "Rocky" movies, and from the top of these steps, you can see all the way down Benjamin Franklin Parkway to City Hall's distinctive tower.

The museum holds various works from the Western world dating back to the first century CE and from Asia dating back to the third millennium BCE. Modern art collections include pieces by Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, and Salvador Dali and American modernists, including works by Jasper Johns and Sol LeWitt showcasing current art. Textile and fashion galleries, American colonial furniture galleries, and an outdoor sculpture garden are other exhibits. The museum holds around 25 special exhibitions every year, including traveling and touring shows.