There were a lot of exhibits of famous Philadelphians (from the colonial to the contemporary sports personalities), special places (beloved taverns, stores, factories), etc. (see first image which is one of about 4 rooms which contained these types of displays).
The museum wasn't anything special but it did have a recently opened (about 3 weeks before we came) exhibit on the 1987 march on Washington D.C. of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender association of Phildelphia. The exhibit had a major oral history component with participants in the event being interviewed and thus recording their memories of the event (I think the interviews were taken from 1997 to about 2000).I had tried to get something like this done for the interstate system for the 50th anniversary but management, after first being enthusiastic later lost interest.
After the museum, we walked to near the Delaware River to visit a brewpub but it was closed and consoled ourselves with a pitcher or so of Yuengling lager at a place called Rotten Ralph's. It was only a few more blocks to a stop on the #17 bus and it went through town and then south to near the hotel.
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