5 Out-of-This-World Attractions — Right Here in Philly

Billing itself as an immersive art experience, Autre monde Philadelphie invites visitors to take the blinders off and see what hasn’t been seen. 

Situé à Northeast Philly, Otherworld transports you into a science fiction landscape where glowing orbs laugh, furry creatures poke their heads out, and vibrating purple-and-pink lights shine down on an alien rainforest. 

That’s one extraterrestrial path, but the 40,000-square-foot space features 55 otherworldly rooms, each one depicting a different theme (including a chance meeting with Estella the Cosmeaux Moth) to keep you isolated from reality. Billets sont nécessaires. 

À ne pas manquer : Il y a mini puzzles hidden inside each room. Look for secret symbols and interactive panels, plus movable dials and gauges, that solve a bigger mystery. 

Opened in March 2026, Ministère de la Crainte révérencielle is the trippy brainchild of renowned muralist Meg Saligman, who made her career by coloring outside the lines. 

Choose your own path across six immersive floors — all inside a 19th-century bank building designed by legendary architect Frank Furness. Step inside a bank with no money. Forge a check. Write your will. Shrink yourself down to the size of a diamond ring. Choreograph a dancing ballerina. Attend your own funeral. There are so many ways to fool your mind here. Billets sont nécessaires. 

À ne pas manquer : Take a pause on the fifth floor, where Greek mythology comes alive through celestial instruments that send your personal story into the cosmos. 

Considering Netflix House Philadelphie is one of only two Netflix Houses in the entire country, you know it’s a big deal. The attraction features two rotating immersive experiences and other interactive activities, dining, shopping, photo ops galore and more.

One of the biggest draws right now is Stranger Things: The Experience, which allows you to join forces with Eleven, Lucas, Mike, Dustin and the rest of the Hawkins gang to fight the interdimensional Vecna during a one-hour trip to the Upside Down. The experience runs through August 20, 2027. 

Netflix House also offers VR adventures based on Lune rebelle et Jeu du calmar, a nine-hole mini golf course, and TUDUM Theater — featuring high-end surround sound and seating for 229 guests. 

Netflix House Philadelphia is part of King of Prussia, A Simon Property Mall. Attraction admission is free, with pay-as-you-go activities.  

Sachez avant de partir : KPop Demon Hunters: The Immersive Experience opens on November 20, 2026, with early reports indicating it’s gonna be, gonna be golden!

This permanent art installation — located in a Quaker-style meetinghouse and outfitted with an aperture in the 36-foot-high vaulted ceiling — takes LED cove lighting and remixes it with the sky, refracting light in mesmerizing patterns to create new shades and hues.

Stare up from bench seating as kaleidoscopic lights dance on the roof, drawing you deeper and deeper into thoughtful contemplation. Skyspace, which hosts hour-long special events, is open at sunrise and sunset on select dates, and enregistrement est requis. 

Fait amusant : Skyspace was designed by American artist James Turrell, aka “The Master of Light,” who received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2014. 

The Franklin Institute, founded in 1824 to carry on Benjamin Franklin’s inventive spirit, is one of the oldest centers for science education in the country.

L'espace merveilleux, a two-floor permanent experience, is your day-pass to living like a NASA astronaut. On the lower level, you can launch asteroids with the flick of the wrist, toss real marbles into a (not real!) black hole and let interactive light projections map your movements. The upper level focuses more on the aerospace industry through 80 real-life space artifacts, including a 10-foot-long rocket engine, two lunar rovers and more.

Several other attractions keep the cosmic connection going, like the Holt & Miller Observatory, Star Wars : L'expérience (coming in February 2027) and the Planétarium Fels — with its cinematic new Encounters in the Milky Way experience (narrated by Pedro Pascal). 

Sachez avant de partir : Wondrous Space and the Fels Planetarium are included with admission to The Franklin Institute. Additional tickets are required for special exhibitions.