Heritage Discovery Center
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The Children's Floor is staffed by some of the kindest and most enthusiastic individuals you will ever meet. It is a great place for imaginative play. They just added a new imaginative play section where kids can pretend to be dentists, vets, beauticians, florists, firefighters, coal miners, scientists, and other professions. Their play kitchen and store are well stocked with goodies to keep little ones entertained. There is a section where kids can experiment with plumbing and construct a dam using different materials. The coal mine slide is well executed and a lot of fun too! ***People using mobility aids, like walkers or wheelchairs, and strollers may want to call ahead. Elevator has been undergoing repairs off and on. When we recently went it was out of order.****
Nat WismerNat Wismer
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Love the children’s museum. We’ve been here at least three times. It is johnstown specific but again, needs a reinvestment in supplies. For example, you can do water play where you recreate the flood of 1889. Now, the wood pieces are so worn from use that they no longer provide the dam breaking experience and the water just all trickles through. Some exhibits have been broken for years, while others remain in excellent condition and have been updated. My Kids fav remains the coal exhibit- my great great grandfather was a coal miner here and I like that the kids can connect with and learn more about that experience hands on. The museum just needs some investment in the exhibits and it will be 5 stars again.
A MBA MB
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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 they can play kitchen and pretend to grocery shop and check out at the register. They can go thru a pretend coal mine that then takes them down a slide. There are water like tables there so an extra change of clothes might be helpful . Kids can put on a fashion show and walk a runway. We highly recommend going and checking it out.
Rachelle ThomasRachelle Thomas
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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 the 2nd floor. It's filled with tons for kids to do. Fun while still educational. The air conditioning was out of order on the 1st floor, but worked on the 2nd- so we survived!! Lol!
Tanya WilliamsTanya Williams
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A wonderful experience for both adults and children. The first two floors are for historical purposes on immigrants stories who came to America, many parts interactive. The third floor was perfect for kids with a building area, water play area, deck garden, mining coal area with indoor slide, career area, sound board, kitchen and store areas as well. Fourth and fifth floor for adults.
Kayla HicksKayla Hicks
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Another must see spot in town to fully understand Johnstown and it’s history. Marge was very helpful. Told me a lot about the museum. Well worth the visit. The movie about Cambria steel and the displays or something you cannot miss.
Joseph JohnsonJoseph Johnson
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Nearby Attractions Of Heritage Discovery Center
Giant Eagle Supermarket
Advance Auto Parts
Ace's
Wolf Precision, Inc.
VOMA (Venue Of Merging Arts)
Alchemie
Johnstown Concert Ballet
Heritage Johnstown

Giant Eagle Supermarket
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Advance Auto Parts
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Ace's
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Wolf Precision, Inc.
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Nearby Restaurants Of Heritage Discovery Center
Our Sons' Family Restaurant
The Phoenix Tavern
Ryans Artisan Goods
Leo's Pizza
Island Cuisine Restaurant
B & L Wine Cellars
Laurel & Grouse
Croatian Hall
Life's A Treat
St Casimir's Polski Dom

Our Sons' Family Restaurant
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The Phoenix Tavern
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Ryans Artisan Goods
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Leo's Pizza
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Basic Info
Address
Broad St, Johnstown, PA 15906
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Phone
(814) 539-1889
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Website
jaha.org
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Overview
4.5
(161 reviews)
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cultural
family friendly
accessibility
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The Heritage Discovery Center, officially known as the "Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center", is a community history and culture center operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
attractions: Giant Eagle Supermarket, Advance Auto Parts, Ace's, Wolf Precision, Inc., VOMA (Venue Of Merging Arts), Alchemie, Johnstown Concert Ballet, Heritage Johnstown, restaurants: Our Sons' Family Restaurant, The Phoenix Tavern, Ryans Artisan Goods, Leo's Pizza, Island Cuisine Restaurant, B & L Wine Cellars, Laurel & Grouse, Croatian Hall, Life's A Treat, St Casimir's Polski Dom

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