The best arts & culture spots in Radnor

15 arts & culture spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.

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The Great Frame Up

Arts & Culture

Custom picture-framing services chain also offering artworks, prints, posters & gifts.

302 W Lancaster Ave (Wayne)

“Custom picture-framing services chain also offering artworks, prints, posters & gifts.”

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Walnut Street Theatre

Arts & Culture

Whether you're craving a big Broadway vibe or a sharp classic, Walnut Street Theatre has a stacked 2026-27 lineup: The Addams Family,…

825 Walnut St (Philadelphia)

“Whether you're craving a big Broadway vibe or a sharp classic, Walnut Street Theatre has a stacked 2026-27 lineup: The Addams Family, Disney's Frozen, Glengarry Glen Ross, Present Laughter, and Come From Away. America's oldest playhouse still brings the goosebumps, so peek the season and pick your night this week.”

From the Philadelphia newsletter, August 5, 2026

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Arden Theatre Company

Arts & Culture

Regional theater group stages plays in 2 separate venues along with educational & community efforts.

40 N 2nd St (Philadelphia)

“Regional theater group stages plays in 2 separate venues along with educational & community efforts.”

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Penn Museum

Arts & Culture

Set in a building with a Chinese rotunda, this museum has abundant artifacts & antiquities.

3260 South St (Philadelphia)

“Set in a building with a Chinese rotunda, this museum has abundant artifacts & antiquities.”

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Germantown Historical Society

Arts & Culture

Historic house museum & library showcasing Germantown's early history & artifacts.

5501 Germantown Ave (Philadelphia)

“Historic house museum & library showcasing Germantown's early history & artifacts.”

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Elfreth's Alley Museum

Arts & Culture

This picturesque cobblestone street is known as the oldest continuously inhabited road in America.

126 Elfreth's Alley (Philadelphia)

“This picturesque cobblestone street is known as the oldest continuously inhabited road in America.”

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The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Arts & Culture

Collection of over 20,000 unusual, unique anatomical specimens in a museum of medical history.

19 S 22nd St (Philadelphia)

“Collection of over 20,000 unusual, unique anatomical specimens in a museum of medical history.”

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Independence Seaport Museum

Arts & Culture

Exhibits of artifacts & documents detailing the region's maritime history, plus tours of 2 vessels.

211 S Christopher Columbus Blvd (Philadelphia)

“Exhibits of artifacts & documents detailing the region's maritime history, plus tours of 2 vessels.”

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Museum of Illusions Philadelphia

Arts & Culture

Puzzles and optical illusions galore for the family can be found at this venue.

401 Market St (Philadelphia)

“Puzzles and optical illusions galore for the family can be found at this venue.”

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Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

Arts & Culture

Funky folk art venue provides mosaicked galleries, a sculpture garden maze & educational programs.

1020 South St (Philadelphia)

“Funky folk art venue provides mosaicked galleries, a sculpture garden maze & educational programs.”

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Museum of the American Revolution

Arts & Culture

Spacious & modern history museum presenting interactive exhibits on the American Revolution.

101 S 3rd St (Philadelphia)

“Spacious & modern history museum presenting interactive exhibits on the American Revolution.”

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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Arts & Culture

Majestic space with famed entry staircase featuring Renaissance classics & special exhibits.

2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy (Philadelphia)

“Majestic space with famed entry staircase featuring Renaissance classics & special exhibits.”

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Johnson House Historic Site

Arts & Culture

Skip the same old scroll and spend an hour this week at Johnson House Historic Site, a preserved Underground Railroad station and house…

6306 Germantown Ave (Philadelphia)

“Skip the same old scroll and spend an hour this week at Johnson House Historic Site, a preserved Underground Railroad station and house museum that spotlights Quaker abolitionists and the courageous people they sheltered.”

From the Philadelphia newsletter, August 26, 2026

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The Franklin Institute

Arts & Culture

Lively, family-friendly science museum with many interactive exhibits & displays plus a planetarium.

222 N 20th St (Philadelphia)

“Lively, family-friendly science museum with many interactive exhibits & displays plus a planetarium.”

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Mural Arts Philadelphia (administrative office)

Arts & Culture

Longtime arts center with neighborhood walking tours to view street murals that it helped create.

1727-29 Mt Vernon St (Philadelphia)

“Longtime arts center with neighborhood walking tours to view street murals that it helped create.”

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