Please Touch Museum celebrates unofficial ‘Star Wars’ day

    “Star Wars” enthusiasts visited the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia on Wednesday to celebrate “May the 4th Be With You.”

    To acquaint a new generation to the wonders of “Star Wars,” the museum showed off its collection of vintage and contemporary action figures and space-related toys.

    From a galaxy far, far, away, fan favorite characters Darth Vader and Princess Amidala also made appearances during the day’s events.

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