Museums in Pennsylvania

1719 Museum

April–October: Friday & Saturday 10am–4pm; Tuesday–Thursday tours at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm

A Quaint Corner Children's Museum & Discovery Center

Altoona

Wednesday 10:00AM - 4:00PM, Friday 12:00PM - 7:00PM, Saturday 10:00AM - 5:00PM

African American Museum in Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Wednesday 12 PM–5 PM, Thursday–Sunday 10 AM–5 PM

African American Museum of Bucks County

Langhorne

Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum

Tarentum

Wednesday and Saturday 12noon – 3pm

Allentown Art Museum

Allentown

Thursday through Sunday: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Third Thursday: 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

Altoona Heritage Discovery Center

Altoona

American Helicopter Museum & Education Center

West Chester

Thursday–Saturday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sunday Noon–5:00 PM

American Swedish Historical Museum

Philadelphia

Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm

American Treasure Tour Museum

Oaks

Reduced Rate for Self-Guided Tours Only

Andalusia Historic House, Gardens & Arboretum

Andalusia

Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm & SELECT SATURDAYS FROM 10:00 am – 5:00 PM

Anthracite Heritage Museum

Scranton

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 10 am – 4 pm

Appalachian Trail Museum

Gardners

Mid-August through end of August, Wed. through Fri., 12 - 4 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm; September & October, Friday. 12-4 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm; Labor Day, 9 am - 4 pm

Army Heritage Center Foundation

Carlisle

Atlas Cement Company Museum

Northampton

1 to 3 PM on the 2nd and 4th Sunday each month, May through September

Bartholomew Center for the Preservation of Lower Macungie Township History

Emmaus

Beaver County Industrial Museum

Darlington

Sundays 1:00pm-4:30pm (May, June, July, August)

Berwick Historical Society

Berwick

Free Tours for Elementary School Students

Betsy Ross House

Philadelphia

Wed-Mon 10am-5pm (closed Tuesdays)

Biblical Tabernacle Experience

Lancaster

Tuesday – Saturday 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Big Mac Museum

Irwin

M-F 4:30 am - midnight; Sa 4:30 am - 1 am; Su 5:30 am - 11 pm

Bill's Old Bike Barn

Bloomsburg

Thursday & Friday 10 AM - 6 PM, Saturday 9:30 AM - 6 PM, Sunday 1 PM - 6 PM

Bloomsburg Children's Museum

Bloomsburg

Monday through Saturday: 10-4:00 p.m., Sunday: Closed

Bloomsburg Fair Association

Bloomsburg

Saturday to Saturday 7:00AM - 9:00PM (Preview Friday 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

Boyertown

9:30 am to 4:00 pm, 7 days a week year-round, except major holidays

Brinton 1704 House

West Chester

Saturday-Sunday, 1 pm - 5 pm

Carnegie Museum of Art

Pittsburgh

10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday evenings until 8 p.m.

Carnegie Museums

Pittsburgh

Mon., Wed., Fri.-Sun.: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thurs.: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Closed Tuesdays

Center for PostNatural History

Pittsburgh

Fri: 5-9 Sat: 12-9 Sun: 12-4

Centre County Historical Society

State College

Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Chambersburg Heritage Center

Chambersburg

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Children of Gettysburg 1863®

Gettysburg

Circle Centre for the Arts / Wyoming Valley Art League

Wilkes-Barre

Tuesday – Friday: 12 PM-5 PM (Third Friday: 5 PM-8 PM)

Colonial Courthouse

York

Children 5 and Younger Free Admission

Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead

Newtown Square

Saturdays and Sundays 11AM-4PM (last admission 3PM)

Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society

Bloomsburg

Columbia Crossing River Trails Center Susquehanna NHA

Columbia

Memorial Day – Labor Day: Tuesday–Friday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; September–May: Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–4 p.m.

Columbia Historic Preservation Society

Columbia

Saturdays & Sundays 1pm–4pm

Compass Inn Museum

Laughlintown

Tuesday–Sunday 11:00am–4:00pm, Monday closed

Conrail Museum

Shippensburg

Craighead House

Carlisle

Craven Hall and John Fitch Steamboat Museum

Warminster Township

Second Sunday of Every Month: 12pm – 3pm

Crawford County Historical Society

Meadville

Wednesday – Saturday 9am – 3pm

Cumberland County Historical Society

Carlisle

Tues–Fri: 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Da Vinci Science Center

Allentown

Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday Closed

Daniel Boone Homestead

Birdsboro

Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm; Historic site 7 days/week 9am-4pm

Delaware County Historical Society

Media

Tuesday through Thursday 10 AM to 3 PM

Delaware County Institute of Science

Media

10am to 2pm

Demuth Museum of Art on King

Lancaster

Sunday 12–4, Tuesday 10–4, Thursday 10–4, Friday 10–4 (First Fridays 10–8), Saturday 10–4; Monday and Wednesday closed

Depreciation Lands Museum

Allison Park

Open every Sunday during the summer season; Cemetery and grounds open Sunrise to Sunset every day

Destination Arts!

Waynesboro

Dormont Historical Society

Pittsburgh

Every Friday from 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Dr. J. Russell Mosier Office Museum

Meadville

June - August: Open Thursday to Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm

Drake Well Museum & Park

Titusville

Museums for All

Duncan Miller Glass Museum

Washington

Active Duty Military Free

Eastern Museum of Motor Racing

York Springs

April–October: Fridays and Saturdays 10am–4pm; November–March: Fridays 10am–4pm

Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion

Philadelphia

Eckley Miners' Village

Weatherly

Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm

Elfreth's Alley Museum

Philadelphia

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 12pm - 4pm

Emmaus Historical Society

Emmaus

Every Saturday from 10am - 4pm

Erie Art Museum

Erie

Wednesday–Friday 11 am–6 pm, Saturday 10 am–5 pm, Sunday 1–6 pm; Closed Monday–Tuesday

Erie County Historical Society at the Hagen History Center

Erie

Children 6 & Under Free

Everhart Museum

Scranton

Wednesday to Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

expERIEnce Children's Museum

Erie

Museums for All Admission

Fashion Archives & Museum of Shippensburg University

Shippensburg

Children Under 12 Free Admission

Finley House-Radnor Historical Society

Wayne

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 2-4 p.m.

Firefighters Historical Museum

Erie

Saturday 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. (June through October)

Fireman's Hall Museum

Philadelphia

Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

First National Bank Museum

Columbia

Forest Heritage and Discovery Center

Fayetteville

Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 12:00 to 5:00 pm from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day

Fort Hunter Conservancy

Harrisburg

Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 am–3:30 pm, Sunday 12:00 pm–3:30 pm

Fort Pitt Museum

Pittsburgh

RAD Pass Free Admission

Frances M. Maguire Art Museum at Saint Joseph's University

Merion Station

Wednesday - Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm; Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm

Freight Station Museum

Mechanicsburg

Wednesday - Saturday 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Frontier History Center

Washington

Frost Entomological Museum

State College

Gather Place Museum

Yardley

Open on weekends from 12 noon to 3 pm

Glencairn Museum

Bryn Athyn

Tuesday–Sunday 1:00–4:30 pm

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

Reading

9am to 9pm daily

Grange Estate

Havertown

Greenberg Cadillac Museum

Brookville

Select weekends (Saturday and Sunday) from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum

Greensburg

Greenville Railroad Museum Park

Greenville

Tuesday through Sunday 1:00 - 5:00

Grundy Museum

Bristol

Harmony Museum

Harmony

Tuesday – Saturday 1-4 p.m.

Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum

Horsham

Wednesday–Friday 10:30am to 3pm, Saturday–Sunday 10:30am to 4pm (Closed Monday–Tuesday)

Harris Tower Railroad Museum

Harrisburg

Open on Saturdays, 9AM to 3PM from May to October

Hermitage Historical Society

Hermitage

Hershey History Center

Hershey

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 am - 3 pm

Historic Ephrata Cloister

Ephrata

Children Under 3 Free

Historic Langhorne Association

Langhorne

Wednesday 10 am - 12 pm & 7 pm - 9 pm, Saturday 10 am - 12 pm

Historic Rock Ford

Lancaster

Tue-Fri and Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Historic Schaefferstown Inc

Schaefferstown

Tuesdays 1–4 p.m. and first Sunday of each month 1–4 p.m.

Historic Strawberry Mansion

Philadelphia

Thursday through Sunday, 10 AM–3 PM

Historic Sugartown

Malvern

Saturdays 11am to 4pm, Sundays 1pm to 4pm (May through November)

Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County

Indiana

Tuesday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Historical Society of Dauphin County

Harrisburg

Closed on Mondays and Holidays; Library/Archives: 1:00PM-4:00PM (Tuesday-Friday); Tours of Mansion: 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM (Tuesday-Friday), also at 1:ooPM on the second Sunday of each month; Office: 10:00AM-4:00PM (Tuesday-Friday)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Tuesday–Friday: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. (Wednesday 1 p.m.–7 p.m.)

Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley

Ephrata

Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., March through December

Horsham Preservation And Historical Association

Horsham

Hoyt Arts Center

New Castle

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m; Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m

Hummelstown Area Historical Society Museum

Hummelstown

Indian Steps Museum

Airville

Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday 11:00 to 4:00

Inventionland Education

Pittsburgh

Jefferson County History Center

Brookville

Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum

Meadville

Keystone Kidspace

York

Tuesday 4:30-7:30pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

Lackawanna Historical Society

Scranton

Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday, 12 pm to 3 pm

Lancaster Science Factory

Lancaster

First Friday Free Admission

LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center

Lancaster

Lansdale Historical Society

Lansdale

Lawrence County Historical Society

New Castle

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturdays 11 am to 4 pm

Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society

Leechburg

Noon until 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays or call for appointment

Lehigh County Historical Society

Allentown

Lehigh Township Historical Society

Northampton

May through October, every Third Sunday; Tuesdays 9 a.m.–12 noon

Lincoln Highway Experience

Latrobe

Winter Hours (December-March): Thursday - Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Summer Hours (April-November): Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lower Lot - Valley Forge Visitors' Center

King of Prussia

Daily 9 AM to 5 PM

Lower Swedish Cabin

Drexel Hill

Mack Trucks Historical Museum

Allentown

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 9:00am, 10:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm tour start times

Marian Anderson Historical Society & Museum

Philadelphia

Daily from 10am - 4pm Monday through Saturday

Mascot Roller mills & Ressler family home

Ronks

Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM

Mather Planetarium

West Chester

Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum

Pittsburgh

Wed 11am - 8pm, Thu - Sun 11am - 6pm, Mon - Tues Closed

Mauch Chunk Museum & Cultural Center

Jim Thorpe

McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center

McKeesport

Mennonite Heritage Center

Harleysville

Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm, Sat: 10am – 2pm

Mercer Museum

Doylestown

Tuesday – Sunday: 10 A.M. – 5 P.M.

Mid Atlantic Air Museum

Reading

Millbrook Society

Hatboro

Wednesday evenings from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Monessen Heritage Museum

Monessen

Montour County Historical Society

Danville

Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., April 12 - October 25

Moonshot Museum

Pittsburgh

Thursday through Sunday from 10am-5pm each day

Moravian Historical Society

Nazareth

Open Daily 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Morgan Log House

Lansdale

Children 6 and Under Free

murrysville historical preservation society

Murrysville

Museum of the American Revolution

Philadelphia

SEPTA Key Discount

National Christmas Center Family Attraction & Museum

Middletown

National Constitution Center

Philadelphia

Family Pack Online Discount

National Liberty Museum

Philadelphia

Saturday – Tuesday: 10 am – 5pm, Wednesday – Friday: 10 am – 7pm

National Museum of Industrial History

Bethlehem

Wednesday-Sunday from 10AM-5PM

National Toy Train Museum

Ronks

Family Ticket

National Watch and Clock Museum

Columbia

Wednesday - Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Nitre Hall - Haverford Township Historical Society

Havertown

No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum

Lansford

Wednesday through Sunday: 10 AM – 4 PM

Oakmont Historical Society

Oakmont

Tuesday 12:00 pm–3:00 pm, Thursday 6:00 pm–8:00 pm, Friday 12:00 pm–3:00 pm, Saturday 12:00 pm–3:00 pm

Old Economy Village Visitor Center

Ambridge

Friday-Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sunday 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (April-December, closed Jan-Mar)

Oliver Miller Homestead

South Park Township

Sundays 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m., May through December

PA State Police Museum

Hershey

Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Parry Mansion Museum - New Hope Historical Society

New Hope

Paul Robeson House & Museum

Philadelphia

Thurs-Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pearl S. Buck National Historic Landmark

Perkasie

Tuesday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm | Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm | Sunday from 12 noon to 3 pm

Pennhurst Asylum

Spring City

Friday 6:30–10:30, Saturday 6:30–10:30, Sunday 6:30–9:30

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

Ulysses

Seasonal: Summer (April 1-November 30) Wednesday-Sunday, 9am to 5pm; Winter (December 1-March 31) Friday-Sunday, 10am to 4pm

Pennsylvania National Fire Museum

Harrisburg

Thursday - Saturday 10 AM -4 PM Sunday 1- 4 PM

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Washington

10:00am to 4:00pm (last full experience begins at 3:00pm) January - May: Thursday - Sunday, June - August: Tuesday - Sunday, September - December: Thursday - Sunday

Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library

Pittsburgh

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:30am–12pm; Monday 4:00pm–6:30pm

Please Touch Museum

Philadelphia

Firefighter & Police Officer Discount

Pottstown Children’s Discovery Center

Pottstown

Tuesday, Friday, Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday, Wednesday, Sunday: CLOSED

Preservation Williamsport

Williamsport

Presque Isle Lighthouse

Erie

Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon from 10 am - 5 pm (seasonal variations apply)

Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center

Punxsutawney

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Rachel Carson Homestead

Springdale

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Strasburg

Wednesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Reading Area Firefighters Museum

Reading

Reading Science Center

Reading

Mondays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Red Lion Area Historical Society

Red Lion

Renfrew Museum and Park

Waynesboro

Wed-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 1pm-4pm (mid-Apr to mid-Oct); Tue-Fri 9am-4pm (mid-Oct to mid-Apr)

Rockhill Trolley Museum

Rockhill

Fridays-Sundays, May 1 – October 25, 12:00 Noon to 5:15 PM

Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum

Schuylkill Haven

Schuylkill County Historical Society, Museum, and Gift Shop

Pottsville

Sewickley Heights History Center

Sewickley

Tuesday–Thursday 11:30am–2:30pm, Friday–Saturday 12pm–4pm, Sunday–Monday Closed

Sharon Historical Society

Sharon

Shaver's Creek Environmental Center

Petersburg

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Shriver House Museum at Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Children 5 and Under Free

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum

Pittsburgh

Somerset Historical Center

Somerset

Museums for All

Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art

Altoona

Wed—Sun: 12 pm—4:30 pm

Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art

Johnstown

Wed—Sun: 12 pm—4:30 pm

Spring Ford Area Historical Society

Royersford

Sundays 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Wednesdays 11:00 AM-3:00 PM

Stuart Tank Memorial Museum

Berwick

Tuesday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Friday 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Saturday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Susquehanna Art Museum

Harrisburg

Monday / Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 10:00am - 7:00pm, Thursday: 10:00am – 5:00pm, Friday: 10:00am – 5:00pm, Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm, Sunday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Philadelphia

Online Ticket Discount

The Alternative Gallery

Allentown

The Clemente Museum

Pittsburgh

The Colored Girls Museum

Philadelphia

The Exchange

Bloomsburg

Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and the same hours most Tuesdays through Thursdays

The Franklin Institute

Philadelphia

Open daily from 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

The Little Museum

Driftwood

The Maridon Museum

Butler

11 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday

The National Civil War Museum

Harrisburg

The Oakes Museum of Natural History

Mechanicsburg

Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum Of Art

Collegeville

Open Wednesday through Sunday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Rose Valley Museum

Media

The Rosenbach

Philadelphia

Thursday–Saturday 10:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

The Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy

Lancaster

Tuesday-Saturday 10am–5pm

The Trout Gallery

Carlisle

Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art

Greensburg

Thomas T. Taber Museum

Williamsport

Tue-Fri 9:30 am–4:00 pm, Sat 11:00 am–4:00 pm, Sun May–Oct 1:00 pm–4:00 pm; closed Monday

Tour-Ed Mine & Museum

Tarentum

Wed – Sun, 10am · 12pm · 2pm

U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center

Carlisle

Monday - Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm

Underground Railroad Museum

Philadelphia

Tuesday-Thursday 11AM -4PM

USA Weightlifting Hall Of Fame

York

Mon–Sat 9:00 am–4:30 pm (Fri until 6:00 pm), Sun Closed

Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society

Vandergrift

Thursdays 11 am until 2 pm

Venango Museum (Oil City)

Oil City

Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM

Wagner Free Institute of Science

Philadelphia

Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:30pm, 1st Saturday of month (Feb-May & Sep-Dec) Noon-4:00pm

Wagner-Ritter House and Garden

Johnstown

Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 am-5:00 pm, Sunday noon-5:00 pm; closed Tuesday-Wednesday (as of September 15)

Warehime Myers Mansion

Hanover

Wednesdays: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Saturdays: 12:00 – 3:00 pm

Washington County Fair

Washington

Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

Philadelphia

Westmoreland County Historical Society

Greensburg

Thursday - Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wharton Esherick Museum

Malvern

Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts

Harrisburg

Monday 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., Friday-Sunday 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., Tuesday-Thursday Closed

Whitehall Historical Preservation Society

Fullerton

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday: 12 - 5 p.m., Sunday, Monday & University Holidays: Closed

Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association

Mechanicsburg

Winters Heritage House Museum

Elizabethtown

Wednesday-Friday 10am–3pm

Wissahickon Valley Historical Society

Blue Bell

Woodville Experience

Bridgeville

Guided House Tours: Sundays 1:00PM-4:00PM April through November; Self-Guided Tours of the grounds daily

World of Little League Museum

South Williamsport

Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Yahn Planetarium

Erie

Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Zimmerman Center for Heritage - Susquehanna NHA

Wrightsville

Memorial Day – Labor Day: Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; September – May: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.