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De Rocky Statue and the Rocky Steps are undeniably two of the most popular and quintessential stops in Philadelphia.
A steady flow of people arrives daily at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to run up the steps and snap a picture with the statue, a bona fide monument to the celluloid hero and the City of Brotherly Love’s favorite fictional son.
New for 2026: The Rocky Statue is now located at the top of the Rocky Steps. The former statue location — near the bottom of the Rocky Steps — is slated to become home to the statue of real-life Philadelphian and boxing legend Smokin’ Joe Frazier, coming later in the year.
Visitors often hustle up the museum’s grand stairway to try their hand at Rocky’s famous two-arms-raised salute — all while soaking up picture-perfect views of the Philadelphia skyline.
In short, running up the steps, visiting the statue and taking a picture at the top is a must on any visit to Philadelphia. Consider it a rite of passage.
Best of all: Visiting the Rocky Steps and snapping a photo with the Rocky Statue is gratis.
Here’s how to do it.
De Rocky-standbeeld — depicting a larger-than-life boxer — is one of Philadelphia’s most famous pieces of openbare kunst.
De fictieve Rocky Balboa uit Sylvester Stallone's Rocky films werd in brons vereeuwigd door kunstenaar A. Thomas Schomberg in 1980 voor een scène in de film Rocky III. After filming was complete, Stallone donated the statue to the City of Philadelphia.
Run up the Rocky Steps to snap a photo with the Rocky Statue - Foto door Visit Philadelphia
The statue awaiting visitors at the top of the steps — on loan from Sly Stallone’s private collection — replaces the City of Philadelphia’s statue that once stood near the bottom of the steps. That statue can now be found on display inside the museum’s new Rocky exhibition, Opstaan: Rocky en het maken van monumenten (April 25 to August 2, 2026).
Come August 2026, the City of Philadelphia’s statue returns to replace Stallone’s at the top of the stairs permanently.
Just as famous as the statue are the steps leading to the east entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, aka the Rocky Steps.
Each year, tens of thousands of people recreate the scene from the legendary movie and make the trek up the steps.
- Foto door J. Fusco voor Visit Philadelphia
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art has uitgebreide info over hoe je in het museumgebied komt, dat toegankelijk is te voet, met de fiets, met het openbaar vervoer, met een deelauto of met de auto.
Vind het perfecte cadeau voor de Rocky fan in je leven, of trek officieel gelicenseerde Rocky merchandise — including Italian Stallion robes and Rocky’s stars-and-stripes boxing trunks — before making your trek up the steps. It’s all available at the Parkway Bezoekerscentrum & Rocky Shop aan de voet van de beroemde trap.
Also available in the modular store: Philly-themed merch, visitor information and tickets to some of Philly’s top museums and attractions.
Wil je in Rocky's voetsporen treden? Bekijk onze Rocky & Creed Tour door Philadelphia voor een begeleide tocht langs bezienswaardigheden en locaties in de Rocky films.
Recreate the boxer’s famous run up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps; grab an authentic cheesesteak at Pat’s, the very place where he stopped in the original Rocky; wandeling door de Italian Market en stop dan bij een ouderwetse slagerij, waar (sorry) ze bezoekers waarschijnlijk niet naar achteren laten gaan om het hangende vlees als boksbal te gebruiken.
Also included: famous stops from the popular Geloofsbelijdenis films, met Sylvester Stallone en Michael B. Jordan in de hoofdrollen.
Once the jog up the steps and photoshoot are complete, visitors should head inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Een van de grootste kunstmusea van het land.
Majestueus oprijzend aan het einde van de Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the museum houses vast collections of Renaissance, American and impressionist art, as well as spaces and galleries designed by the late legendary architect Frank Gehry.
Bonus: On the first Sunday of the month, the Philadelphia Museum of Art offers betaal-wat-je-wilt admission. Plus, from April 10 through September 4, 2026, the museum offers Independent Fridays — pay-what-you-wish admission every Friday night in honor of the museum’s 150th anniversary in 2026.
On the first Sunday of each month, and on Independent Fridays between April 10 and September 4, 2026, the Philadelphia Museum of art offers pay-what-you-wish admission. - Foto door Visit Philadelphia
A general admission ticket grants twee opeenvolgende dagen van opname to the museum along with complimentary admission to the nearby Rodin Museum (Monday through Friday tickets only), which houses one of the largest public collections of Auguste Rodin’s works outside of Paris, including bronze casts of De denker en De poorten van de hel.
Het is het grootste jaar tot nu toe voor Philly!
Haal er het beste uit door de Visit Philly Overnight Package, die wordt geleverd met gratis parkeren bij het hotel en gratis kaartjes voor een aantal van de populairste attracties in elk van de vijf graafschappen van Greater Philadelphia, waaronder Universal Theme Parks: De tentoonstelling in The Franklin Institute, het Mercer Museum in Bucks County, Longwood Gardens in Chester County, de Brandywine Museum of Art in Delaware County en Elmwood Park Zoo in Montgomery County.
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