Arts & Entertainment
Philly Free Library Cardholders Can Get Passes To 11 Attractions
With your Philadelphia Free Library card, you can get passes to Eastern State, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, Bartram's Garden, and more.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Free Library has launched a new program that will allow cardholders to visit numerous Philly-area attractions free of charge.
The Experience Pass allows Free Library cardholders to check out free digital passes to cultural institutions and other attractions.
A full list of participating attractions and institutions is below.
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Learn more about the attractions here to see what interests you, and reserve your pass today.
Philadelphians age 18 and above can use their Free Library cards to check out free digital passes to attractions and experiences around the city.
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Cardholders can book passes through the Free Library website here and print or save their passes to a mobile device, then visit their attraction on a specific date and time.
You need your Free Library card and PIN to log in. If you don't remember your PIN, visit the FAQ page for information on how to reset it.
This program is designed to increase Philadelphia residents' access to the city and to expand the capacity of the library to advance literacy, guide learning, and inspire curiosity.
Apply for a library card online or in person at one of our neighborhood locations.
A Free Library card is available at no cost to anyone who lives, works, pays taxes, or goes to school in the City of Philadelphia, as well as anyone who lives in the state of Pennsylvania.
However, please note that Experience Pass is currently available for cardholding residents of Philadelphia only.
Participating places are:
- The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Bartram’s Garden
- Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
- Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
- Founder’s Hall at Girard College
- Glen Foerd on the Delaware
- Johnson House Historic Site
- Mayor’s Box Tickets at the Wells Fargo Center
- Museum of the American Revolution
- The Rosenbach
- Woodmere Art Museum
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