If you have a Pennsylvania EBT Card, we have great news! Did you know that your PA EBT Card can qualify you for free admission to museums, botanical gardens, theaters, art galleries, musical performances, zoos and more? In fact, there are over 74 locations that offer discounted or free admission with Pennsylvania EBT.
In this article, we will provide you with a complete list of all the places that offer free admission with your Pennsylvania EBT Card and who is eligible. Additionally, we will answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the program.
This article about the “Free Admission with Pennsylvania EBT” will cover:
- What is the Free Admission with EBT Program?
- Free Admission with Pennsylvania EBT Card
- FAQs about Pennsylvania EBT Discounts
What is the Free Admission with EBT Program?
If you currently have a Pennsylvania Food Stamps EBT card, you are eligible for free or discounted admission to over 110 locations in Pennsylvania.
This includes museums, botanical gardens, theaters, musical performances, dance performances, zoos, sports and entertainment venues and more.
In addition to local Pennsylvania locations, your PA EBT Card also gives you access to discounted and free admission to over 800 museums nationwide. To learn more, continue reading below.
Museums for All Program
Museums for All is a federal program that gives SNAP food stamp recipients free or reduced-price admission to over 800 museums throughout the United States.
To take advantage of discounted or free admission, you simply present your SNAP EBT Card at participating museums.
The Museums for All program has a wide variety of museums including including art, history, natural history/anthropology, children’s museums, science centers, planetariums, nature centers, historic sites, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and arboretums.
Participating museums provide reduced admission, ranging from free to $3.00 to visitors with their PA EBT card.
This discount is available to all SNAP EBT Cardholders year-round during normal operating hours for up to four individuals.
Although the program is targeted at Food Stamps EBT Cardholders, many sites allow EBT cards from other programs, including:
- WIC EBT Card
- EBT Card from TANF
- EBT Card from General Cash Assistance
The video below provides a brief explanation of what the Museums For All program is about and the amazing benefits your EBT card gives you access to.
To find a participating museum location near you, continue reading below.
Free Admission with Pennsylvania EBT
The museums listed below all offer individual admission fees ranging from FREE to $3.00 to individuals and families who have a Pennsylvania EBT Card, and a valid form of photo ID.
This reduced rate is available during all normal operating hours to up to four individuals per EBT card.
Additionally, the Art-Reach Access Program allows Pennsylvania ACCESS EBT Cardholders to attend cultural sites for a reduced admission of just $2.
To find a participating museum, botanical garden, theater, art gallery, or performing center near you, please use the lists provided below.
Discounted and Free Museums in Pennsylvania for 2023
Below is a list of all the museums in Pennsylvania offering reduced-price or free admission with your PA EBT Card in 2023.
Allentown Art Museum
31 North Fifth Street
Allentown, PA 18101
610-432-4333
America on Wheels
5 N Front Street
Allentown, PA 18102
610-432-4200
Andy Warhol Museum
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-237-8300
Bloomsburg Children’s Museum
2 West 7th Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-389-9206
Braddock’s Battlefield History Center
609 Sixth Street
North Braddock, PA 15104
412-271-0800
Brandywine Battlefield Park (PHMC)
1491 Baltimore Pike
Chadds Ford PA, 19317
610-459-3342
Brandywine River Museum of Art
1 Hoffman’s Mill Road
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
610-388-2700
Bucks County Children’s Museum
500 Union Square Drive
New Hope, PA 18938
215-693-1290
Bushy Run Battlefield
1253 Bushy Run Road
Jeannette, PA 15644
724-527-5584
Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-3131
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-3131
Carnegie Science Center
1 Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-237-3400
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children’s Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-322-5058
Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation
3900 North Sandy Flash Drive
Newtown Square, PA 19073
610-566-1725
Conrad Weiser Homestead
28 Weiser Lane
Womelsdorf, PA 19567
610-589-2934
Cornwall Iron Furnace (PHMC)
94 Rexmont Road
Lebanon, PA 17016
717-272-9711
Daniel Boone Homestead (PHMC)
400 Daniel Boone Road
Birdsboro, PA 19508
610-582-4900
Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania
1224 N Atherton Street
State College, PA 16803
814-234-0200
Drake Well Museum and Park
202 Museum Lane
Titusville, PA 16354
814-827-2797
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
2027 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-236-3300
Eckley Miners’ Village Museum (PHMC)
2 Eckley Main Street
Weatherly, PA 18255
570-636-2070
Erie Art Museum
20 East 5th Street
Erie, PA 16501
814-459-5477
Erie Maritime Museum and U.S. Brig Niagara
150 East Front Street
Erie, PA 16507
814-452-2744
ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum
420 French Street
Erie, PA 16507
814-453-3743
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
412-371-0600
Glencairn Museum
1001 Cathedral Road
Bryn Athyn, PA 19009
267-502-2600
Graeme Park
859 County Line Road
Horsham, PA 19044
215-343-0965
Hagen History Center
356 West 6th Street
Erie, PA 16507
814-454-1813
Hands-On House, Children’s Museum of Lancaster
721 Landis Valley Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-569-5437
Heritage Discovery Center
Broad Street
Johnstown, PA 15906
814-539-1889
Hershey History Center
40 Northeast Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
717-520-0748
The Hershey Story: The Museum on Chocolate Avenue
63 West Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033
717-534-8939
Historic Ephrata Cloister (PHMC)
632 West Main Street
Ephrata, PA 17522
717-733-6600
Johnstown Children’s Museum
Broad Street
Johnstown, PA 15906
814-539-1889
Johnstown Flood Museum
Broad Street
Johnstown, PA 15906
814-539-1889
Joseph Priestley House Museum
472 Priestley Avenue
Northumberland, PA 17857
570-473-9474
Keystone Kidspace
10 East Hamilton Avenue
York, PA 17401
(717) 900-9915
Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum
2451 Kissel Hill Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-569-0401
Lehigh Valley Zoo
150 Game Preserve Road
Schnecksville, PA 18078
610-799-4171
Lewisburg Children’s Museum
815 Market Street
Lewisburg, PA 17837
570-768-4914
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road
Kennet Square, PA 19348
(610) 388-1000
Lykens Valley Children’s Museum
33 S Market Street
Elizabethville, PA 17023
570-809-6379
Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-231-3169
Moravian Historical Society
214 E. Center Street
Nazareth, PA 18064
610-759-5070
Museum of the American Revolution
101 South Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-253-6731
National Canal Museum
2750 Hugh Moore Park Road
Easton, PA 18042
610-923-3548
The National Civil War Museum
1 Lincoln Circle (Reservoir Park)
Harrisburg, PA 17103
717-260-1861
National Museum of Industrial History
602 E 2nd Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-694-6644
Old Economy Village (PHMC)
270 Sixteenth Street
Ambridge, PA 15003
724-266-4500
Penn Museum (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-4000
Pennsbury Manor
400 Pennsbury Memorial Road
Morrisville, PA 19067
215-946-0400
Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum (PHMC)
22 Bald Mountain Road
Scranton, PA 18504
570-963-4804
Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
5660 U.S. Route 6 West
Ulysses, PA 16948
814-435-2652
Pennsylvania Military Museum (PHMC)
51 Boal Avenue
Boalsburg, PA 16827
814-466-6263
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-763-8100
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
1 Schenley Park
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-6914
Pittsburgh Botanic Gardens
799 Pinkerton Run Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15071
412-444-4464
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
7370 Baker Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-665-3640
Please Touch Museum
4231 Avenue of the Republic
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-581-3181
PSU Pasto Agricultural Museum
2710 West Pine Grove Road
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865
814-863-1383
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania (PHMC)
300 Gap Road
Strasburg, PA 17579
717-687-8628
Reading Area Firefighters Museum
501 South Fifth Street
Reading, PA 19601
484-525-0590
Reading Science Center
645 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19601
484-878-2112
Seminary Ridge Museum & Education Center
111 Seminary Ridge
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-339-1300
Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center
Lansdowne Dr & Horticultural Dr
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-878-5097
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
6825 Norwitch Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19153
215-365-7233
Somerset Historical Center
10649 Somerset Pike
Somerset, PA 15501
814-445-6077
State Museum of Pennsylvania (PHMC)
300 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-787-4980
Susquehanna Art Museum
1401 North 3rd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
717-233-8668
West Overton Village
109 W. Overton Road
Scottdale, PA 15683
724-887-7910
Winters Heritage House Museum & The Seibert Genealogy Research Library
47 E High Street
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
717-367-4672
World of Little League Museum
525 Montgomery Pike (U.S. 15)
South Williamsport, PA 17702
860-585-4730
York County History Center
250 East Market Street
York, PA 17403
717-848-1587
Free Botanical Gardens in Pennsylvania
Use the list below to find all the botanical gardens in Pennsylvania offering discounted or free admission to Pennsylvania EBT Cardholders.
Bartram’s Garden
40 N 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone Number: (215) 729-5281
Website: www.bartramsgarden.org
Chanticleer Garden
786 Church Road
Wayne, PA 19087
Phone Number: (610) 687-4163
Website: www.chanticleergarden.org
Glen Foerd on the Delaware
5001 Grant Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19114
Phone Number: (215) 632-5330
Website: www.glenfoerd.org
Grounds For Sculpture
80 Sculptor’s Way
Hamilton NJ 08619
Phone Number: (609) 586-0616
Website: www.groundsforsculpture.org
Hershey Gardens
170 Hotel Road
Hershey, PA 17033
717-534-3492
John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
1201 Pawlings Road
Audubon, PA 19403
Phone Number: (610) 666-5593
Website: johnjames.audubon.org
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road
Kennet Square, PA 19348
Phone Number: (610) 618-1000
Website: www.longwoodgardens.org
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
100 E Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone Number: (215) 247-5777
Website: www.morrisarboretum.org
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
Lansdowne and Horticultural Drives
West Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA, 19131
Phone Number: (215) 878-5097
Website: www.japanesehouse.org
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road
Media, PA 19063
Phone Number: 610-566-9134
Website: http://www.tylerarboretum.org
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
1 Schenley Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone Number: 412-622-6914
Website: www.phipps.conservatory.org
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
799 Pinkerton Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15071
Phone Number: 412-444-4464
Website: https://pittsburghbotanicgarden.org
Free or Discounted Theaters in PA
Get the complete list of all the theaters offering free or discounted admission with your PA EBT ACCESS Card.
11th Hour Theatre Company
302 S. Hicks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone Number: (267) 987-9865
Website: www.11thhourtheatrecompany.org
1812 Theater Company
1714 Delancy Place
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone Number: (215) 592-9560
Website: www.1812productions.org
ComedySportz
2030 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone Number: (484) 450-8089
Website: www.comedysportzphilly.com
EgoPo Classic Theatre
317 Dickinson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone Number: (267) 273 -1414
Website: www.egopo.org
First Person Arts
Show Locations Vary
Phone Number: (267) 402-2056
Website: www.firstpersonarts.org
FringeArts
140 N. Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia PA 19106
Phone Number: (215) 413-1318
Website: Fringearts.com
Hedgerow Theatre Company
64 Rose Valley Road
Rose Valley, PA 19063
Phone Number: (610) 565-4211
Website: www.hedgerowtheatre.org
Tickets: Use code “ARACESS21”
Inis Nua Theatre
302 S Hicks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone Number: (215) 454-9776
Website: www.inisnuatheatre.org
InterAct Theatre Company
302 S Hicks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone Number: (215) 568-8079
Website: www.interacttheatre.org
People’s Light
39 Conestoga Road
Malvern PA 19355
Phone Number: (610) 644-3500
Website: www.peopleslight.org
Philadelphia Theatre Company
480 S Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone Number: (215) 985-0420
Website: www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org
Quintessence Theatre Group
7137 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119
Phone Number: (215) 987-4450
Website: www.quintessencetheatre.org
Players Club of Swarthmore
614 Fairview Road
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Phone Number: (610) 328-4271
Website: pcstheater.org | 610-328-4271
Tickets: Use code “PCSACCESS”
Temple Theaters
1301 W. Norris Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone Number: (215) 204-1122
Website: https://tfma.temple.edu/theater/productions
The StageCrafters Theater
8130 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone Number: (215) 247-9913
Website: www.thestagecrafters.org
Theatre Horizon
401 DeKalb Street
Norristown, PA 19401
Phone Number: (610) 283-2230
Website: www.theatrehorizon.org
Wilma Theater
265 S Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone Number: (215) 893-9456
Website: www.wilmatheater.org
Free Music and Dance Performances in PA
Below is a list of all the free or reduced-priced music and dance events in Pennsylvania with your PA EBT Card.
Philly POPs
Kimmel Center Box Office
300 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone Number: (215) 893-1999
Website: www.phillypops.org
Tickets: Buy tickets online or use code “ACCESSPOPS”
Opera Philadelphia
Academy House
1420 Locust Street, Suite 210
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone Number: (215) 732-8400
Website: www.operaphila.org
Philadelphia Orchestra
Kimmel Center Box Office
300 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone Number: (215) 893-1999
Website: www.philorch.org
Tickets: Buy tickets online or use code “ACCESSPHILORCH”
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
Show Locations Vary
Website: www.pyos.org
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Richardson Auditorium
68 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ 08544
Phone Number: (609) 497-0020
Website: princetonsymphony.org
Free Sports & Entertainment in Pennsylvania
Below is a list of all the discounted and free sports and entertainment events in Pennsylvania available to PA EBT Cardholders.
First Person Arts
Show Locations Vary
Phone Number: (267) 402-2056
Website: www.firstpersonarts.org
First Person Tours by Ned Drinker
Tours meet on location in Philadelphia
Phone Number: 484-994-8071
Website: firstpersontours.com
Franklin Square – Parx Liberty Carousel
200 North 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone Number: (215) 629-4026
Website: Historicphiladelphia.org
Franklin Square – Philly Mini Golf
200 North 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone Number: (215) 629-4026
Website: historicphiladelphia.org
Free Admission with PA EBT FAQs
Get the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the Free Admission Program for PA EBT Cardholders.
Can I get free admission with PA EBT in another state?
Yes, your PA EBT Card qualifies you for reduced-price or free admission at all participating Museums for All locations in another state.
Can I pay with admission with my SNAP EBT Card?
No, your SNAP EBT card only qualifies you for the reduced or free admission. You cannot use your SNAP EBT Card to purchase anything that is not a food or grocery item – including admission. Any admission costs must be paid for with alternate methods, such as cash or credit.
Can I use WIC or something other than SNAP to get the Museums for All rate?
Many of the participating museums will accept WIC or some other form of identification, but they are not required to. Please check with the museum before you visit, as there is no guarantee that they will honor anything besides a SNAP EBT card.
The museum I want to visit isn’t on this list. Can I still get discounted admission with my EBT Card?
While most museums offer some type of discount to SNAP EBT Cardholders, we cannot guarantee that you will get an admission rate of $3 or less. Please contact the museum you wish to visit and ask them about them directly about any discounts available to PA EBT Cardholders.
Are there any more discounts available with the PA EBT Card?
Yes, your Pennsylvania EBT Card qualifies you for various discounts including discounted Amazon Prime for EBT Cardholders, discounted cell phone service, free internet service, and much more.
To get a complete list of all the discounts available to PA SNAP EBT recipients, read our PA EBT Card Discounts article.
Free Admission with Pennsylvania EBT Summary
If you participate in Pennsylvania SNAP EBT (PA ACCESS EBT Card), you are eligible for free or discounted admission to over 110 museums in Pennsylvania and 800 museums nationwide.
Participating museums provide reduced admission, ranging from free to $3.00.
One EBT card can be used to gain entry into any of these destinations for up to 4 individuals to take advantage of the free or reduced fee.
More Questions?
We hope this article on the 110+ locations that offer Free Admission with Pennsylvania EBT was helpful.
If you have more questions about the Free Admission Program or your Pennsylvania EBT Card, please let us know in the comments section below.
Be sure to check out our other articles about PA EBT, including:
PA EBT Card Discounts for 2023
Low Income Free Internet for Pennsylvania EBT
Pennsylvania Deposit Schedule for 2023
PA Food Stamps Income Limit for 2023
PA EBT Card Balance and Login
Pennsylvania Food Stamps FAQs