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Known as one of the best local history museums in America, Beaver Area Heritage Museum features important exhibits on the people, events, and objects that have shaped the Beaver area. It is housed in a renovated, about 100-year-old railroad freight station and a 200-year-old log house.

The opening of western Pennsylvania to settlement was the result of a decisive victory over the Native Americans at the Battle of Bushy Run, August 5th and 6th, 1763.

The glow of a coal-fired blacksmith's forge mingles with the soft curl of wood smoke from nearby hearths.

Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society is located in the David Leech house -- the oldest house in Leechburg.

Victorian Vandergrift Museum is located in the Old Sherman School, 184 Sherman Avenue in Vandergrift, which is currently undergoing massive renovations for our use.

Scandia Community Center and Museum, managed by the Elk Township Historical Society, is a historic one-room school with artifacts and old photos of their education and rural life.

The Kane Depot was built in 1873. An extension was made to the original building in 1890. The first railroad to operate through the depot was the Philadelphia/Erie Railroad.

The Sutton-Ditz House was erected in 1850 by Thomas Sutton, a young attorney who settled in Clarion County when it was established on 11 March 1839. He was accepted into the Bar Association in 1841 and quickly became a respected and admired attorney in the Clarion area.

On April 22, 1976, the Marshall House became the first building in Armstrong County to be added to the Pennsylvania Inventory of Historic Places. In May 1976, it was also placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Lawrence mansion is maintained as a house that evokes the elegant lifestyle of the Lawrences rather than a museum. It houses an excellent collection of original English and American antiques.

The Heinz Memorial Chapel began as a gift. Henry John Heinz, the founder of the Heinz Company established the building as a gift to his mother, Anna Margaretta Heinz. After Heinz’s death, his three surviving children added to his bequest to memorialize their grandmother and honor their father.

The original cabin, built by the Cooper family in 1810, was used as a county homestead. It was enlarged after the Civil War, and family descendants remained in it until 1963. In 1976, Cooper Cabin was deeded to the Butler County Historical Society.

Step into the depths of Western Pennsylvania's mining past at Tour-Ed Mine and Museum, a fully operational educational coal mine where history comes to life. Witness the evolution of mining firsthand: from manual hand tools used in 1850 to today's powerful hydraulic machines.

The Pennsylvania Maple Museum showcases Somerset County's sugar-making tradition, a sweet tribute to centuries of craftsmanship, community, and cultural heritage.

Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum is located in Gibsonia, Richland Township, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of Rt. 910 and Hardt Rd. It promotes model railroading and aims to preserve the railroad history of western Pennsylvania.

The Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum is located in a restored station, focusing on the history of the LVRR. Includes authentic bobber caboose.The museum, maintained by Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association, is a non-profit corporation that was organized to:

The Museum's motto stands as a reminder to us all:"...that the old will remember, and the young shall know."Engine 604ENGINE 604 - the last of its kind - was the largest switch engine ever built...

The Erie Extension Canal was a significant means of travel from Pittsburgh to the Great Lakes from 1854 to 1871. This canal system was vital to western Pennsylvania's iron industry before the introduction of the railroads.

Frank L. Melega, known for his depiction of the Coal & Coke Era; used a wide range of styles, subjects & media throughout his artistic career.

John Adam Hermann, Jr. was born on the North Side in 1858. He loved art and wanted to spend his entire life painting, but at the age of 18, he obediently went into his father's leather tanning business, located on East Ohio Street, in Allegheny City.

Mount Pleasant Glass Museum celebrates three glass companies from Mount Pleasant: Bryce, Lenox, and L.E. Smith. Among our treasures are the first headlight lenses made for the Model T and blown and cut crystal glassware used in the White House from the 1920s to the present day.

Westmoreland Museum of American Art has a significant and distinctive collection of paintings, sculptures, furniture, and more. Its collection beautifully describes the heritage of our nation and region and is designed to enrich, enlighten, and delight viewers of all ages.

Experience the culture and refinement of the Gilded Age at the Frick Art & Historical Center, located on beautifully landscaped gardens in Pittsburgh's East End.

One of Western Pennsylvania's leading cultural centers, the Merrick is home to a stunning collection of French, German, English, and American paintings from the 18th and 19th Century.

The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is reaching Great Heights with exciting exhibits and programs for the young and young at heart.

It began decades ago, when Jim Delligatti became one of the very first franchisees of a fledgling restaurant chain. He opened Western Pennsylvania's first McDonald's restaurant and grew that single site into a hugely successful three-generation business.

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh found in 1896 by Andrew Carnegie.

The Mattress Factory is a contemporary art museum in Pittsburgh's historic North Side, renowned for immersive, room-sized installations.

The Stephen Foster Memorial is America's only concert hall, museum, research library and archive dedicated to a single composer. The Memorial houses the world's most significant collection of Foster's manuscripts and memorabilia.

The Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History boasts an extensive collection of photographs, primarily dating from the 1840s to the 1950s. Photographs from the archives are now being cataloged and digitized into a computer indexing system.

Tucked into a grove of ancient oaks, high above the gentle Allegheny, our beautiful log clubhouse commands an imposing view of the river below.

The Dome, located on the Beaver County Community College campus, is the permanent home of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.

Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden was established in 1987. It is the largest biblical botanical garden in North America (1/3 acre) and the only one with an ongoing program of research and publication.

Based on the private collections of Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt, the Hunt Institute was initially founded in 1961 as the Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical Library.

Dedicated to education, research, and conservation, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium participates in 25 Species Survival Plans and proudly exhibits 32 threatened or endangered species. Its expansive, naturalistic habitats offer immersive encounters with wildlife from around the globe:

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, gifted to Pittsburgh by steel magnate and philanthropist Henry Phipps, was envisioned as "a source of instruction as well as pleasure." A friend and business partner of Andrew Carnegie, Phipps left a legacy rooted in education, beauty, and civic generosi

South of Linesville on Hartstown Road is the Linesville Fish Hatchery, a fun place for people of all ages to learn about fish cultivation and get up close and personal with the fish in the observation tank.

The Bible Lands Museum's exhibits offer glimpses into life from prehistoric times into the Middle Ages. Artifacts include many forms of pottery; objects made of stone, bone, alabaster, faience, glass, and metal; and rare examples of ancient basketry, leather, and textiles.

The Watson-Curtze Mansion stands as a symbol of the upper class lifestyle of the 1890s in Erie. The Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The collection of is showcased along with a wide range of antiques that have either musical or local significance. Lighting is provided by the DeBences' collection of over 40 Tiffany-style hanging lamps. Many of the instruments in the collection are very rare. The Berry-Wood A.O.W.