Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life
add photosMeadowcroft Rockshelter, the oldest site of human habitation in North America, provides a unique glimpse into the lives of prehistoric hunters and gathers. This National Historic Landmark, located in Avella, Washington County, Pa., features a massive, 16,000-year-old rock overhang used by our earliest ancestors for shelter.
Hours & Admission
SPRING HOURS
May
Saturdays, Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Sundays, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
SUMMER HOURS
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Wednesdays - Saturdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Sundays, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
FALL HOURS
Sept. & Oct.
Saturdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Sundays, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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ADMISSION
Combination Rockshelter, Village & Museum
$10/adult, $9/senior citizens, $5/child (ages 6-16), children under 6 are free
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"Fun with the Family"
Sixteen thousand years of history and prehistory in western Pennsylvania are brought to life at the Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life, which has been operated by the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, since 2004. The grounds here include the archaeological sitethat contains the earliest evidence of human life in eastern North America. (This partof the site is not open to the public at this time, but displays explain about the work in progress.
Tours are designed to engage the entire family. Everyone can sit down in a oneroom schoolhouse and take part in a real school lesson, reading from
McGuffey’sReader. Then try some of the playground games children played 150 years ago.
Located off Route 50, less than an hour from Pittsburgh, the museum offers many hands-on educational programs for groups. Wear good walking shoes, because the paths between the buildings are natural. There is a snack bar and gift shop.
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