Spending time in this city is not something I did enough when I was younger.  So, I was very happy to spend a weekend taking in some amazing art museums.

The first museum to visit was the Philadelphia Museum of Art.   Yes, this is where the famous Rocky Statue is located, and the front of the museum is grand indeed, but this is not where you enter.  Appreciate the museum façade in all its glory, but then make your way around the right side of the museum, all the way to the rear, where you will enter as a patron. 

A helpful tip is to visit the museum at 5:00pm on Friday night.  The normal $25.00 a person fee is waived, and patrons can “pay what you wish” for their entrance ticket.  This is the only night the museum is open late, so enjoy the almost free price while you can!

This museum contains three floors and has two awesome gift shops.  Two special exhibits were on display on the second floor, and I loved viewing the Great Stair Hall with the Diana Sculpture on the same level. 

Besides the Arms & Armor exhibit (which was worth the visit) my favorite exhibit was the Asian Art collection.  There was a re-created Japanese garden and tea house where details of the infamous tea ceremony are depicted.  As someone who has traveled to Japan and participated in a tea ceremony, this exhibit was simply stunning.

There was an abundance of art to view in this museum. A patron could easily spend all day in this location, so my game plan was to view the areas I was most interested in, considering the visit took place in the evening and there were only a few hours to tour. Definitely worth while and I would love to go back in the future!