Second Saturdays at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village offer enhanced programming and guided experiences at this remarkable outdoor history museum in Avella, PA. Open from 10 AM to 4 PM, visitors can tour the oldest-known site of human habitation in North America, a reconstructed 16th-century Indian village, and a colonial homestead. Admission is included in…
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village opens for the 2026 season on May 2. Located in Avella, PA, Meadowcroft is home to the oldest known site of human habitation in North America. Visitors can tour the rockshelter, a reconstructed 16th-century Indian village, and a colonial homestead. Open Thursdays through Sundays, 10 AM to 4 PM throughout…
Meadowcroft will celebrate the spirit of 19th century Washington county with old-fashioned activities and open hearth cooking demonstrations on the Fourth of July. Starting at 3:00 p.m. there will be special summer games for participants of all ages including a watermelon spitting contest, an egg toss, a pie-eating contest, and historic races. All events are…
