On your Montgomery County PA vacation visit one or all of the Philadelphia museums with your family, soulmate or friends.
You can spend several days getting through all of the interesting museums that are located here.
This area offers a glimpse into the past with historic homes, history information, and collections and displays.
History buffs will be extremely happy viewing all the displays – and maybe learning something they did not know before.
You’ll learn some information on people who were important in PA’s early historical years and forming what the state has become today.
Abington Art Center
515 Meetinghouse Road
Jenkintown PA 19046
215-887-4882
Wed-Fri 10 AM-5 PM, Thurs 10 AM-7 PM, Sat-Sun 10 AM-3 PM
- Exhibits
- Workshops
- Classes
- Programs
- Events
http://abingtonartcenter.org
American Museum of Veterinary Medicine
5003A Main Street
Birdsboro PA 19508
610-489-0659
http://www.amvm.org
Tues-Wed 9 AM-2 PM, Saturdays 10 AM-3 PM
- Displays and artifacts – instruments, equipment, books
- Exhibits
- Rare book collection
Glencairn Museum
1001 Cathedral Road
Bryn Athyn PA 19009
267-502-2600
http://www.glencairnmuseum.org
Saturdays 1-4:30 PM
- History of religion including religious practices of various cultures including Egyptian, New Church, American Indian, Asian and Medieval
- Art
- Artifacts
- Displays
- Exhibits
Harriton House
500 Harriton Road
Bryn Mawr PA 19010
610-525-0201
http://www.harritonhouse.org
Wed-Sat 10 AM-4 PM
- Early PA architecture
- Events
- Programs
Mennonite Heritage Center
565 Yoder Road
Harleysville PA 19438
215-256-3020
http://www.mhep.org
Tues-Fri 10 AM-5 PM, Sat 10 AM-2 PM
- Mennonite faith history and information
- Programs
- Events
- Workshops
- Exhibits
Morgan Log House
850 Weikel Road
Lansdale PA
215-368-2480
http://www.morganloghouse.org
Lansdale PA Hotels
April-December Sat-Sun 12-5 PM
January-March – Sat-Sun 11 AM-3 PM
End of June to end of August – Thurs-Sun 12-5 PM
- National Historic Site
- Land owned by Daniel Boone’s grandfather
- Antique furniture
- Colonial arts
Peter Wentz Farmstead
Shearer Road
Worcester PA
610-584-5104
http://www.peterwentzfarmsteadsociety.org
Tues-Sat 10 AM-4 PM, Sunday 1-4 PM
- 18th century German farmstead
- Educational programs
- Events
- Exhibits
- George Washington was headquartered here
Richard Wall Hause Museum
Church Road and Wall Park Drive
Elkins Park PA 19027
215-887-9159
http://cheltenhamtownship.org/wallhouse/index.htm
Sundays 1-4 PM
- Exhibits
- Carriage house
- Displays include tools, a dollhouse
Roth Living Farm Museum of Delaware Valley College
Route 202 & Hancock Road
North Wales PA 19454
215-699-3994
http://delval.edu/cms/index.php/delval/overview/roth
North Wales PA Hotels
May-August – certain Saturdays 1-4 PM
- Historical farming practices
- Planting demonstrations
- Antique equipment
- Hands on learning
- Horse drawn wagon rides
- Tours
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
105 Seminary Street
Pennsburg PA 18073
215-679-3103
http://www.schwenkfelder.com/default.htm
Tues, Wed, Fri 9 AM-4 PM, Thurs 9 AM-8 PM, Sat 10 AM-3 PM, Sunday 1-4 PM
- History of Schwenkfelders, southeast PA and the Perkiomen region
- Educational programs
- Tours
- Exhibits
- Workshops
Have fun on a visit to one or more of the Philadelphia museums on a PA getaway!