Heritage Discovery Center, Johnstown

#5 among attractions in Johnstown

Top attraction, History museum, Museum

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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. The center features permanent and changing exhibits and galleries focusing on local history and culture. The building also features the Johnstown Children's Museum, a cafe and a social club. ()

Established: 2001 (23 years ago)Coordinates: 40°20'24"N, 78°55'52"W

Address

201 6th AveJohnstown 15906 United States

Contact

+1 814-539-1889

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Heritage Discovery Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Point Stadium, Johnstown Flood Museum, Stackhouse Park.

1.3 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Hockey, Sport
Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown
32 min walk • The Cambria County War Memorial Arena is a 4,001-seat multi-purpose arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that is managed by SMG Entertainment. It was built in 1950, for the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League. The arena was built on the site of the Union Cemetery, Johnstown's first cemetery.
0.8 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Baseball, Sport
Point Stadium, Johnstown
22 min walk • Point Stadium is a baseball park in the eastern United States, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The "Point" refers to its location at the confluence of the Little Conemaugh, Stonycreek, and Conemaugh rivers.
1 miSE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Johnstown Flood Museum, Johnstown
26 min walk • The Johnstown Flood Museum is a history museum located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, dedicated to the Johnstown Flood of 1889. The museum is housed in the former Cambria Public Library, which is part of the Downtown Johnstown Historic District.
0.9 miSW
Park
Stackhouse Park, Johnstown
23 min walk • Stackhouse Park is a park in Westmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Johnstown. It is over 277 acres with 7 miles of hiking and bicycling trails.
1.2 miSE
Shopping, Department store
Nathan's Department Store, Johnstown
31 min walk • Nathan's Department Store is a historic department store building located at Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1917, and is a four-story brick building with a finished basement.
0.6 miSE
Bridge
Stone Bridge, Johnstown
16 min walk • The Stone Bridge spans the Conemaugh River in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The bridge is a seven-arch stone railroad bridge located on the Norfolk Southern Railway mainline, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1887-88. Its upstream face was reinforced with concrete in 1929.
~620 ftE
History museum, Museum
Wagner–Ritter House & Garden, Johnstown
3 min walk • The Wagner–Ritter House & Garden, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is a modest house that was occupied for 130 years by three generations of a steel worker's family, from the 1860s to the 1990s. The house and garden have been restored by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association.
1.4 miSE
40°19'23"N • 78°55'1"W
World War 3 Paintball, Johnstown
36 min walk • Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Amusement park
1.3 miSE
Church, Neo-renaissance architecture
St. John Gualbert Cathedral, Johnstown
34 min walk • St. John Gualbert Cathedral is the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
1 miS
Bridge
Inclined Plane Bridge, Johnstown
26 min walk • The Inclined Plane Bridge is a 237-foot, Pennsylvania through truss bridge that spans Stonycreek River in Johnstown, Cambria County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It connects the city to the lower station of the Johnstown Inclined Plane.
0.8 miSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Concert hall
Peoples Natural Gas Park, Johnstown
22 min walk • Peoples Natural Gas Park is located near the Cambria Iron National Historic Landmark at the junction of the Conemaugh and Stoneycreek Rivers and there is a view of the Stone Bridge and the Johnstown Inclined Plane.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Heritage Discovery Center open?

Heritage Discovery Center is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Heritage Discovery Center?

Nearby attractions include Cambria City Historic District, Johnstown (3 min walk), Wagner–Ritter House & Garden, Johnstown (3 min walk), Stone Bridge, Johnstown (16 min walk), Point Stadium, Johnstown (22 min walk).

How to get to Heritage Discovery Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to Heritage Discovery Center:

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Johnstown (22 min walk)