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Visitor tip
Bring extra clothes for kids visiting the 3rd floor - the water play tables are popular and children often get wet during hands-on water discovery activities
Visitor tip
Take a guided tour or listen to the docent commentary on the 1st and 2nd floors - visitors specifically praised how knowledgeable docents enhanced their understanding of Johnstown's immigrant and WWII history
About Heritage Discovery Center
History exhibits & a children's museum. Dynamic museum with permanent & rotating exhibits on local history, plus a 3rd floor kids' center.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Children's Museum
- Hours
- Mon, Wed-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm; Closed Tue
- Highlights
- Food shop, building blocks, water play, slide, Calm Down Cove
- Membership
- Year-long admission plus access to 300 ROAM museums
What visitors say
Very interesting museum. The 1st floor was well done - explaining early Johnstown ( immigrants and businesses). The 2nd floor was a great display of WW11 articles/objects/ pictures. And the Anne Frank display was very informative. A…
This place was super cool and fun for the kids. They have a gift shop as you walk in then you can tour the immigrant stories or go the 3rd floor where they have tons & tons of different things for kids to do. They have a kitchen area…
We went, spur of the moment in a Saturday. 1st floor was very educational and interesting. You can follow the life of an immigrant and learn what they had to endure on the journey. We took my grandkids (ages 4 and 1), and they LOVED…
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Did You Know?
- The museum features a dedicated Anne Frank display, offering Holocaust education alongside local Johnstown history
- Museum membership includes year-long admission and reciprocal access to 300 ROAM museums across the country
- The children's museum on the 3rd floor includes an indoor coal mine exhibit with a slide, reflecting the region's mining heritage
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