Benjamin Franklin National Memorial (Franklin kite legend)

The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial is housed inside The Franklin Institute at this mailing address and features a monumental statue of Franklin that anchors the institute's interpretation of his life. The Franklin Institute presents the familiar narrative of Franklin's kite-and-key experiment as part of his electrical research, while historians note that details of the experiment's exact circumstances are debated in the historical record. The memorial and related exhibits are central locations for Philadelphia's popular stories about Franklin's scientific achievements.