Benjamin Franklin Museum

Explore Benjamin Franklin’s life and legacy through his character traits. The exhibit area is divided into five “rooms” with each room focusing on a particular trait: ardent and dutiful, ambitious and rebellious, motivated to improve, curious and full of wonder, and strategic and persuasive. There are videos, touch screen interactives, mechanical interactives, and artifacts in each “room.” An additional area called the “Library” presents a video with excerpts from Franklin’s Autobiography.

Accessibility
The Benjamin Franklin Museum is fully accessible for visitors with mobility impairments. An elevator allows visitors to access the museum. There are also accessible restrooms located on the lower level. Ask a ranger for an audio described tour of the museum. Tactile objects are located throughout the exhibit area.

Family Fun
Families will enjoy looking for the small squirrel figurines located throughout the exhibits. Franklin delighted in pet squirrels, or skuggs as they were known in his day. Read about the Skuggs mascot as you enter the exhibit area and then look high and low to find the figurines.