Museums in Pennsylvania

Oct 16 · Concert in the Orchard

1719 Museum

April–October Friday & Saturday 10am–4pm; Tuesday–Thursday times vary

A Quaint Corner Children's Museum & Discovery Center

Altoona

Wednesday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Friday 12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sep 10 – Oct 19 · Art Behind Bars

Abington Art Center

Jenkintown

Monday 2:00 pm – 9:00pm, Tuesday–Thursday 9:30am – 9:00pm, Friday Closed, Saturday 9:30am – 1:00pm, Sunday Closed

African American Museum in Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Wed 12 PM-5 PM, Thu-Sun 10 AM-5 PM

African American Museum of Bucks County

Langhorne

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Thu: 1:30 – 4:00 PM; Fri–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Nov 28 · Holiday Craft Market

Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum

Tarentum

Wednesday and Saturday 12noon – 3pm

Aug 27 – Feb 15 · Rashaad Newsome: Vogue

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

Mon–Sun: Open 24 hours

America On Wheels Museum

Allentown

Sep 25 – Oct 31 · Spooky and Sweet Scavenger Hunt

America's Transportation Experience / Aaca Museum

Hershey

9 am-5 pm

American Helicopter Museum & Education Center

West Chester

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

Oct 20 · Toddler Time: I Can Build Too!

American Swedish Historical Museum

Philadelphia

American Treasure Tour Museum

Oaks

Friday & Saturday: 10AM - 8PM, Sunday & Monday: 10AM - 5PM

Andalusia Historic House, Gardens & Arboretum

Andalusia

Anthracite Heritage Museum

Scranton

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

Anthracite Model Railroad Society

Hazle Township

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 12:00 – 4:00 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

Nov 11 · Veterans Day Flag Campaign

Army Heritage Center Foundation

Carlisle

Mon–Sat: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 – 5:00 PM

Atlas Cement Company Museum

Northampton

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

Baker Mansion

Altoona

Bartholomew Center for the Preservation of Lower Macungie Township History

Emmaus

Mon–Sat: Closed; Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Beaver County Industrial Museum

Darlington

Berwick Historical Society

Berwick

Betsy Ross House

Philadelphia

Wed-Mon 10am-5pm (closed Tuesdays), Nov-Feb

Biblical Tabernacle Experience

Lancaster

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

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

Blairsville Underground Railroad History Center

Blairsville

Monday 5pm-8pm, Wednesday 5pm-8pm, Saturday 9am-Noon

Sep 25 – Nov 20 · Fall Fun Friday

Bloomsburg Children's Museum

Bloomsburg

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

Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

Boyertown

Braddocks Battlefield History Center

Braddock

Museums for All (EBT/SNAP)

Brinton 1704 House

West Chester

Saturday-Sunday, 1 pm - 5 pm

Bucks County Civil War Library and Museum

Doylestown

10:30AM to 2:00PM every Saturday

Carnegie Museum of Art

Pittsburgh

Jun 26 – Oct 12 · Sharif Bey: Homecoming

Carnegie Museums

Pittsburgh

Weekday Afternoon Half-Price Admission at Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History

Center for PostNatural History

Pittsburgh

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

Centre County Historical Society

State College

Sunday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Chambersburg Heritage Center

Chambersburg

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

Oct 17 · From the Battlefield to the Cyclorama: A Photographic Journey

Children of Gettysburg 1863®

Gettysburg

Mon–Sun: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Oct 22 – Nov 4 · Franken-Stuffies/Build-a-Friend

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

MON - SUN, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Circle Centre for the Arts / Wyoming Valley Art League

Wilkes-Barre

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

Oct 30 · Spooky Walking Tour

Colonial Courthouse

York

Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead

Newtown Square

Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society

Bloomsburg

Mon: Closed; Tue–Wed: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Thu: 1:00 – 5:00 PM; Fri: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Sat: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Columbia Crossing River Trails Center Susquehanna NHA

Columbia

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

Columbia Historic Preservation Society

Columbia

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Oct 11 · Boalsburg Renaissance Faire

Columbus Chapel & Boal Mansion Museum

Boalsburg

Wednesday - Sunday at 2:00 pm

Oct 24 · 2026 Pumpkin Carving Contest

Compass Inn Museum

Laughlintown

Oct 18 · Living History Sunday

Conrad Weiser Homestead

Womelsdorf

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 12:00 – 4:00 PM; Thu–Fri: Closed; Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 – 4:00 PM

Conrail Museum

Shippensburg

OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR, SUNRISE TO SUNSET

Coventry Log Cabin

Coraopolis

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

Crispus Attucks History & Culture Center

York

Tuesday–Thursday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM, Friday 5:00 PM–8:00 PM (First Friday), Saturday 9:00 AM–2:00 PM; Closed Sunday–Monday

Cumberland County Historical Society

Carlisle

Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Oct 11 · Witches & Wizards Weekends

Da Vinci Science Center

Allentown

Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Oct 18 · Heritage Day Fall Festival

Daniel Boone Homestead

Birdsboro

Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm; grounds open 7 days 9am-4pm

Delaware County Historical Society

Media

Tuesday through Thursday 10 AM to 3 PM

Delaware County Institute of Science

Media

10am to 2pm

Oct 24 · Charlie's Art Discovery: Apples

Demuth Museum of Art on King

Lancaster

Sunday 12-4, Tuesday-Thursday-Friday 10-4, Saturday 10-4 (Closed Monday and Wednesday)

Depreciation Lands Museum

Allison Park

Mon–Sat: Closed; Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Destination Arts!

Waynesboro

Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Fri: 6:00 – 9:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Nov 7 – 8 · The Rivet Winter Market

Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania

State College

$1 Off Admission - Brochure

Dormont Historical Society

Pittsburgh

Every Friday from 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Dr. J. Russell Mosier Office Museum

Meadville

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Drake Well Museum & Park

Titusville

Museums for All

Duncan Miller Glass Museum

Washington

Oct 31 · Trick or Treat Trail

Eastern Museum of Motor Racing

York Springs

Fridays and Saturdays from 10am-4pm (April–October); Fridays from 10am-4pm (November–March)

Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion

Philadelphia

Mon–Thu: Closed; Fri–Sun: 12:00 – 4:00 PM

Eckley Miners' Village

Weatherly

Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm

Oct 18 · HISTORY HAUNTS THIS ALLEY: A Journey into the Past

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, 11 am – 6 pm; Thursday, 11 am – 6 pm; 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

Everhart Museum

Scranton

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

Oct 17 · Global Neighbors: Ukraine

expERIEnce Children's Museum

Erie

Museums for All Admission

Fashion Archives & Museum of Shippensburg University

Shippensburg

Finley House-Radnor Historical Society

Wayne

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 2-4 p.m.

Firefighters Historical Museum

Erie

Saturdays 12:00 pm – 04:00 pm (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

Mon–Sun: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Fort Mifflin

Philadelphia

Wednesdays through Sundays 10am to 4pm (March 1 through December 15)

Fort Pitt Museum

Pittsburgh

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

Oct 23 · Fall Bingo Night

Frontier History Center

Washington

Mon–Sun: 12:00 – 6:00 PM

Frost Entomological Museum

State College

Monday-Friday 10am-4pm

Gather Place Museum

Yardley

Open on weekends from 12 noon to 3 pm

Glencairn Museum

Bryn Athyn

Tuesday–Sunday 1:00–4:30 pm

Oct 11 · Pumpkin Palooza 2026

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

Reading

9am to 9pm daily

Grange Estate

Havertown

Mon–Sat: Closed; Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Greenberg Cadillac Museum

Brookville

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

Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum

Greensburg

Greenville Railroad Museum Park

Greenville

Tuesday through Sunday 1:00 - 5:00

Grundy Museum

Bristol

Mon: Closed; Tue–Wed: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Thu: 1:00 – 4:00 PM, 6:00 – 7:00 PM; Fri: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Sat: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: 1:30 – 4:00 PM

Hall OF Honor Museum

Pittsburgh

In-Season: Wednesday - Monday 11 AM - 4 PM; Off-Season: Monday 11 AM - 3 PM; Thursday 11 AM - 3 PM; Friday - Sunday 11 AM - 4 PM

Oct 31 · Make-Believe Masquerade Ball

Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Lancaster

Tuesday–Sunday 9:00am–4:00pm; Monday closed

Hanover Area History Museum

Hanover

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wednesdays and 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. Saturdays

Hanover Fire Museum

Hanover

Every Wednesday 9AM to 3PM, and every first and third Saturday of the month from 9AM to 3PM

Nov 14 – 15 · Weihnachtsmarkt – Historic Harmony German Christmas Market

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

Oct 17 – 18 · Trains at the Tracks

Hershey History Center

Hershey

Mon, Wed, Fri 10am-3pm

Historic Ephrata Cloister

Ephrata

Dec 13 · Visit with Santa

Historic Langhorne Association

Langhorne

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

Nov 6 – 14 · "Persuasion" - A One Act Play Inspired by Jane Austen

Historic Rock Ford

Lancaster

Tuesday through Friday and Sunday at 10 am, 12 pm, and 2 pm; Saturday at 10 am and 12 pm

Historic Schaefferstown

Schaefferstown

Tuesdays 1–4 p.m. and 1st 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

Mon: Closed; Tue–Fri: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Historical Society of Dauphin County

Harrisburg

Tuesday-Friday 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM; second Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m.

Historical Society of Montgomery County

Norristown

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Tuesday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Wednesday 1:00 p.m.–7:00 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

Oct 10 · Meet & Greet: Jocelyn Beatty & Students

Hoyt Arts Center

New Castle

Tue-Thu 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Hummelstown Area Historical Society Museum

Hummelstown

Mon: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Tue: Closed; Wed: 3:00 – 7:00 PM; Thu–Sun: Closed

Sep 26 – May 15 · Hard Hat Tours

Independence Seaport Museum

Philadelphia

Thursday – Tuesday: 10 AM – 5 PM

Indian Steps Museum

Airville

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

Inventionland Education

Pittsburgh

Mon–Thu: 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Fri–Sun: Closed

Isett Heritage Museum

Huntingdon

Thursdays & Saturdays 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Oct 17 · JCHC Historical Haunted Cemetery Tour

Jefferson County History Center

Brookville

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Fri: 12:00 – 4:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Jerry's Classic Cars & Collectibles

Pottsville

Friday–Sunday 12 noon to 5 p.m. (May through October)

Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum

Meadville

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Johnstown Children's Museum

Johnstown

Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00 am-5:00 pm, Sunday noon-5:00 pm; closed Tuesday-Wednesday

Oct 24 · The Witches Walk of Oakmont

Kerr Museum

Oakmont

Oct 10 · 5th Birthday Bash!

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

Oct 18 – Nov 22 · Science in ACTION! with Millersville University Chemistry Club

Lancaster Science Factory

Lancaster

LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center

Lancaster

Oct 10 – 11 · Harvest Days at Landis Valley Museum

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

Lancaster

Wed–Sat 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, Sun 12:00 PM–4:00 PM

Lansdale Historical Society

Lansdale

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Thu: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Fri: Closed; Sat: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Lawrence County Historical Society

New Castle

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays 11 am to 4 pm

Dec 6 · LCHS Annual Christmas Open House

Lebanon County Historical Society

Lebanon

Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society

Leechburg

Noon until 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays

Lehigh County Historical Society

Allentown

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Lehigh Township Historical Society

Northampton

April through October, third Sunday of each month, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

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.

Oct 17 · Hair Raising History

Little Red Schoolhouse

Butler

Wednesdays through Fridays 11am to 3pm

Lower Lot - Valley Forge Visitors' Center

King of Prussia

Daily 9 AM to 5 PM

Lower Swedish Cabin

Drexel Hill

Saturdays 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Luzerne County Historical Society

Wilkes-Barre

Mack Trucks Historical Museum

Allentown

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:00am, 10:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm

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

Oct 16 · Night at the Museum

Mauch Chunk Museum & Cultural Center

Jim Thorpe

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sun: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Maytown Historical Society

Maytown

McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center

McKeesport

Mon: Closed; Tue: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Wed: Closed; Thu: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Fri: Closed; Sat: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Meadville Railroad Park

Meadville

Saturdays 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Dec 4 – 5 · Christmas Market

Mennonite Heritage Center

Harleysville

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

Sep 30 – Oct 11 · Exclusive Guided Tour of Doan Exhibition

Mercer Museum

Doylestown

Tuesday – Sunday: 10 A.M. – 5 P.M.

Mid Atlantic Air Museum

Reading

Mon–Thu: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM; Fri: Closed; Sat: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Sep 28 – Oct 26 · Special Sunday Opening

Middletown Area Historical Society

Middletown

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM; Thu–Sun: Closed

Millbrook Society

Hatboro

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

Moland House

Warminster

1 PM to 4 PM on 2nd and 4th Sundays

Monessen Heritage Museum

Monessen

Wednesday – 10AM – 2PM, Thursday – 10AM – 2PM

Montour County Historical Society

Danville

Mon–Sat: Closed; Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Moonshot Museum

Pittsburgh

Thursday through Sunday 10am-5pm

Oct 9 – 24 · Spooky Nazareth Walking Tours

Moravian Historical Society

Nazareth

Daily 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Oct 17 · Mayhem at Morgan: A Spy in the Shadows

Morgan Log House

Lansdale

murrysville historical preservation society

Murrysville

Museum of Haunted Objects

Gettysburg

Mon–Thu: 2:00 – 9:00 PM; Fri–Sat: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Sun: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Oct 2 – 31 · Halloween

Museum of Illusions Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Oct 2 – 31 · Halloween

Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Oct 17 – 18 · Revolutionary Philadelphia: 1776

Museum of the American Revolution

Philadelphia

SEPTA Key Discount

MuseumLab

Pittsburgh

Saturday & Sunday Noon – 5:00 pm

National Christmas Center Family Attraction & Museum

Middletown

Sep 18 – Oct 15 · Hispanic American Heritage Month

National Constitution Center

Philadelphia

Family Pack Online Discount

Oct 11 · Pay-What-You-Wish Second Sunday

National Liberty Museum

Philadelphia

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

Oct 10 – 11 · EMBERS: The Final Years Of Bethlehem Steel Art by Michael Shemeley

National Museum of Industrial History

Bethlehem

Wednesday-Sunday 10AM-5PM

Oct 10 · TCA Rio Grande Chapter December Show & Swap Meet

National Toy Train Museum

Ronks

Family Ticket

Dec 31 · New Years at Noon

National Watch and Clock Museum

Columbia

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

Neighborhood North - Museum of Play

Beaver Falls

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Newtown Square Historical Society & Paper Mill House Museum

Newtown Square

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

Oct 18 · October 18th – Children's Harvest Festival

Oliver Miller Homestead

South Park Township

Sundays 1:30–4:30 PM, May through December

PA State Police Museum

Hershey

Monday – Friday from 9 am – 4 pm, Saturdays: 10am-3pm, Closed Sundays & State Holidays

Parry Mansion Museum - New Hope Historical Society

New Hope

Saturdays and Sundays 12 PM - 6 PM, Fridays 4 PM - 6 PM

Paul Robeson House & Museum

Philadelphia

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

Oct 6 – Nov 30 · Monsters, Myths, and Legends Guided Tour

Penn Museum

Philadelphia

Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 am–5:00 pm

Pennhurst Asylum

Spring City

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

Pennsylvania Longrifle Museum

Nazareth

Oct 10 – 11 · Fall Show

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

Ulysses

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

Pennsylvania National Fire Museum

Harrisburg

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

Oct 22 · Brick Club

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Washington

10:00am to 4:00pm (last full experience begins at 3:00pm)

Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library

Pittsburgh

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

Please Touch Museum

Philadelphia

Firefighter & Police Officer Discount

Pocono Indian Museum

East Stroudsburg

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

Oct 10 · Land Lighthouse Fall Fest

Presque Isle Lighthouse

Erie

Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon from 10 am to 5 pm (seasonal variation applies)

Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center

Punxsutawney

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

Rachel Carson Homestead

Springdale

Oct 17 · Trains & Treats

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Strasburg

Wednesdays through Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sundays 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Reading Area Firefighters Museum

Reading

Nov 28 – Jan 10 · Nostalgic Christmas Trains

Reading Railroad Heritage Museum

Hamburg

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

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Fri: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Rockhill Trolley Museum

Rockhill

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

Ross Township Historical Society

Saylorsburg

Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum

Schuylkill Haven

Oct 10 · Haunted History Tour- A Walking Tour of Downtown Pottsville

Schuylkill County Historical Society, Museum, and Gift Shop

Pottsville

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Fri: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sun: Closed

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

Sigal Museum and Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society

Easton

Thursday – Saturday: 10am – 4pm, Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

Nov 14 · Demo Day: Yankee Iron!

Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

Philadelphia

Tuesday – Friday 10AM through 6PM, Saturday – Sunday 10AM through 4PM

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum

Pittsburgh

Mon - Sat 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Oct 17 · Historical Halloween

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 1:00-3:00 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

Summerseat

Morrisville

1st Saturdays 10 AM – 1 PM

Oct 16 · October Third in the Burg

Susquehanna Art Museum

Harrisburg

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

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Philadelphia

Friday-Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

The Alternative Gallery

Allentown

The Clemente Museum

Pittsburgh

The Colored Girls Museum

Philadelphia

Thursday-Sunday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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 Hershey Story Museum

Hershey

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

Oct 10 · Sunset Hills Slideshow Tour

The Historical Society of Mount Lebanon

Pittsburgh

Thursdays 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

May 20 – Nov 15 · The Making of JIMMY Exhibit

The Jimmy Stewart Museum

Indiana

Monday – Saturday: 10 AM – 4 PM, Sunday: 12 – 4 PM

The Little Museum

Driftwood

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Thu–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

The Maridon Museum

Butler

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

The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Philadelphia

The National Civil War Museum

Harrisburg

Mon–Sun: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum

Coatesville

Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Oakes Museum of Natural History

Mechanicsburg

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

Oct 23 – 24 · HoRroR at the Haunted Jail

The Old Jail

Chambersburg

Oct 17 · Bear Square

The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum Of Art

Collegeville

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.

Oct 17 · "where time folds:" A Community Conversation

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

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Sun: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Oct 24 · Trick-or-treating at the Taber Museum

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

Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle State Park

Erie

April 1 - October 31: Daily 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; November 1 - March 31: Tuesday - Saturday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center

Carlisle

Monday - Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday: Closed

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

Vampa Vampire & Paranormal Museum

Doylestown

Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10AM - 5PM

Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society

Vandergrift

Thursdays 11 am until 2 pm

Oct 16 · Nosferatu (1922)

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 the month (February-May & September-December) Noon-4:00pm

Wagner-Ritter House and Garden

Johnstown

Mon, Thu-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m.; closed Tue-Wed

Warehime Myers Mansion

Hanover

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

Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

Philadelphia

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Sun: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Oct 24 · Living History Day! Fall Family Day: Harvest at Hanna's Town, Children's Trick or Treat!

Westmoreland County Historical Society

Greensburg

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

Oct 18 · Margaret Esherick House Tours

Wharton Esherick Museum

Malvern

Oct 28 · Glenn Miller Orchestra

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., Closed Tuesday-Thursday

Oct 18 – Nov 15 · Open House and Mill

Whitehall Historical Preservation Society

Fullerton

Oct 14 · Bonner'ween Movie Night 2

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

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

William C. Goodridge Freedom Center and Underground Railroad Museum

York

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Thu–Fri: Closed; Sat: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association

Mechanicsburg

Mon–Sat: Closed; Sun: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Sep 11 – Dec 11 · Pre-school Story Hour

Winters Heritage House Museum

Elizabethtown

Wednesday-Friday 10am–3pm, 2nd Fridays 10am–3pm & 4pm–8pm

Wissahickon Valley Historical Society

Blue Bell

Oct 25 · Harvest Day

Woodville Experience

Bridgeville

Sundays 1:00PM-4:00PM April through November; Self-Guided Tours daily

World of Little League Museum

South Williamsport

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

Wright's Ferry Mansion

Columbia

10 am to 3 pm Tuesday–Saturday, May–October

Yahn Planetarium

Erie

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

Zimmerman Center for Heritage - Susquehanna NHA

Wrightsville

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sun: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM