History Buffs
The ancestral home of Gifford Pinchot, first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service two-time governor of Pa. Guided tours, self-guided tours of the mansion include manicured gardens.
Official historical society for Wayne County is a first-class museum and research library. See the history of the first steam locomotive to run on American soil.
Scenic tours on 25-mile train ride from Honesdale, birthplace of American railroad. Restored vintage cars, fall foliage tours.
Museum of colonial history provides an authentic depiction of the life of the Delaware Company Pioneers. A tour of the facilities includes demonstrations of early settlers’ lifestyles.
3-story 1860 Italianate Victorian mansion. Industrial Revolution opulence built by titan Asa Packer. Park at Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway lot and walk up the hill. Harry Packer Mansion next door.
Former residence (1905-1918) of the writer of American westerns Zane Grey now maintained as a museum operated by the National Park Service. Open May-Oct.
1863 Calvert Vaux building commissioned by James Pinchot, founder of the Am. Museum of Natural History, father to Gifford.
Living history museum preserves 19th century Penn German heritage. Period dress, re-enactment of daily life on the farm.
Dedicated to NYC’s Water Systems and sacrifices by local residents to provide New York City with clean water. House, barn, woodworking shop, blacksmith shop and other farm outbuildings.
The story of Jim Thorpe from the formation of coal to the Lenape Indians, mining, Switchback Railroad, to renaming from the original Mauch Chunk.
Four floors of exhibit space highlight the history of Monroe County. Mansion tours occur daily at 11 am and 2 pm. Appointments are recommended, so give them a call first.
Historic district short walk from Milford. Early 1800’s buildings known as The Upper Mill. Houses one of the only turning waterwheels in PA. Self-guided tour, restaurant.
Bring the kids to this 1870 schoolhouse to look at a day at school with eight grades taught by one teacher. Call for hours.
Acoustically, there are none better. This Victorian-era opera house presents a wide range of live music with seating plus a large dance area.
The Pocono Indian Museum is dedicated to the history of the Delaware River Tribe know as the Lenape. Recorded audio tour guide, gift shop.
The mid-1880s Cresco Train Station has become a museum and a sort of shrine to this early United States form of transportation. Open Sunday afternoons, call first.
A historic home located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area south of Milford. It is a 1 1/2-story, clapboard-clad frame dwelling with a steep gable roof.
Vintage coaches pulled by diesel engines. Narrated round-trips follow the Lehigh River over bridges and into the Lehigh Gorge State Park.
Located in the birthplace of American dry fly fishing. Mission is to to engage anglers and naturalists of all ages and experience Trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Restored 19th-century Industrial Revolution mining town, tours & museum. Houses, 2 churches, a rectory, company store. “You load sixteen tons, what do you get?”
In Hickory Run State Park you’ll find the remains of this historical site of the one-time largest tannery in America.
2 floors of exhibits of people, places, and things that make up the history of Pike County, including Zane Grey, Virginia Kidd, and Chief Thundercloud.
First-run, mainstream movies. They also hold seasonal foreign and independent film festivals. Small, cozy, and totally updated.l
Frantz School was built in 1855 by Jacob Frantz, who lived on the nearby farm and wanted a place for his (and the area’s) children and future generations to go.
Recreated 19th-century village. Catch a glimpse of history. There are special events throughout the year, and on summer weekends, several buildings are open to the public.
1948 theater with 1 screen, 350 seats, decked-out surround sound system, and a fully upgraded digital projection system for a quality viewing experience.
Weekend festival in Sept. Bagpipes, step dancing, Irish bands. Irish food, petting zoo, dog herding exhibition.
Tour one of the nation’s largest collection of American Dorflinger glass, displayed in the home of the founder. Located in the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary.
100-year-old movie house, used for Black Bear Film Festival, Milford Readers & Writers Festival, Milford Music Festival, music performances, arthouse/indie screenings, and more.
The Old Jail Museum & Heritage Center is dedicated to preserving the 1871 jail and to the history of the Molly Maguires.
Art gallery/museum. Regional artists and the history of Delaware Water Gap. Open Sat/Sun afternoon, Memorial Day to Columbus Day.
