Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute, located in Philadelpha, is home to Lunar Test Article 3.

Here's the Franklin Institute's web site. as well as the Google Maps aerial shot.

Since were travelling past Philadelphia on the way back from the Cradle of Aviation, I thought we'd stop by to see LTA-3D. We we'd be swinging by pretty early in the morning, before the website said they'd be open, so I was just going to get some outside shots of LTA-3D and we'd continue on. (LTA-3D rests on the lawn outside the Franklin Institute, and is clearly visible on the Google Maps.)

However, when I went around to get a picture of the front of the museum, I saw that they'd opened early, so we went inside. I didn't bring along the tripod, and we didn't have the time to go back to the van, so most of the inside shots are flash shots. But hey, considering the inside shots were an unexpected "bonus," I'm not complaining!