Mercer Museum - Doylestown Museum
- Address: 84 S Pine St., Doylestown, PA 18901-4930
- Phone: 2153450210
- Email: info@mercermuseum.org
- Website:www.mercermuseum.org
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4.5
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4+ reviews from 2 sources |
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| Yelp | 4.5 |
3+ reviews |
| Yahoo! Travel | 5.0 |
1+ reviews |
Mercer Museum
84 S Pine St.Doylestown, PA 18901-4930
Mercer Museum Details
Descriptions from Across the Web
- Towering castle houses dramatic displays of the implements, folk art and furnishings of early America before mechanization. -- Walk into the Central Court and see a Conestoga wagon, whaling boat, carriages and an antique fire engine suspended overhead. -- There are 50,000 tools of more than 60 ea... more on MuseumStuff.com
- Managed by the Bucks County Historical Society, this museum pays tribute to Henry Chapman Mercer, noted archaeologist, ... more on TripAdvisor
- Fascinating collection of early Americana in dramatic castle-like museum. more on Yahoo! Travel
- A towering seven-story castle, the Mercer Museum houses dramatic displays of the implements, folk art, and furnishings of early America before mechanization. It is surrounded by large open fields with plenty of room to picnic or just rest and enjoy the view of the majestic house.Walk into the Cen... more on GoCityKids.com
- Step back in time when entering this six-story concrete castle housing over 40,000 artifacts of early America. See a Conestoga wagon, horse-drawn carriage and antique fire engine suspended overhead in this National Historic landmark. Discover the vast collection of tools used in Early American cr... more on bctc.org
Reviews From Across The Web read all
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5.0
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Best of its kind
The Mercer Museum is known worldwide as one of the finest collections of lste 18th and 19th century technology. The enormous collection is arranged in rooms representing the workshops of different professions such as cooperage, harness making, candle making, and less common ones like comb making.... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
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Frommer's | Frommer's Review
Mercer Museum displays thousands of early American tools, vehicles, cooking pieces, looms, and even weather vanes. Mercer had the collecting bug in a big ... frommers.com, a user of frommers.com. Read full review on OpenList.com
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5.0
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Andi T. 's review
This is a weird and interesting place. I recall learning that it was made entirely from poured concrete by a local eccentric. They have lots of local ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
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Interesting...
This is a great place to take kids to educate them on how people used to live. It is especially gre... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Read full review on OpenList.com
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4.0
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Alicia F. 's review
I went here on a field trip in middle school and it is truly one of the most interesting places in the area. The tiles are beautiful ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
Directions
Take Route 95 North to Street Road (Route 132). Take Street Road West to Route 611 North. Take Route 611 North to Doylestown, avoiding the Route 611 bypass, take the Doylestown exit on right. Follow the blue and white Cultural District signs. Follow to fi
Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Tue 10am-9pm; Sun 12n-5pm
Miscellaneous
- Admission: Adults $8; Seniors (62 and over) $7; Children (5-17) $4, (under 5) free
Other Web Resources
- Read more about Mercer Museum on Yahoo! Travel
- www.mercermuseum.org
- http://www.bccvb.com
- http://www.bctc.org
- http://www.brandywinecvb.org
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