Top rated Local history museums in King of Prussia, United States to elevate your visit (Updated May, 2024)

Top rated Local history museums in King of Prussia

Experience the best that King of Prussia has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 19 places from Local history museum category.

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Coll's Custom Framing & Gallery

Picture frame shop

👍👍 I rarely write reviews but I had to share my experience at Coll’s. In a word, amazing! There is a huge collection of frames, and Brian was genuinely interested in helping us find the perfect frames for our artwork. He made some great suggestions and we are thrilled with the final results. Also, less...

4.90 (47 reviews) (~7.3 km from centre)

No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum

Mine

👍👍 Very informative, pleasant people, learned some things & tour was very neat & educational.... Bring a coat it's 50⁰ all year & wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty, it's a "coal" mine!

4.80 (674 reviews) (~91.81 km from centre)

Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum

Local history museum

😐 Place was closed. Reason we came here was for the static displays. Nice selection of acft.

4.80 (259 reviews) (~23.56 km from centre)

Jacobsburg Historical Society

Historical society

👍👍 Fall Rendezvous and WWII weekends are fun. The "Rev War" is cool, and way uncrowded. Period actors and dedicated volunteers are all over. Food isn't great, but enough to keep you going. Mead and friendly folks make it a cultural must. Support local uniqueness!!!

4.80 (96 reviews) (~75.27 km from centre)

Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation

Local history museum

Preserved planation depicting farm life in the late 1700s, with interactive exhibits & animals.

4.80 (86 reviews) (~16.17 km from centre)

Reading Area Firefighters Museum

Museum

Former firehouse now housing exhibits & artifacts relating to firefighting history in the area.

4.80 (58 reviews) (~52.62 km from centre)

Historic Sugartown

Tourist attraction

👍👍 It was a perfect day for such an intimate guided tour since being able to do so with guidelines in place. Such rich history and beautiful antiques from the era, not to speak of the amazing architecture, the original buildings from so long ago still standing against the passage of time. The persevera...

4.80 (36 reviews) (~15.56 km from centre)

Whitesbog Historic Village

Historical landmark

👍👍 Also, check out my videos of sunset taken by the bogs on 01/04/2022. Check out more pictures I took in end of October 2021. 09/23/2020: If you come here for a village tour, the markets are open from 10am to 2pm on Saturdays. But if you want to tour or hike around the lakes, you can either park...

4.70 (325 reviews) (~76.06 km from centre)

East Jersey Old Town Village

History museum

Restored & replica buildings from the 1700s-1800s, with period artifacts & educational programs.

4.70 (280 reviews) (~89.53 km from centre)

Steppingstone Farm Museum

Local history museum

History exhibits & buildings including a 1772 farmhouse, blacksmith & 1900-era general store.

4.70 (202 reviews) (~85.16 km from centre)

Powel House

Museum

Colonial-era Philadelphia mayor Samuel Powel's Georgian brick townhouse is now a historic landmark.

4.70 (86 reviews) (~26.56 km from centre)

Daniel Boone Homestead

Local history museum

Historic homestead with period-furnished 18th-century buildings, guided tours & workshops.

4.60 (303 reviews) (~41.16 km from centre)

Locktender's House

Historical place

👍👍 The Locktender's House was an interesting place to visit. I rode by there while riding on the D&L trail to Slatington. The lock was interesting, as well. The signage around the area was very informative.

4.60 (139 reviews) (~74.57 km from centre)

Peter Wentz Farmstead

Museum

👍👍 Beautiful, well preserved and restored farmstead of Peter and Rosanna Wentz. They settled here in 1744 and moved into the new house in 1758. The interior of the home has decor and character in keeping with wealthier farmsteads. The home and barn are very large and there are many other smaller buildi...

4.60 (135 reviews) (~11.71 km from centre)

Mauch Chunk Museum & Cultural Center

Local history museum

Regional history exhibits in a Victorian church, with industrial & cultural artifacts & a gift shop.

4.60 (129 reviews) (~90.13 km from centre)

Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum

Museum

One of the largest historical society museums in the country, with 6 galleries on area history.

4.60 (81 reviews) (~56.1 km from centre)

Amish Farm and House

Tour agency

Historic Amish site offering guided house, bus & farm tours, with a schoolhouse & animals to view.

4.50 (3.5K reviews) (~70.24 km from centre)

The Demuth Museum

Local history museum

Museum exhibiting works by noted modernist painter Charles Demuth in his former home & studio.

4.50 (70 reviews) (~78.54 km from centre)

Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites

State park

👍👍 I didn't get to enter the house, but they had a re-enactment and life story accounting of Phillis Wheatley which was pretty good. If history was taught like this, it would have caught my attention more in school. Parking lot is limited but street parking shouldn't be a problem.

4.30 (44 reviews) (~82.93 km from centre)

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Top rated Local history museums in King of Prussia, United States