Best History museums in Marietta, United States to visit (UPDATED March, 2024)

Best places: History museums in Marietta

Discover the best places in Marietta, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. This list contains 70 places from History museum category.

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Carillon Historical Park

History museum

A 65-acre open-air museum with transportation exhibits, a 4-D theater & costumed interpreters.

4.80 (3.9K reviews) (~237.82 km from centre)

Pinball PA

Video arcade

👍👍 This is an impressive collection of pinball machines and classic arcade games. Each machine is well maintained and a joy to play in their own ways. Don’t bother with buying a two hour pass. Get the all day pass, you’re going to be there awhile. Smiles guaranteed. No quarters needed!

4.90 (683 reviews) (~165.22 km from centre)

Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

History museum

This coal heritage destination includes an underground tour of a vintage mine, a museum & gift shop.

4.80 (1.8K reviews) (~182.9 km from centre)

MAPS Air Museum

History museum

Museum focusing on military flight history, with private & government collections & a pilot gallery.

4.80 (1.1K reviews) (~166.87 km from centre)

West Virginia State Museum

Art museum

Renovated museum with art & exhibitions celebrating West Virginia's history & culture.

4.80 (887 reviews) (~120.77 km from centre)

Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick

Museum

Museum of items collected by Raymond Buckland who started collecting in 1966.

4.80 (840 reviews) (~225.71 km from centre)

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

History museum

Museum where visitors can board restored trolley cars & ride to a building housing old streetcars.

4.80 (724 reviews) (~135.93 km from centre)

Senator John Heinz History Center

History museum

Smithsonian affiliate has 6 floors of historical exhibits, archives & a separate sports museum.

4.70 (2.6K reviews) (~169.33 km from centre)

Champaign Aviation Museum

Museum

👍👍 Wow!!! What an amazing gem in this wonderful town! The amount of well presented history under one roof was surprising! The displays are beautiful and the restoration projects underway are open and available for you to get an up-close look at their painstaking work, definitely a labor of love! Worth...

4.80 (312 reviews) (~211.68 km from centre)

Bushy Run Battlefield

State park

Landmark Native American battlefield site with tours, a visitor center & picturesque trails.

4.70 (434 reviews) (~187.97 km from centre)

Fort Pitt Museum

History museum

Now a small museum, this squat building is all that remains of a large British fort built in 1764.

4.60 (808 reviews) (~167.76 km from centre)

National Packard Museum

Museum

👍 My daughter and I visited this museum on a cold rainy day. We were just looking for something to do and this seemed like a good option. I presumed this place would be amazing for antique car buffs, which we are not, but we found it very interesting and the cars were beautiful in their own right. I w...

4.70 (389 reviews) (~210.94 km from centre)

Cleveland History Center

History museum

👍 This is a nice museum with self guided displays of local Cleveland history. The carousel rides are unlimited with admission ticket. No food available. The gift shop was underwhelming. Has a small play place for smaller children. The play place is generic and not a learning/hands on type of play plac...

4.70 (373 reviews) (~233.47 km from centre)

Historic Fort Steuben

History museum

👍👍 What a surprise. Tucked into downtown Steubenville along the Ohio River, it offers a detailed look into the founding of the Ohio Valley communities that was a part of the survey by George Washington. The reconstructed buildings contain a wealth of period history. A person could spend hours absor...

4.60 (711 reviews) (~126.94 km from centre)