![Exploring-The-Somerset-Historical-Center Exploring the Somerset Historical Center in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Exploring-The-Somerset-Historical-Center-696x584.jpg)
If you’re looking for information about the Somerset Historical Center, you’re in the right place!
![Maple syrup making exhibit at the Somerset Historical Center in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-Pennsylvania-Maple-Syrup-Making-Exhibit.jpg)
The Somerset Historical Center is a museum that explores the evolution of rural life in southwestern Pennsylvania, with an emphasis on Somerset County in particular.
![Mission of the Somerset Historical Center in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Mission-Statement-Somerset-PA.jpg)
The exhibits here date back to the times when the first Native Americans resided in the region.
![Native American artifacts at the Somerset Historical Center in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Native-American-Pottery-Remains-Somerset-PA.jpg)
The displays, dioramas, and artifacts then unfold in chronological fashion as you make your way through the museum.
![Exhibit about early European settlers at the Somerset Historical Center in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-European-Settlers-Exhibit.jpg)
Since agriculture played (and still plays) such a large part in the development of Somerset County, you’ll see many exhibits related to the evolution of farming in the region.
![Farmall tractor on display at the Somerset Historical Center in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-Pennsylvania-Farmall-Tractor-Exhibit.jpg)
You’ll learn about the construction of log houses, and later get to see actual examples by touring some of the museum’s outdoor exhibits.
![Log house exhibit at the Somerset Historical Center in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-Pennsylvania-Log-Houses-Exhibit.jpg)
You’ll also learn about early non-agricultural industries and trades that were part of the county’s development.
![Coopering exhibit at the Somerset Historical Center in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-Pennsylvania-coopering-exhibit.jpg)
Fluck Hall, a separate building open by request, houses a large collection of agricultural equipment dating back to the early 1800s.
![Museum of antique farm equipment at Mountain Craft Days in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mountain-Craft-Days-Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-PA-Antique-Fam-Machinery-Museum.jpg)
Outdoor Exhibits at the Somerset Historical Center
The Somerset Historical Center is home to numerous outdoor exhibits, including some historic structures that were disassembled and relocated to the museum’s 150-acre grounds to prevent their destruction.
![A winter view of the Adam Miller farmstead at the Somerset Historical Center in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Adam-Miller-House-Somerset-Historical-Center-Winter-View.jpg)
The Adam Miller Farmhouse
The Adam Miller Farmhouse (built in the 1790s) is the centerpiece of the museum’s recreated 1830s Farmstead.
![The Adam Miller farmstead is representative of an 1830s farm in western Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Somerset-Historical-Center-Adam-Miller-Farmstead-Mountain-Craft-Days.jpg)
The main floor of the house served simultaneously as a kitchen, bedroom and workroom.
![Inside the Adam Miller house at the Somerset Historical Center.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mountain-Craft-Days-Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-PA-Adam-Miller-Farmstead-Interior.jpg)
An herb and vegetable garden behind the farmhouse represents the only way fresh produce could be obtained in this time period.
![An 1830s garden is replicated here at the Adam Miller farmstead at Mountain Craft Days.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mountain-Craft-Days-Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-PA-Adam-Miller-Farmstead-garden.jpg)
Walter’s Mill Covered Bridge
Walter’s Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1859 near Somerset, and moved to the Historical Center grounds in the 1960s to prevent its destruction (it had become obsolete in the era of heavier cars and trucks).
![People passing through Walters Mill Covered Bridge at Mountain Craft Days in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mountain-Craft-Days-Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-PA-Walters-Mill-Covered-Bridge.jpg)
Today it is one of ten remaining covered bridges in Somerset County, and a particularly beautiful spot to visit in mid-October.
![Walters Mill Covered Bridge on the grounds of Mountain Craft Days in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Walters-Mill-Covered-Bridge-Fall-Foliage-Mountain-Craft-Days-Somerset-Historical-Center.jpg)
Mountain Craft Days at the Somerset Historical Center
Mountain Craft Days is one of the Somerset Historical Center’s signature events.
![Mountain Craft Days in Somerset features 125 crafts persons, artisans, and entertainers interpreting the rural folkways of western Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mountain-Craft-Days-Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-PA-photo-collage.jpg)
This three-day outdoor festival (held each year on the weekend following Labor Day) featuring more than 125 artisans and entertainers interpreting rural life in western PA in the 18th and 19th centuries.
![A log-splitting demonstration at Mountain Craft Days in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mountain-Craft-Days-Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-PA-Timber-hewing-demonstration.jpg)
This festival is an excellent way to learn how the first European settlers in western PA lived, worked, ate, and played.
![Artist Tim Sanner demonstrating the art of powder horn making at Mountain Craft Days in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mountain-Craft-Days-Powderhorn-Making-Demonstration-Somerset-PA.jpg)
I’ve written an extensive article about attending Mountain Craft Days, which you can view HERE.
![Live music performances are one of the many reasons to attend Mountain Craft Days in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fiddle-Player-Mountain-Craft-Days-Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-Pennsylvania.jpg)
Hours and Directions
The Somerset Historical Center is located 4 miles north of the Somerset exit off the PA Turnpike.
![The Somerset Historica Center is located at 10649 Somerset Pike, Somerset, PA 15501.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Visitor-Center-and-Museum.jpg)
If navigating by GPS, use 10649 Somerset Pike, Somerset, PA 15501 as the street address for the museum.
![The Adam Miller house with Walters Mill Covered Bridge in the background at Mountain Craft Days in Somerset Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Somerset-Historical-Center-Adam-Miller-Farmstead-Somerset-PA.jpg)
The Somerset Historical Center is open Wednesday-Saturday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, closed Sunday-Tuesday.
![Butter making exhibit at the Somerset Historical Center.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-Pennsylvania-Butter-Making-Exhibits.jpg)
Admission prices are as follows: Adults $6.00, Senior 65+ $5.50, Children 3 – 11 $3.00, Children 2 & Under FREE.
![Flax scutching exhibit at the Somerset Historical Center.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-Pennsylvania-Flax-scutching-exhibit.jpg)
For more information or to confirm hours of operation, please visit the Somerset Historical Center’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE.
![Steam tractor exhibit at the Somerset Historical Center.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Somerset-Historical-Center-Somerset-Pennsylvania-steam-tractor-exhibit.jpg)
Nearby Attractions
Exploring the Covered Bridges of Somerset County takes you on a tour of all ten historic covered bridges in the county.
![A lone fisherman on Brush Creek below the Pack Saddle Covered Bridge in Somerset County, PA.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Pack-Saddle-Bridge-Somerset-County-PA-11.jpg)
21 Must-See Attractions in Somerset County is your guide to even more great things to see and do near the Somerset Historical Center.
![Fall foliage at Kooser State Park in Somerset County PA](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kooser-State-Park-Fall-Foliage-Somerset-County-Pennsylvania-web.jpg)
The Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center in neighboring Cambria County is a museum that tells the story of the region’s iron, steel, and coal industries through the eyes of the everyday people who were the backbone of those enterprises.
![Exploring the Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center in Cambria County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Exploring-the-Johnstown-Heritage-Discovery-Center-in-Cambria-County-PA.jpg)
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