The official rosters put 216 Pennsylvania institutions on one program or another, clustered in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Lancaster: 60 NARM, 15 ASTC Passport Program, 6 AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program, 10 AHS Garden Network, 5 ACM, 98 Museums for All, 22 Time Travelers. Enter your ZIP in the lookup to sort them by distance with each program's rules applied. Rosters pulled 2026-09-05.
| Program | Pennsylvania rows | Share | Biggest cluster |
|---|---|---|---|
| NARM | 60 | 28% | Philadelphia (21) |
| ASTC Passport Program | 15 | 7% | Pittsburgh (3) |
| AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program | 6 | 3% | Pittsburgh (2) |
| AHS Garden Network | 10 | 5% | Ambler (1) |
| ACM | 5 | 2% | Altoona (1) |
| Museums for All | 98 | 45% | Pittsburgh (9) |
| Time Travelers | 22 | 10% | Doylestown (2) |
Pennsylvania has 15 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 105 possible pairs — and 42 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. The closest pair: y Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and Kamin Science Center, 0 miles apart. The farthest: expERIEnce Children's Museum and The Franklin Institute at 297 miles, which does clear the rule. Both legs count: your home science center and your home address each have to be 90+ miles away. How the ASTC rule works.
30 institutions in Pennsylvania sit on multiple rosters, which makes them the safest bets for a reciprocal visit: expERIEnce Children's Museum (ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All + ACM); Hanover Area Historical Society (NARM + Time Travelers + Museums for All); The State Museum of Pennsylvania (ASTC Passport Program + Time Travelers + Museums for All); Allentown Art Museum (NARM + Museums for All); Arts & Education at the Hoyt (NARM + Museums for All); Bucks County Children's Museum (Museums for All + ACM); Chester County History Center (NARM + Time Travelers); Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (Museums for All + ACM); and 22 more.
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Zoo (via History Center context) -- Museum of the American Revolution | Philadelphia |
| The Rosenbach Museum & Library | Philadelphia |
| Woodmere Art Museum | Philadelphia |
| The Frick Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| Mattress Factory | Pittsburgh |
| James A. Michener Art Museum | Doylestown |
| African American Museum in Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| Eastern State Penitentiary | Philadelphia |
| Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion | Philadelphia |
| Independence Seaport Museum | Philadelphia |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| Kamin Science Center | Pittsburgh |
| Da Vinci Science Center | Allentown |
| Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania | State College |
| expERIEnce Children's Museum | Erie |
| Lancaster Science Factory | Lancaster |
| The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia |
| Moonshot Museum | Pittsburgh |
| y Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| llar Lancaster Science Factory | Lancaster |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Zoo | Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium | Pittsburgh |
| ZOOAMERICA North American Wildlife Park | Hershey |
| National Aviary | Pittsburgh |
| Elmwood Park Zoo | Norristown |
| Lehigh Valley Zoo | Schnecksville |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Philadelphia |
| The Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum at LancasterHistory | Lancaster |
| Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park (LEAF) | Erie |
| Hershey Gardens | Hershey |
| Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | Oakdale |
| Ambler Arboretum of Temple University | Ambler |
| Haverford College Arboretum | Haverford |
| Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens | Devon |
| Scott Arboretum & Gardens | Swarthmore |
| Tyler Arboretum | Media |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| expERIEnce Children's Museum | Erie |
| Bucks County Children's Museum | New Hope |
| Keystone Kidspace | York |
| A Quaint Corner Children's Museum | Altoona |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Historical Society of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia |
| Erie County Historical Society | Erie |
| Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation | Harrisburg |
| The State Museum of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg |
| The Hershey Story: The Museum on Chocolate Avenue | Hershey |
| Doylestown Historical Society | Doylestown |
| Mercer Museum | Doylestown |
| Hanover Area Historical Society | Hanover |
| The York County History Center | York |
| Chester County History Center | West Chester |
For SNAP EBT cardholders, 98 Pennsylvania participants charge between nothing and $5 per person, up to four people, during normal hours: Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site · Carnegie Museum of Art · Carnegie Museum of Natural History · Carnegie Science Center · Children's Museum of Pittsburgh · Mattress Factory · Moonshot Museum · Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and 90 more. Program rules.
Beyond membership cards, 11 Pennsylvania institutions on this site have verified free-admission routes: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Barnes Foundation, Please Touch Museum, Penn Museum, The Franklin Institute, Carnegie Museum of Art and 5 more. City guides: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh. Outdoors, check the Pennsylvania library state-park pass situation.
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60 Pennsylvania institutions are on the current NARM roster, including Philadelphia Zoo (via History Center context) -- Museum of the American Revolution, The Rosenbach Museum & Library, Woodmere Art Museum, The Frick Pittsburgh. It only works if your home membership is at the NARM tier; per-museum flags can exclude events or locals within 15 miles.
Yes — everywhere. Pennsylvania has 15 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 105 possible pairs — and 42 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. The closest pair: y Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and Kamin Science Center, 0 miles apart. The farthest: expERIEnce Children's Museum and The Franklin Institute at 297 miles, which does clear the rule.
Yes: 98 Pennsylvania institutions participate in Museums for All, where a SNAP EBT card plus photo ID admits up to four people for free to $5 — no membership needed.