Zane Grey Museum and Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Store — Attraction in Pennsylvania

This was the home of the man who through his writing created a vision of the late 19th century Western US that is still with us today. Zane Grey penned his way with outsized heros, romance and neferious villains in settings of western grandeur to become the most popular and successful author of his time. His home on the banks of the confluence of the Delaware and Lakawaxen Rivers was where he authored many of his sagas. The ground floor of the home is now a museum of Grey's many faceted life and contains such items as his dental tools (he was a practicing densits), basball shoes from his time as a semi-professional baseball player, and his sporting euipment. There is also a fine collection of the cover art from his many books. Be aware that the mesuem has...

This is a small museum filled with information and artifacts of the amazing life of Zane Grey. It is located in his house with a beautiful view of the Delaware River. There is a gift shop with books, T-shirts & momentos. It is NOT handicap accessible. I've been there several times and have learned something new each time. When leaving, after crossing the Roebling Bridge back to New York State, there is the road that goes to the Minisink Battleground Park. There is a picnic pavilion, restrooms, and walking trails through the woods, one of which takes you to the area where the battle between the Indians & the settlers took place 240 years ago. Recommend...

The National Park Service runs this small but impressive museum in the one-time residence of Zane Grey. Grey, an avid fisherman, chose the site because it sits at the confluence of two rivers, the Delaware and the Lackawaxen. As an angler, Grey remains of interest and importance, as he still holds numerous world records in sport fishing. As a writer, the Zane Grey house is the site where Grey wrote Riders of the Purple Sage, a best seller that later helped to make major inroads for Grey into the movie industry. These aspects of Grey's life and more are incisively addressed in the excellent tour of...