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Name |
Town/City |
Region |
Type |
Summary |
1719 Hans Herr House & Museum |
Willow Street |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Open air |
Mennonite history, colonial and Victorian era farm life |
1803 House |
Emmaus |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Historic house |
website, also known as the Ehrenhardt House, lifestyle of the inhabitants of colonial Emmaus |
1852 Herr Family Homestead |
Landisville |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Historic house |
website, depicts life on a 19th century Lancaster County farm |
Abington Art Center |
Jenkintown |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Contemporary art museum and a sculpture park |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Natural history |
Nature dioramas, dinosaurs, live animals |
ACES Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Military |
website, honors the heroes of World War II, whether veterans or at home, of all races and sex |
Adams County Historical Society Museum |
Gettysburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website, located on the grounds of Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg |
African American Museum in Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Ethnic |
Formerly known as Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum |
Air Heritage Museum |
Beaver Falls |
|
Transportation - Aviation |
website |
Albany Township Historical Society Museum |
Albany Township, Berks County |
|
Local history |
website |
Allegheny-Kiski Heritage Museum |
Tarentum |
|
Local history |
website, story of the home front during WWII, aluminum and glass collections from area companies |
Allegheny Portage Railroad |
Gallitzin |
|
Railroad |
National Historic Site |
Allentown Art Museum |
Allentown |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
European and American paintings, textiles, prints and drawings |
Allison-Antrim Museum |
Greencastle |
Cumberland Valley |
Local history |
web |
America On Wheels |
Allentown |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Automotive |
|
American Helicopter Museum & Education Center |
West Chester |
Delaware Valley |
Aviation |
Over 35 civilian and military helicopters, autogiros and convertaplanes |
American Jewish Museum |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website |
American Museum of Veterinary Medicine |
Birdsboro |
|
Medical |
website, medicine, instruments, equipment, text books and literature from more than a hundred years of veterinary history |
American Philosophical Society Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Multiple |
Changing exhibits on history, science and art drawn from its collections |
American Swedish Historical Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Ethnic - Swedish American |
Focuses on Swedish contributions to history, art, architecture, music, science and technology |
Amish Country Homestead |
Bird-in-Hand |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Historic house |
website, depicts modern Amish life |
Amy B. Yerkes Museum |
Hatboro |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Millbrook Society |
Andalusia (Nicholas Biddle Estate) |
Andalusia |
Bucks County |
Historic house |
|
Andy Warhol Museum |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
Over 4,000 Warhol art works in all media - paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations, films |
Drexel Collection |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, part of Drexel University, painting, sculpture, decorative arts and porcelain |
Antique Auto Museum |
Hershey |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Automotive |
website, also known as AACA Museum (Antique Automobile Club of America), vintage automobiles, buses, motorcycles and memorabilia |
Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery |
Delaware Water Gap |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Multiple |
website, art gallery and museum of local history housed in an 1850 brick schoolhouse |
Art Association of Harrisburg |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Art |
website, galleries located in the historic Governor Findlay Mansion |
ArtGardens of Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
Outdoor installation gallery where the medium of the art is growing plants |
Arnold Art Gallery |
Annville |
|
Art |
website, part of Lebanon Valley College |
Arthur Ross Gallery |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, part of the University of Pennsylvania |
Asa Packer Mansion |
Pittsburgh |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Historic house |
|
Athenaeum of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Museum of American fine and decorative arts, exhibits about architecture and design history |
Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum |
Northampton |
|
Industry |
website, information |
Atwater-Kent Municipal Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Local history |
History museum for the City of Philadelphia |
Aughinbaugh Gallery |
Grantham |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Art |
website, part of Messiah College |
August Wilson Center for African American Culture |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
African American |
Cultural center about African Americans in Western Pennsylvania and people of African descent around the world |
Bachmann Publick House |
Easton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Historic house |
website, currently under renovation |
Bahr's Mill |
Gabelsville |
|
Mill |
website |
Baker-Dungan Museum |
Beaver |
|
Local history |
website, part of Penn State Beaver |
Baker Mansion |
Altoona |
Blair County |
Local history |
website, museum of the Blair County Historical Society |
Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum |
Meadville |
Northwest Region |
Historic house |
website |
Barnes Foundation |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Moving from Lower Merion Township to Philadelphia |
Barns-Brinton House |
Chadds Ford |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Chadds Ford Historical Society |
Bartram's Garden |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
Botanical garden with a historic house to tour |
Battles Museums of Rural Life |
Girard |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by the Erie County Historical Society; Museum site consists of two historic homes, the R.S. Battles Farmhouse and the Charlotte Elizabeth Battles Memorial Museum, on 50 acres of farm land and 80 acres of woods and hiking trails |
Bayernhof Music Museum |
O'Hara Township |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Music |
Automated musical instruments from the 19th and 20th centuries |
Beaver Area Historical Museum |
Beaver |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
website |
Beaver County Industrial Museum |
Beaver Falls |
|
Industry - Steel |
website, located at Geneva College |
Beaver Falls Historical Society and Museum |
Beaver Falls |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
website, information, housed in the Carnegie Free Library |
Bell School |
Hamilton Township |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
School |
website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Association; Stormsville is part of Hamilton Township |
Belmont Mansion |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
History |
Historic mansion with Underground Railroad museum |
Berks County Heritage Center |
Reading |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Open air |
website, includes Gruber Wagon Works, the C. Howard Hiester Canal Center, Wertz's Covered Bridge, Melcher's Grist Mill, memorials and gardens |
Berman Museum of Art |
Collegeville |
|
Art |
website, part of Ursinus College, houses over 4,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, decorative, and cultural objects |
Betsy Ross House |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
|
Bill's Old Bike Barn |
Bloomsburg |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Transportation |
website, motorcycles, also Americana memorabilia from nautical, circus, Harley Davidson and other collections |
Blooming Grove Museum |
Blooming Grove |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Blooming Grove Historical Society |
Blue Ball Tavern Museum |
Newport |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Historical Society of Perry County |
Boal Mansion Museum |
Boalsburg |
|
Historic house |
website |
Boalsburg Heritage Museum |
Boalsburg |
|
Local history |
website |
Boyertown Area Historical Society |
Boyertown |
|
Local history |
website |
Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles |
Boyertown |
|
Transportation - Automotive |
website |
Bradford County Museum |
Towanda |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
Located in the Bradford County Jail |
Brandywine Battlefield Park |
Chadds Ford |
Delaware Valley |
Open air |
Site of the Battle of Brandywine fought on September 11, 1777 during the American Revolution, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Brandywine River Museum |
Chadds Ford |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
American art with primary emphasis on the art of the Brandywine region, American illustration and still life painting; three generations of N. C. Wyeth family art |
Broad Top Area Coal Miners Historical Society Museum |
Robertsdale |
|
Industry - Coal |
website, coal mining and railroad exhibits; Robertsdale is part of Wood Township |
Buhl House |
Zelienople |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Zelienople Historical Society |
Burnside Plantation |
Bethlehem |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Open air |
website, property includes restored 1748/1818 farmhouse, two 1840s bank barns, a high horse-power wheel, large kitchen garden and orchard, a corn crib and wagon shed |
Bushy Run Battlefield |
Penn Township |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Open air |
Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Butler County Heritage Center |
Butler |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
website, operated by the Butler County Historical Society, which also operates the Cooper Cabin Pioneer Homestead, the Little Red School House, and the Lowrie/Shaw House |
Calder House Museum |
Equinunk |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website, operated by the Equinunk Historical Society |
Caleb Pusey House |
Upland |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by the Friends of the Caleb Pusey House |
Cambria County Historical Society Library and Museum |
Ebensburg |
Cambria County |
Local history |
website |
Carnegie Museum of Art |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
Contemporary art, hosts the Carnegie International every few years, sculpture, architectural drawings, photography |
Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Natural history |
Dinosaurs, gems & minerals, Native American & Egyptian artifacts, nature dioramas, nature reserve |
Carnegie Science Center |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Science |
Hands-on exhibits, includes Miniature Railroad & Village of Western PA |
Carpenter Log House |
Plum |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by the Allegheny Foothills Historical Society, located in Boyce Park |
Catlin House |
Scranton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website, operated by the Lackawanna Historical Society, located on the campus of the University of Scranton |
Centre Furnace Mansion |
State College |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Historic house |
web, home of the Centre County Historical Society |
Central Pennsylvania African American Museum |
Reading |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
African American |
website |
Chambersburg Heritage Center |
Chambersburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Local history |
website |
Chester County Historical Society Museum |
West Chester |
Delaware Valley |
Local history |
website |
Children's Discovery Workshop |
Williamsport |
|
Children's |
website |
The Children's Museum, Pennsylvania |
Bloomsburg |
|
Children's |
website |
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Children's |
|
Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Civil War |
|
Clearfield County Historical Society and Museum |
Clearfield |
|
Local history |
website |
Cliveden (mansion) |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
Located in Germantown, operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation |
Collen Brook Farm |
Upper Darby Township |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by the Upper Darby Historical Society |
Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation |
Media |
|
Living |
website, located at Ridley Creek State Park |
Columns Museum |
Milford |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website, operated by the Pike County Historical Society |
Compass Inn Museum |
Laughlintown |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
website, restored inn with costumed docents that tell the story of transportation and everyday life in the early 1800's |
Conestoga Area Historical Society Museum |
Conestoga |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website, museum housed in a 19th century tobacco barn |
Conrad Weiser Homestead |
Womelsdorf |
|
Historic house |
Colonial homestead of Conrad Weiser, a very important figure in the settlement of the colonial frontier; park around the home designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.; administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Coolspring Power Museum |
Coolspring |
|
Technology |
website, overt 250 historic internal combustion stationary gas engines |
Cooper's Shed Museum |
Mount Joy |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Industry - Beer |
information website, part of Bube’s Brewery complex |
Cornwall Iron Furnace |
Cornwall |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Industry - Iron |
National Historic Landmark iron furnaces, support buildings and surrounding community, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Corry Area Historical Museum |
Corry |
|
Local history |
website, artifacts from pioneer life to the first modern oil refinery up to present-day manufacturing |
Crayola Factory |
Easton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Children's |
website, includes factory tour |
Cresco Station Museum |
Mountainhome |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
information, operated by the Barrett Township Historical Society |
Cumberland County Historical Society Museum |
Carlisle |
Cumberland Valley |
Local history |
website, folk art, local pottery, Native American and local historic artifacts, fine art, furniture |
Dale/Engle/Walker House |
Lewisburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Union County Historical Society |
Daniel Boone Homestead |
Birdsboro |
|
Open air |
Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Dave Mead Log Cabin |
Meadville |
Northwest Region |
Historic house |
information, look under attractions, information |
David Bradford House |
Washington |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
|
|
Da Vinci Science Center |
Allentown |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Science |
website |
DeBence Antique Music World |
Franklin |
Northwest Region |
Music |
Antique mechanical musical instruments, including music boxes, calliopes, player pianos, and automated brass bands that date from the mid-1800s to the 1940s |
Delaware County Institute of Science |
Media |
|
Natural history |
website, natural history museum and natural science library |
Demuth Museum |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Art |
Museum of paintings by Charles Demuth |
Depreciation Lands Museum |
Allison Park |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Open air |
website |
Deshler-Morris House |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
Located in Germantown, owned by the National Park Service, currently closed until 2009 for renovation |
The Design Center |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, part of Philadelphia University |
Dorflinger Glass Museum |
White Mills |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Glass |
website, cut glass crystal made in White Mills from 1852 to 1921, located at Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary |
Doylestown Historical Society |
Doylestown |
Delaware Valley |
Local history |
website |
Drake Well Museum |
Titusville |
Northwest Region |
Industry - Oil |
Beginnings of the modern oil industry through videos, exhibits, operating oil field machinery, and historic buildings in a park setting, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Driebe Freight Station Art Gallery |
Stroudsburg |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Association |
Eagles Mere Museum |
Eagles Mere |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website, exhibits include the George Lewis Glassworks era 1804-1830, farming era 1830-1880, narrow gauge railroad 1892-1926, big hotels' era 1880-1960s |
Eakins Gallery |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, part of Thomas Jefferson University |
Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum and Art Gallery |
State College |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Natural history |
website, part of Pennsylvania State University |
East Broad Top Railroad |
Rockhill Furnace |
|
Railroad |
National Historic heritage railroad |
Eastern Museum of Motor Racing |
York Springs |
|
Transportation - Automotive |
website, collection of vintage race cars and artifacts and research library |
Eastern State Penitentiary |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Prison |
|
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, Victorian mansion and garden |
Eckley Miners' Village |
Weatherly |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Industry - Mining |
Anthracite coal mining patch town, operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Eisenhower National Historic Site |
Gettysburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Presidential home |
Home for the Eisenhowers after they left the White House in 1961 |
Eldred World War II Museum |
Eldred |
|
Military |
|
Electric City Trolley Museum |
Scranton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Transportation |
|
Elfreth's Alley Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, only house on Elfreth's Alley that is accessible to the public |
Elizabeth Township Historical Society Museum |
Boston |
|
Local history |
website |
Endless Mountains War Memorial Museum |
Sonestown |
|
Military |
website, honors America's veterans from all wars |
Ephrata Cloister |
Ephrata |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Religious |
One of America's earliest religious communities, founded in 1732, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Erie County History Center |
Erie |
Northwest Region |
Local history |
website, operated by the Erie County Historical Society; two-building complex contains the Museum of Erie County History and Cashier's House, an 1839 Greek Revival style townhouse museum with 19th century furnishings and changing period exhibits |
Erie Maritime Museum |
Erie |
Northwest Region |
Maritime |
Homeport of the U.S. Brig Niagara, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Everhart Museum |
Scranton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Multiple |
Art, natural history and ethnographic collections (Native American, Oceania, South American and Asian), ancient civilizations, local/regional history and decorative arts |
expERIEnce Children's Museum |
Erie |
Northwest Region |
Children's |
website |
The Fabric Workshop and Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Devoted to creating new work in new materials and new media |
Fairmount Water Works |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Natural history |
Interpretive center houses interactive exhibits about water and the water works |
Fallingwater |
Bear Run |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright |
Finley House |
Wayne |
|
Local history |
website, headquarters of the Radnor Historical Society |
Firefighter Historical Museum |
Erie |
Northwest Region |
Firefighting |
information |
Firemen's Hall Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Firefighting |
website, history and heroic moments of Philadelphia firefighting |
F. Julius Lemoyne House |
Washington |
|
Historic house |
National Historic Landmark of the underground railroad, operated by the Washington County Historical Society |
Flatiron Building Heritage Center |
Brownsville |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
website, also houses Frank L. Melega Art Museum |
Fleetwood Area Historical Society Museum |
Fleetwood |
|
Local history |
website |
Fonthill |
Doylestown |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
Poured concrete mansion with many Arts & Crafts decorative tiles |
Forest County History Center |
Tionesta |
|
Local history |
website |
Fort Bedford Museum |
Bedford |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Fort |
website |
Fort Hunter Mansion |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Historic house |
website |
Fort LeBoeuf Museum |
Waterford |
|
Local history |
information, information, information, operated by the Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society |
Fort Ligonier |
Ligonier |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
|
|
Fort Necessity National Battlefield |
Uniontown |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Fort |
Commemorates the first military engagement of the French and Indian War, includes reconstructed fort, visitor center and Mount Washington Tavern |
Fort Pitt Museum |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Open air |
Fort Pitt's role during the French & Indian War, American Revolution, the Whiskey Rebellion and the founding of Pittsburgh, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Fort Roberdeau |
Altoona |
Blair County |
Open air |
website, reconstructed Revolutionary War stockade surrounding six log cabins, 1858 barn containing exhibits, education center, trails |
Founder's Hall |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Decorative arts |
website, part of Girard College, collection of furniture, silver, paintings, ceramics, textiles and archives of Stephen Girard, and school memorabilia |
Franklin Court |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
History |
website, site of Ben Franklin's house, features an underground museum with a film and displays, an 18th century printing office, an architectural/archeological exhibit, an operating post office and a postal museum |
Franklin Institute |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Science |
Many hands-on exhibits, also Ben Franklin's inventions |
Frank L. Melega Art Museum |
Brownsville |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, artworks of Frank L. Melega and changing exhibits of contemporary art |
Freedman Gallery |
Reading, Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Art |
website, part of Albright College |
French Azilum |
Towanda |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Historic site |
Site of planned settlement along the Susquehanna River for refugees fleeing the French Revolution |
Frick Art & Historical Center |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Multiple |
Includes Clayton, the restored Frick mansion; Frick Art Museum of fine and decorative art; Car and Carriage Museum with over 20 local antique cars; Greenhouse and grounds |
Friends of the East Broad Top Museum |
Robertsdale |
|
Railroad |
History and culture of the East Broad Top Railroad; Robertsdale is part of Wood Township |
Friendship Hill National Historic Site |
Point Marion |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
|
Frost Entomological Museum |
University Park |
|
Insects |
website, part of Penn State |
Galleries at Moore College |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, part of Moore College of Art and Design |
Gallery at Penn College |
Williamsport |
|
Art |
website, part of Pennsylvania College of Technology |
Gallitzin Tunnels Park & Museum |
Gallitzin |
|
Local history |
website, museum focuses on community's industrial, social, and religious heritage, park exhibits a restored 1942 Pennsylvania Railroad N5C Caboose |
George Taylor House |
Catasauqua |
|
Historic house |
Home of George Taylor, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, operated by the Lehigh Valley Historical Society |
George Westinghouse Museum |
Wilmerding |
|
Biographical |
website, life and inventions of George Westinghouse |
Germantown Historical Society Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Local history |
website, furniture, decorative and historical exhibits |
Gettysburg National Military Park |
Gettysburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Civil War |
Includes Visitor Center, Gettysburg Cyclorama, 6,000 acres (24.3 km²) of park lands, 30 miles (50 km) of roads, and over 1,400 monuments and markers |
Glencairn Museum |
Bryn Athyn |
|
Religious |
Religious art and history from many religions |
Glen Foerd |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, Victorian estate and grounds |
Golden Age Air Museum |
Bethel |
|
Transportation - Aviation |
website, birth of the barnstormer, airmail, flying circuses and the first airlines, also automobiles |
Goschenhoppen Folklife Museum |
Green Lane |
|
Ethnic |
website, operated by the Goschenhoppen Historians, building also houses the Country Store Museum |
Graeme Park |
Horsham |
|
Historic house |
Only surviving residence of a colonial-era Pennsylvania governor, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Civil War |
Located in the John Ruan House |
Grange Estate |
Haverford |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by Friends of the Grange |
Greater Hazleton Historical Society Museum |
Hazleton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website, includes old-fashioned kitchen and school room displays |
Greene County Historical Society Museum |
Waynesburg |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
website, period rooms, exhibits of local businesses and industries, Monongahela culture |
Green Hills Farm |
Dublin |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
Home of American author Pearl Buck, 68 acre estate, with 1825 stone farm house, gardens, greenhouses, cottage, milk house and renovated barn |
Greenville Area Historical Society Museum |
Greenville |
|
Local history |
website |
Greersburg Academy |
Darlington |
|
Local history |
website, includes Native American artifacts |
Grey Towers National Historic Site |
Dingman Township |
|
Historic house |
Ancestral home of Gifford Pinchot, first director of the United States Forest Service and twice elected governor of Pennsylvania |
Grove City Area Historical Society Museum |
Grove City |
Northwest Region |
Local history |
website, see Feb. 2008 newsletter for photos of museum |
Grumblethorpe |
Germantown |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
|
Haas Gallery |
Bloomsburg |
|
Art |
website, part of Bloomsburg University |
Haines Mill |
Cetronia |
|
Mill |
website, operated by the Lehigh Valley Historical Society |
Haines Shoe House |
Hallam |
|
Historic house |
Shoe-shaped house |
Hands-on House |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Children's |
website, also known as Children's Museum of Lancaster |
Hanna's Town |
Hannastown |
|
Open air |
Reconstructed Hanna Tavern/Courthouse and three vintage late 18th century log houses, a reconstructed Revolutionary era fort and blockhouse and wagon shed, administered by the Westmoreland County Historical Society |
Hanover Area Historical Society Museum |
Hanover |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website, located in the Neas House |
Hanover Fire Museum |
Hanover |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Firefighting |
website, collection of fire memorabilia and apparatus |
Hanover Junction Museum |
Hanover |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Railroad |
website |
Harmony Museum |
Harmony |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Religious |
Site of the first settlement established by the Harmony Society, a Christian theosophy and pietist society from 1805 to 1905 |
Harriton House |
Bryn Mawr |
|
Historic house |
|
Hartwood Mansion |
Hampton Township |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
1929 Tudor mansion with antiques, public gardens, cottage, stable complex, and a gate lodge (erected in 1927) |
Haverford Historical Society |
Haverford |
|
Historic house |
website, operates the 1710 Lawrence Cabin, Nitre Hall and Federal School |
Hazel Kibler Memorial Museum |
Girard |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the West County Historical Association, special collections include memorabilia of Dan Rice, a famous clown and circus owner of the 1850s, and a collection of Marx toys |
Heinz History Center |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
History of Western Pennsylvania, includes Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum; center also operates Meadowcroft Rockshelter |
Heisey Museum |
Lock Haven |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by the Clinton County Historical Society, information |
Helfrich Springs Grist Mill |
Whitehall |
|
Mill |
website, operated by the Whitehall Historical Preservation Society |
Henry Antes House |
Upper Frederick Township |
|
Historic house |
Operated by the Goschenhoppen Historians |
Henry George School of Social Science and Birthplace Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Biographical |
website |
Herbig Bakery |
Bradford |
|
Local history |
website, headquarters of the Bradford Landmark Society |
Heritage Center Museum |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Multiple |
website, Lancaster County Pennsylvania's history and decorative arts, also operates Lancaster County Quilts and Textile Museum |
Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society Museum |
Hershey |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website, located in the barn at the old Milton Hershey School home and farm |
Hershey Museum |
Hershey |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
History |
Hershey, Native American, Pennsylvania German and local history |
The Highlands |
Fort Washington |
|
Historic house |
44-acre site with a late 18th-century Georgian mansion and formal gardens |
Historical Society of Berks County Museum |
Reading |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website |
Historic Fallsington |
Fallsington |
|
Open air |
website, tours of village and interiors of Moon-Williamson Log House, Burges-Lippincott House and Stagecoach Tavern |
Historic Langhorne Association |
Langhorne |
|
Local history |
website |
Historic Wrightsville Museum |
Wrightsville |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website |
Historic Yellow Springs |
Chester Springs |
Delaware Valley |
Open air |
website, thirteen structures, 142 acres, and a collection of art, artifacts, and archives |
Hodge Gallery |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, contemporary glass gallery of the Pittsburgh Glass Center |
Home Textile Tool Museum |
Orwell |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Technology |
website |
Honesdale Fire Museum |
Honesdale |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Firefighting |
website |
Hope Horn Gallery |
Scranton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
website, part of the University of Scranton |
Hope Lodge |
Fort Washington |
|
Historic house |
Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site |
Elverson |
|
Industry - Iron |
Living history presentations in the summer |
Hornby School Museum |
North East |
|
School |
information |
Horse-drawn Carriage Museum |
New Tripoli |
|
Transportation |
website |
Horseshoe Curve |
Altoona |
|
Railroad |
|
Houdini Museum |
Scranton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Biographical |
website, historic house with exhibits about Harry Houdini, also offers magic shows |
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts |
New Castle |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, regional arts center and museum |
HUB-Roberson Galleries |
State College |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
website, part of Pennsylvania State University |
Hummelstown Area Historical Society Museum |
Hummelstown |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website, also known as the Parish House building, contains collection of general artifacts of the Hummelstown area from the 1700's and an extensive arrowhead collection |
Hunter House Museum |
Sunbury |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Military |
Headquarters of the Northumberland County Historical Society, includes historical and archaeological artifacts dealing with Fort Augusta |
Hunting & Fishing Museum of Pennsylvania |
Tionesta |
|
Sports |
website, planned museum |
Huntingdon County Transportation Museum |
Huntingdon |
|
Railroad |
website, operated by the Huntingdon County Transportation Society, located in the Hunt Tower |
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, part of [Carnegie Mellon University]], offers exhibits from its collections of botanical art |
Independence National Historical Park |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
History |
Includes Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Visitor Center and National Constitution Center |
Independence Seaport Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Maritime |
Maritime artifacts, ship models, permanent and interactive exhibits, including the warship USS Olympia and the submarine USS Becuna |
Indian Steps Museum |
Airville |
|
Native American |
website, large collection of Susquehannock Indian artifacts, WPA models and dioramas, Holtwood Dam and other local history exhibits |
Insectarium |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Natural history |
website, thousands of live and mounted insects, interactive displays |
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Part of the University of Pennsylvania |
Isett Acres Museum |
Huntingdon |
|
Decorative arts |
website, antiques and collectibles, tools, glassware, kitchen, laundry, schoolroom, toys, firearms, photos, article |
James A. Michener Art Museum |
Doylestown |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Art and cultural heritage of the Bucks County region |
James A. Michener Art Museum |
New Hope |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Satellite facility, art and cultural heritage of the Bucks County region |
Japanese House and Garden |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, part of Fairmount Park |
Jefferson County History Center |
Brookville |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society |
JEM Classic Car Museum |
Andreas |
|
Transportation - Automotive |
information, information |
Jerry's Classic Cars and Collectibles Museum |
Pottsville |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Transportation - Automotive |
website |
Jewish Museum of Eastern Pennsylvania |
Pottsville |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Ethnic - Jewish |
website |
The Jimmy Stewart Museum |
Indiana |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Biographical |
Memorabilia about actor Jimmy Stewart |
John A. Hermann Jr. Memorial Art Museum |
Bellevue |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Article about museum, April 17, 2002 |
John Chads House |
Chadds Ford |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Chadds Ford Historical Society |
John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Historic house |
website, home of John Harris, Jr., operated by the Historical Society of Dauphin County |
John Johnson House |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
Significant for its role in the antislavery movement and the Underground Railroad |
John McFadden Model Railroad Museum |
Mercersburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Railroad |
website |
Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum |
Meadville |
Northwest Region |
Photography |
website, repository for Keystone View Company stereoscopic products, documents and memorabilia |
Johnstown Children's Museum |
Johnstown |
Cambria County |
Children's |
web, opening in 2008 |
Johnstown Flood Museum |
Johnstown |
Cambria County |
History |
web |
Johnstown Flood National Memorial |
South Fork |
Cambria County |
History |
|
Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center |
Johnstown |
Cambria County |
Local history |
website, immigrant experiences, also known as the Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center |
Joseph Priestley House |
Northumberland |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Historic house |
Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Juniata College Museum of Art |
Huntingdon |
|
Art |
website, collection includes Hudson River School, American portrait miniatures, Old Master paintings and prints |
Kelso Bible Lands Museum |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Archaeology |
website, operated by the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary |
Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts |
Bethlehem |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Decorative arts |
website, includes Bohemian glass, fine needlework, tall case clocks, dolls, cast-iron toys and landscape paintings |
Kentuck Knob |
Stewart Township |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright |
Kerr Memorial Museum |
Oakmont |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
website, depicts upper middle class life between 1890 - 1910 |
Kutztown Area Historical Society & Museum |
Kutztown |
|
Local history |
website |
Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour |
Scranton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Industry - Coal |
Adjacent to Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum |
Lake Shore Railway Museum |
North East |
|
Railroad |
website, operated by the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society; depots, locomotives, passenger cars, information |
Lancaster County Historical Society |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website, located at the Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum |
Lancaster County Quilts and Textile Museum |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Textile |
website, also operates Heritage Center Museum |
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Museum |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Religious |
website, exhibits about Mennonite and Amish life |
Lancaster Museum of Art |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Art |
website, exhibitions of contemporary art by regional and national artists |
Landis Valley Museum |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Living history |
Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
La Salle University Art Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website |
Lawrence County Historical Society Museum |
New Castle |
|
Local history |
website |
Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society |
Leechburg |
|
Local history |
website |
Lehigh University Art Galleries |
Bethlehem |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
website |
Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum |
Allentown |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website, operated by the Lehigh Valley Historical Society, Lehigh County history from the earliest Native American inhabitants to the German settlers of the 1700's through the Industrial Revolution to mercantile and wartime accounts from the 20th century |
Lemon Hill Mansion |
Philadelphia |
[[Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, located in Fairmount Park, operated by the Colonial Dames of America and the Friends of Lemon Hill |
Lemon House |
Gallitzin |
|
|
|
LeRoy Heritage Museum |
Canton |
|
Local history |
website |
Liberty Bell Museum |
Allentown |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
History |
website |
Limerick Township Historical Society |
Limerick |
|
Local history |
website |
Little Beaver Museum |
Darlington |
|
Local history |
website |
Little Museum |
Sterling Run |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Cameron County Historical Society |
Livingood Museum |
Womelsdorf |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society |
Lock's Gallery |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, contemporary art gallery |
Lockridge Furnace Museum |
Alburtis |
|
Industry |
website, operated by the Lehigh Valley Historical Society, ruins of coal-burning iron furnace with displays |
Lore Degenstein Gallery |
Selinsgrove |
|
Art |
website, part of Susquehanna University |
Luzerne County Museum |
Wilkes-Barre |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website, operated by the Luzerne County Historical Society |
Mack Trucks Historical Museum |
Allentown |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Transportation - Automotive |
website, about Mack Trucks |
Macungie Institute |
Macungie |
|
Local history |
website, community center with headquarters and museum of the Macungie Historical Society |
Manheim Heritage Center |
Manheim |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website, operated by the Manheim Historical Society |
Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum |
Bristol |
|
Local history |
website |
Mario Lanza Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Biographical |
website, memorabilia from the career of the legendary tenor Mario Lanza |
Marian Anderson Museum and Birthplace |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Biographical |
website, two sites operated by the Marion Anderson Historical Society |
Martin Guitar Museum |
Nazareth |
|
Music |
website, museum of the Martin Guitar Factory |
Marywood University Art Galleries |
Scranton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
website |
Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Masonic |
website |
Matson Museum of Anthropology |
State College |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Anthropology |
website, part of Pennsylvania State University |
Mattress Factory |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
Exhibits room-sized installation art |
Mauch Chunk Museum |
Pittsburgh |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website |
McCoy House Museum |
Lewistown |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Mifflin County Historical Society |
McKeesport Heritage Center |
McKeesport |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
website |
McMurtrie House Museum |
Huntingdon |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by the Huntingdon County Historical Society |
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life |
Avella |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Archaeological site, open air |
Operated by the Heinz History Center, Woodland, Archaic and Paleoindian remains, 16,000-year-old campsite alongside a village recreating rural life from the 1800s |
Mechanicsburg Museum |
Mechanicsburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Open air |
website, includes Stationmaster's House, Frankeberger Tavern, Freight Station, Passenger Station and the Washington Street Station |
Mennonite Heritage Center |
Harleysville |
|
Religious |
website, local Mennonite history and traditions |
Mercer County Historical Society Museum |
Mercer |
Northwest Region |
Local history |
website, located in the Anderson House, can also tour the Magoffin House with a guide |
Mercer County Historical Society Rural Life Museum |
Mercer |
Northwest Region |
Agriculture |
website, located at Munnell Run Farm |
Mercer Museum |
Doylestown |
Delaware Valley |
History |
Collection of early American objects and artifacts |
Merrick Art Gallery |
New Brighton |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, officially known as Merrick Free Art Gallery, Museum and Library, collection of French, German, English, and American paintings from the 18th and 19th Century, including a collection of Hudson River School paintings |
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum |
Reading |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Transportation - Aviation |
Historic war planes, classic airliners, rare civilian and military aircraft |
Mifflinburg Buggy Museum |
Mifflinburg |
|
Transportation |
website |
Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
Contemporary art gallery |
Millersburg Museum |
Millersburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website, operated by the Millersburg Historical Society |
Mill Grove |
Audubon |
|
Historic house |
Home of John James Audubon, art museum and Audubon wildlife sanctuary |
Miniature Railroad & Village |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Model trains |
Located in the Carnegie Science Center |
Minshall House |
Media |
|
Historic house |
website |
Mixsell Museum |
Easton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Industry |
website, operated by the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society |
Moland House |
Hartsville |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by the Warwick Township Historical Society |
Montgomery House Museum |
Danville |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
information, operated by the Montour County Historical Society |
Moravian Museum |
Bethlehem |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Open air |
Tells the stories of the Moravian founders, includes 1741 Gemeinhaus, a five story log structure, the 1752 Apothecary and the 1758 Nain-Schober House |
Moravian Historical Society Museum |
Nazareth |
|
Religious |
website, story of the Moravian Church and its contributions to American history and culture |
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works |
Doylestown |
Delaware Valley |
Industry |
"Working history" museum |
Morgan Log House |
Lansdale |
|
Historic house |
website |
Morton Morton House |
Norwood |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by the Norwood Historical Society |
Mount Joy Historical Society Museum |
Mount Joy |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website |
Mummers Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, costumes from the Mummers Parade |
Mascaro-Steiniger Turfgrass Museum |
University Park |
|
Technology |
website, part of Penn State, open by appointment, lawn care equipment |
Muncy Historical Society and Museum of History |
Muncy |
|
Local history |
website, collection includes [[|fraktur|frakturs]], a WPA-commissioned replica of Fort Muncy and military gallery, Native American artifacts, art, textiles |
Museum of Anthracite Mining |
Ashland |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Industry - Mining |
information |
Museum of Erie GE History |
Erie |
|
Industry |
website, history of General Electric plant in Erie, more information |
Museum of Indian Culture |
Allentown |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Native American |
website, operated by the Lenni Lenape Historical Society |
Museum of the Pennsylvania Longrifle |
Nazareth |
|
Weaponry |
website, at the Henry Homestead, operated by the Jacobsburg Historical Society |
Mütter Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Medical |
ollection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment |
National Canal Museum |
Easton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Transportation |
website, includes Emrick Technology Center |
National Centre for Padro Pio |
Barto |
|
Religious |
website, promotes life and teachings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina |
National Civil War Museum |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Civil War |
|
National Constitution Center |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
History |
History and relevance of the United States Constitution |
National Liberty Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
History |
website, eight galleries focus on heroism, freedom, diversity, faith and more; includes over 100 works in glass illustrating the beauty and fragility of freedom |
National Museum of American Jewish History |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Jewish |
Story of Jews in America |
National Museum of the American Coverlet |
Bedford |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Textile |
website, woven coverlets |
National Toy Train Museum |
Strasburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Transportation - Railroad |
website, operated by the Train Collectors Association |
National Watch and Clock Museum |
Columbia |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Horology |
|
Nationality Rooms |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Culture |
Guided tours of special classrooms designed to celebrate a different culture that had an influence on Pittsburgh's growth; part of University of Pittsburgh |
Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art |
Millersburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Art |
website, also a nature center |
Nemacolin Castle |
Brownsville |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
Maintained by the Brownsville Historical Society |
New Berlin Heritage Museum |
New Berlin |
|
Local history |
information, also known as the Courthouse Museum |
New Holland Band Museum |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Music |
website, band memorabilia, hundreds of musical instruments from 1620 to present day, uniforms, music and equipment |
New Hall Military Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Military |
website, information, part of part of Independence National Historic Park |
Newlin Grist Mill |
Concord Township |
|
Mill |
website, two historic houses, barn, mill, visitor center in a park |
No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum |
Lansford |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Industry - Coal |
website |
North East Museum |
North East |
|
Local history |
information |
North Museum of Natural History and Science |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Natural history, Science |
website |
Oakes Museum |
Grantham |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Natural history |
website, part of Messiah College, dioramas of African and North American mammals, bird eggs, fish, seashells, minerals, insects & butterflies, fossils |
Old Bedford Village |
Bedford |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Open air |
website |
Old Caln Historical Society Museum |
Caln Township |
|
Local history |
website |
Old Economy Village |
Ambridge |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Religious |
Last of three settlements established by the Harmony Society, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Old Jail Museum |
Cumberland Valley |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny |
Old Jail Museum |
Jim Thorpe |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Jail |
website, info |
Old Jail Museum |
Smethport |
Allegheny National Forest |
|
website, operated by the McKean County Historical Society |
Old Line Museum |
Delta |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website |
Old Mauch Chunk Model Train Display |
Pittsburgh |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Railroad |
website |
Olin Art Gallery |
Washington |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, part of Washington & Jefferson College |
Oliver Miller Homestead |
South Park |
|
Historic house |
website, frontier stone house and spring house, reconstructed log house, blacksmith forge, barn, demonstration shed and gardens |
Packwood House Museum |
Lewisburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Decorative art |
website, glass, ceramics, textiles, furniture, paintings, Pennsylvania German decorative arts, and Oriental art |
Palmer Museum of Art |
State College |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
website, part of Penn State University |
Palmerton Area Heritage Center |
State College |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
information, operated by the Palmerton Area Historical Society |
Paper Mill House Museum |
Newtown Township |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society |
Parry Mansion |
New Hope |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, home of the New Hope Historical Society |
Passavant House |
Zelienople |
|
Historic house |
website, operated by the Zelienople Historical Society |
Pasto Agricultural Museum |
University Park |
|
Agriculture |
web, part of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, open by appointment |
Paul Robeson House (Philadelphia) |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
African American |
website, legacy of Paul Robeson, community art exhibits |
Paul R. Stuart Museum |
Waynesburg |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Multiple |
website, part of Waynesburg University, geology, Native American artifacts, local history, pottery and glassware |
Payne Gallery |
Bethlehem |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
website, part of Moravian College |
Pennsbury Manor |
Morrisville |
|
Historic house |
Home of William Penn, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Penn State All-Sports Museum |
State College |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Sports |
website, part of Pennsylvania State University |
Penns Valley Area Historical Museum |
Aaronsburg |
|
Local history |
website |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Oldest art museum and school in the nation, 19th and 20th century American paintings, sculptures, and works on paper |
Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum |
Scranton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Industry - Coal |
Anthracite coal mining and industrial heritage of northeastern Pennsylvania, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Pennsylvania Fishing Museum at Pecks Pond |
Pecks Pond |
|
Sports |
website, exhibits, creels, rods, reels, lures, fly fishing, ice fishing, motors, folk art and fishing art, decoys and other items |
Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center |
Kutztown |
|
Ethnic |
website, part of Kutztown University, 42 acre farm with buildings which show the life of the Pennsylvania Germans in the 18th and 19th centuries |
Pennsylvania Lumber Museum |
Galeton |
|
Industry - Lumber |
Documents the history and technology of the Commonwealth's forest industries, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Pennsylvania Military Museum |
Boalsburg |
|
Military |
Recounts the story of Commonwealth citizen's who served our country in defense of the nation, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Pennsylvania Military College Museum |
Chester |
|
Military |
website, part of Widener University |
Pennsylvania National Fire Museum |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Firefighting |
|
Pennsylvania State Capitol |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
State capitol |
|
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum |
Washington |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Transportation |
|
Pennypacker Mills |
Schwenksville |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
National Historic site |
People's Place Quilt Museum |
Intercourse |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Textile |
website |
Peter Herdic Transportation Museum |
Williamsport |
|
Transportation |
website, vehicles for river, rail and road |
Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum |
South Williamsport |
|
Sports |
|
Peter Wentz Farmstead |
Worcester |
|
Historic house |
.asp website], 18th century Pennsylvania German farmstead |
Philadelphia Art Alliance |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Institution hosts art exhibits, theater and music workshops, poetry readings, lectures, concerts and recitals |
Philadelphia Doll Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Toy |
website, African, Europeans, American Folk Art dolls, the renowned Roberta Bell Doll Collection, American and internationally manufactured dolls and more; emphasis on black dolls |
Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
European, Asian and American fine art, furniture and decorative arts, arms & armor, period rooms |
Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, part of Congregation Rodesh Shalom |
Phillips Museum of Art |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Art |
website, part of Franklin & Marshall College |
Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website |
Piper Aviation Museum |
Lock Haven |
|
Transportation - Aviation |
website, photos, information |
Pithole City |
Pithole |
|
Industry |
Ghost town of former oil boomtown; administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and Drake Well Museum |
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
Community arts campus that offers arts education programs and contemporary art exhibitions |
Please Touch Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Children's |
Interactive museum to promote learning of children |
Pocono Indian Museum |
Bushkill |
Delaware Valley |
Native American |
website, history of the Delaware Indian |
Police Heritage Museum |
York |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Law enforcement |
website |
Polish American Cultural Center Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Ethnic - Polish |
website |
Portage Station Museum |
Portage |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Portage Area Historical Society, influences of coal mining, railroads, steel, forests, water, and recreation |
Potter County Historical Society/Museum |
Coudersport |
|
Local history |
website |
Pottsgrove Manor |
Pottsgrove |
|
Historic house |
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P.P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum |
Rome |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Biographical |
Bradford County tourism information, scroll down to listing |
The Print Center |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, contemporary printmaking and photography |
Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center |
Punxsutawney |
|
Science |
website, weather lore stories, exhibits and demonstrations |
Quaint Corner Children's Museum |
Altoona |
Blair County |
Children's |
website |
Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm |
Stroudsburg |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Agriculture |
website |
Rachel Carson Homestead |
Springdale |
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Biographical |
website, National Historic home of environmental author Rachel Carson |
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania |
Strasburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Transportation |
Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Railroaders Memorial Museum |
Altoona |
Blair County |
Railroad |
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Reading Public Museum |
Reading |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Multiple |
Art, natural history, civilizations, planetarium, arboretum |
Reading Railroad Heritage Museum |
Hamburg |
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Transportation - Railroad |
website, operated by the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society |
Regina Gouger Miller Gallery |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
Part of Carnegie Mellon University |
Renfrew Museum and Park |
Waynesboro |
Cumberland Valley |
Open air |
website |
Richard Wall House |
Elkins Park |
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Historic house |
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RittenhouseTown |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Open air |
Located in Germantown |
Rivers of Steel |
Homestead |
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Industry - steel |
website |
Roadside America |
Shartlesville |
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Railroad |
Miniature village and railway |
Robert Fulton Birthplace |
Quarryville |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Biographical |
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Roberto Clemente Museum |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Biographical |
Life of baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente |
Rock Ford Plantation |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Historic house |
1794 Georgian mansion of General Edward Hand |
Rockhill Trolley Museum |
Rockhill Furnace |
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Transportation |
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Rodin Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Largest collection of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris |
Romanian Folk Art Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Ethnic - Romania |
website, Romanian costumes, rugs, pottery, furniture and a full Transylvanian interior |
Rosenbach Museum & Library |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art, Library |
Rare miniature portraits, 18th- and 19th-century British and American furniture and decorative art, rare books, manuscripts and illustrations, collection of works by Maurice Sendak |
Rowley House Museum |
Williamsport |
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Historic house |
website, Victorian mansion operated by Preservation Williamsport |
Ryerss Museum and Library |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, mansion with Asian and European decorative arts, located in Burholme Park |
Saint Nicholas Chapel and Museum |
Beaver |
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Religious |
website, Greek Catholic church with museum of Greek Catholic Union, Greek Catholic, and Carpatho-Rusin histories |
Sanderson Museum |
Chadds Ford |
Delaware Valley |
Local history |
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Samek Art Gallery |
Lewisburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Art |
website, part of Bucknell University |
Saylor Park Cement Industry Museum |
Coplay |
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Industry |
website, nine vertical cement kilns and exhibits about the American Portland Cement Industry, more information, information |
Sayre Historical Society Museum |
Sayre |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website |
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center |
Pennsburg |
Delaware Valley |
Religious |
Museum collections include Schwenkfelder history and decorative arts including fraktur |
Sewickley Heights History Center |
Sewickley |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
website |
Shippensburg Historical Society |
Shippensburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Local history |
website, includes Central Pennsylvania Indian arrowheads and tools, WPA educational aids made in Shippensburg, medical collections and Shippensburg area pottery |
Shippensburg University Fashion Archives and Museum |
Shippensburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Fashion |
website |
Simon Cameron House |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Historic house |
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Simpler Times Museum |
Tidioute |
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Ephemera |
information, photos, oil and gas production equipment, gasoline pumps, signs and globes, tractors and farm equipment and engines, antique cars and turn of the century exhibits |
Silver Eye Center for Photography |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, hosts four photography exhibits each year |
Sinking Spring Historical Society & Heritage Park |
Sinking Spring |
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Local history |
information, [ |
Slate Belt Heritage Center |
Bangor |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website |
Slate Belt Museum and Historical Society |
Mt. Bethel |
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Local history |
website |
Slifer House Museum |
Lewisburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Historic house |
website, owned by Albright Care Services |
Smock Heritage Museum |
Smock |
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Local history |
website, operated by the Smock Historical Society |
Society for Contemporary Craft |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, contemporary art in craft media by international, national and regional artists |
Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Military |
Largest memorial in the United States dedicated solely to honoring all branches of military veterans and service personnel |
Somerset Historical Center |
Somerset |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Open air |
Rural heritage center, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Sones Farm & Home Museum |
Muncy |
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Agriculture |
website, includes farming equipment, displays from a veterinary clinic, general store, antique furnishings, washing machines, cobbler's shoe making area, meat packing display, local memorabilia |
Sordoni Art Gallery |
Wilkes-Barre |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
website, part of Wilkes University |
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art |
Altoona |
Blair County |
Art |
website, quarterly art exhibitions and a collection of railroad photographic prints |
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art |
Loretto |
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Art |
website, headquarters to the complex of four nuseum facilities, permanent collection of works of American art |
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art |
Ligonier Valley |
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Art |
website, includes permanent paperweight collection |
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art |
Johnstown |
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Art |
website, housed in the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown |
Springfield Heritage Museum |
Springfield |
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Local history |
website, operated by the Springfield Historical Society |
Spring-Ford Area Historical Society Museum Complex |
Royersford |
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Local history |
website, includes William Lewin Plantation House and Barn Museum |
Springs Museum |
Springs |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
website, operated by the Springs Historical Society |
Square Tavern |
Newtown Township |
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Tavern |
website, operated by the Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society |
State Museum of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Multiple |
Archaeological artifacts, minerals, paintings, decorative arts, animal dioramas, industrial and technological innovations and military objects; administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Steamtown National Historic Site |
Scranton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Railroad |
Interprets the story of main line steam railroading between 1850 and 1950 |
Stenton |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
Early American Georgian architecture |
Stephen Foster Memorial Museum |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Biographical |
Collection of composer Stephen Foster, also two music theaters |
Stoy Museum |
Lebanon |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website, operated by the Lebanon County Historical Society, recreated rooms of doctor's office, barber shop, school room, parlor, beauty salon, kitchen, general store, Cold Spring Train Station, wood shop |
Strasburg Heritage Center |
Strasburg |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Local history |
website |
Stroud Mansion Museum |
Stroudsburg |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Association |
Sturgeon House |
Fairview |
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Local history |
website, operated by the Fairview Area Historical Society |
Sullivan County Historical Society Museum |
Laporte |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website, also the Baldwin House, a historic house museum, is next door |
Summerseat |
Morrisville |
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Historic house |
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Summit Hill Historical Society Museum |
Summit Hill |
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Railroad |
information, Historical Society website |
Sun Inn |
Bethlehem |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Historic inn |
website |
Susquehanna Art Museum |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Art |
Contemporary art |
Susquehanna County Historical Society |
Montrose |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website |
Susquehanna Depot Area Historical Society Museum |
Susquehanna Depot |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website, museum currently closed while seeking new location |
Sutton-Ditz House Museum |
Clarion |
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Local history |
website, operated by the Clarion County Historical Society |
Sweetbriar Mansion |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
website, located in Fairmount Park, operated by the Modern Club Of Philadelphia |
Swigart Museum |
Huntingdon |
Huntingdon County |
Antique Automobile |
website |
Taylor Memorial Museum |
Brockway |
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Local history |
website, operated by the Brockway Area Historical Society, museum features glass from local industry, artifacts from the lumbering, mining, and farming communities |
Temple Judea Museum |
Elkins Park |
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Ethnic |
website, Judaica from around the world, located at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel |
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Biographical |
Historic house where wounded Polish freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko lived |
Thomas Leiper Estate |
Nether Providence Township |
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Historic house |
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Thomas Massey House |
Broomall |
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Historic house |
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Thomas T. Taber Museum |
Williamsport |
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Local history |
website, operated by the Lycoming County Historical Society, features Native American and fine and decorative arts galleries, 19th century period rooms, and over 300 toy trains |
Tioga Point Museum |
Athens |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Multiple |
website, Native American, Japanese, Turkish, Chinese, European and Middle Eastern art and cultural objects, local historical items |
Tour-Ed Mine and Museum |
Tarentum |
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Industry - Coal |
website, coal mine and recreated home of a typical coal miner in the 1850’s, general store items, tools and antiques |
Toy & Nascar Museum |
Sciota |
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Multiple |
website, toys and Nascar collectibles |
Trout Gallery |
Carlisle |
Cumberland Valley |
Art |
website, part of Dickinson College |
Trout Hall |
Allentown |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Lehigh Valley Historical Society |
Troxell-Steckel House |
Egypt |
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Historic house |
website, operated by the Lehigh Valley Historical Society, 1756 Pennsylvania-German farm house |
Troy Farm Museum |
Troy |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Agriculture |
website |
Tyrone History Museum |
Tyrone |
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Local history |
website, operated by the Tyrone Area Historical Society |
Union City Historical Museum |
Union City |
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Local history |
website, unusual items of everyday use from the 18th and 19th century rural and urban life |
University Arts Gallery |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
Part of the University of Pittsburgh |
University Museum of Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
Indiana |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, also Kipp Gallery, part of Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Archaeology, Anthropology |
Artifacts from Egypt, China, Mesopotamia, Greco-Roman antiquities, Buddhist art, African art, and Mayan and other Pre-Columbian artifacts |
Upsala |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
Located in Germantown |
U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center |
Carlisle |
Cumberland Valley |
Military |
Includes Army Heritage Museum and Army Heritage Trail |
Valley Forge National Historical Park |
Valley Forge |
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History |
Includes Welcome Center with exhibits, Washington's Headquarters (Valley Forge), Washington Memorial Chapel, reconstructed works and buildings |
Valley School Museum |
Albion |
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School |
information |
Venango County Historical Society Museum |
Franklin |
Northwest Region |
Historic house |
website, known as the Hoge-Osmer House |
Vicary Mansion |
Freedom |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation |
Victorian Vandergrift Museum and Historical Society |
Vandergrift |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Local history |
website |
Wagner Free Institute of Science |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Natural history |
Victorian cases and hand-labeled natural history specimens arranged in the 1880s |
Wagner-Ritter House |
Johnstown |
Cambria County |
Historic house |
website, 19th century working class family home |
Walnutport Canal & Locktenders House |
Walnutport |
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Historic house |
information |
Washington Crossing Historic Park |
Washington Crossing |
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Open air |
13 historic buildings that mark the location where [George Washington]] crossed the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War; administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Watson-Curtze Mansion |
Erie |
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Historic house |
website, operated by the Erie County Historical Society; 24 room mansion showing upper class lifestyle of the 1890s; the Erie Planetarium is located in the carriage house |
Wattsburg Museum |
Wattsburg |
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Local history |
information |
Wayne County Historical Society Museum |
Honesdale |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website |
Waynesborough |
Paoli |
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Historic house |
Home of Gen. Anthony Wayne |
Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at the History Center |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Sports |
web, located in the Smithsonian wing of the Heinz History Center; focuses on sports history in the Pittsburgh region |
Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum |
Gibsonia |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Railroad |
History of railroads in western Pennsylvania through model railroading |
Westmoreland Museum of American Art |
Greensburg |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Art |
website, works by significant American artists, including works by Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer |
West Overton Museums |
Scottdale |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Open air |
19th century rural industrial village |
Wharton Esherick Museum |
Malvern |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Art |
Studio of wood sculptor Wharton Esherick |
Wheatland |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Historic house |
Home of President James Buchanan |
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts |
Harrisburg |
Cumberland Valley |
Science |
Complex includes Harsco Science Center, Sunoco Performance Theater and an IMAX theater |
Widener University Art Gallery |
Chester |
|
Art |
website, collection includes 19th and 20th century American paintings, 19th century European paintings, 18th century and 19th century Asian art |
Wilder Museum |
Irvine |
|
Local history |
website, operated by the Warren County Historical Society |
William Brinton 1704 House |
West Chester |
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Historic house |
Stone Quaker home, National Historic Landmark |
Williams Center Art Gallery |
Easton |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Art |
website, part of Lafayette College |
Williams House (Paupack, Pennsylvania) |
Paupack |
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Historic house |
website, operated by the Wallenpaupack Historical Society |
Windber Coal Heritage Center |
Windber |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Industry - Coal |
website |
Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum |
Willow Grove |
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Transportation - Aviation |
website |
Winters Heritage House Museum |
Elizabethtown |
|
Historic house |
website |
Wolf Museum of Music and Art |
Lancaster |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Music, Art |
information |
Woodford (mansion) |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
Part of Fairmount Park, houses collection of antique household goods, including Colonial furniture, unusual clocks and English delftware |
Woodmere Art Museum |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
Paintings, prints, sculpture and photographs focusing on artists from the Delaware Valley |
Wood Turning Center |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Art |
website, international arts institution, gallery and resource center for lathe-turned art |
Woodville Plantation |
Bridgeville |
Pittsburgh Metro Area |
Historic house |
website |
World of Scouting Museum |
Valley Forge |
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Scouting |
website, Girl & Boy Scout memorabilia, open by appointment |
Wright's Ferry Mansion |
Columbia |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Historic house |
information, information |
Wyalusing Museum |
Wyalusing |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website |
Wyck House |
Philadelphia |
Delaware Valley |
Historic house |
Oldest house in Germantown |
Wyoming County Historical Museum |
Tunkhannock |
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Local history |
website |
York College Art Galleries |
York |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Art |
website, part of York College of Pennsylvania |
York County Heritage Trust |
York |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country |
Multiple |
website, includes the Historical Society Museum and Library, Agricultural and Industrial Museum, Bonham House, Fire Museum, Gates & Plough Complex |
Zane Grey Museum |
Lackawaxen |
|
Biographical |
website |
Zeigler House |
Dalmatia |
|
Local history |
website, library and museum of the Mahanoy & Mahantongo Historical & Preservation Society, open by appointment |
Zoller Gallery |
University Park |
|
Art |
website, part of Penn State |