If you get a chance to visit this historic site and museum do so. I was only 10 in 1969 but I do…read moreremember seeing people hitchhiking to Woodstock on the roadways near the town I grew up in Upstate New York. To see the site in person and knowing everything it stood for was quite amazing. I had a great time touring the museum and seeing so many cool artifacts from 1969. I also had the pleasure of meeting and speaking to a couple that actually attended the event and it was so interesting listening to a first hand experience. Highly Recommend !!

An awesome place. I'm too young to fully appreciate the Woodstuck experience, but nonetheless,…read morethis place is filled with all sorts of information and history. Its on the smaller side, but they manage to fit a lot into the small space. Don't forget to go downstairs too, as there is a small selection of items there as well.

Terrible communication, never received something that was paid for and confirmed. Was refunded…read more(finally), but extremely inconvenienced. Definitely wouldn't recommended.

Check out the Cabin Fever 2014!…read more We the ad on TV and we drove 2 hrs to see the ice sculptors and the Museum. Interesting place! We were not disappointed in the day2/9/14.

I cannot express enough how much I loved this museum! We spent about an hour inside looking at the…read moreexhibits and reading the booklet of information about most pieces. They truly have a gorgeous collect! AND they have beautiful grounds to walk around and enjoy a peaceful lake.

Took a wonderful three hour hike through the wildlife sanctuary that is part of the 600 acre…read moreestate. The museum apparently operates part time given the limited resources of the not-for-profit and the volunteer staff. There is ample parking, a pair of clean bio-safe restrooms, and some seating next to the lake. The museum itself was closed so we could only look through the huge display window at some of the glass pieces. The hike took us past the amphitheater where there is a large cement platform/stage for the performers. The hillside above the stage is cut back (carved into the hill) to provide "stadium" seating. We were told there is an annual concert/ fund raiser. Looks like a fantastic spot fir a concert! Our group then spent the next three hours on several of the properties' trails, winding through old growth forest, pine stands, and fern covered hills.

Couldn't more highly recommend getting to this important curation of Honesdale history. You will…read moreappreciate why Honesdale is called historic after spending a little time here. A tale of shifting dynamics, world events, maturing an idea, growing a new industry and new economies, thinking big, the power of hype, disruption, and new markets. Honesdale all makes sense now.

The Wayne County Historical Society is a historic preservation society and museum that opened in…read moreHonesdale, Pennsylvania in 1939. The society was organized in 1917 and incorporated in 1922. The main building of the museum is a circa 1860 structure that originally housed the offices of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. The society also maintains other historic landmarks in and around Honesdale, including the D&H Canal Park, the Torrey Building, the Bethel School, and the Old Stone Jail. My family and I recently visited the Wayne County Historical Society while we were spending a long weekend in the Poconos. Honesdale is rich in railroad history, and anyone visiting the museum will find that out right away. There are a lot of artifacts associated with the Delaware & Hudson Canal, and its subsidiary the Delaware & Hudson Gravity Railroad, which transported anthracite coal from northeastern Pennsylvania to the Hudson River from 1828-1899. The icing on the cake was a full-size replica of the "Stourbridge Lion": an early steam locomotive that was purchased by the company in England and then shipped to Honesdale to be tested on their newly built railway track. It was the first locomotive to be operated in the United States. Its name comes from the lion's face painted on the front, and the fact that it was manufactured in Stourbridge, England. Other exhibits concern the history of Native Americans in the region, Wayne County's cut glass industry, Early Bands in the area, artifacts from the local Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, and a small Children's Museum. Before leaving, we purchased a children's book about the Stourbridge Lion in the gift shop. We had a fun visit to the museum and recommend it to visitors to Honesdale.

After more than 20 years of successful shows in the Netherlands, Mysteryland hopped across the pond…read moreand done did their first US festival on the iconic Woodstock '69 grounds. Needless to say, we purchased 3-day camping tickets back in December the first three minutes they went on sale, and all had a killer weekend! The inaugural Mysteryland USA festival featured ten combined stages/areas stages with a Sunday School 3-stage mini-fest going on all weekend. A Friday night pre-party hosted by Nicky Romero was available to those with Nomad weekend camping passes, and Saturday/Sunday set times ran from 1pm all the way till 2am both days. Steve Aoki closed out the main stage on Saturday and Kaskade did the honors on Sunday, but from open to close, our day was jam-packed with killer sets both days, and plenty of exploring and dancing all around. A+ on stage design, sound, lighting, and of course, the talent! The healing garden, complete with yoga and other cool stuff added some well-needed relaxation/rejuvenation to an otherwise high-energy weekend, and there were plenty of (albeit REALLY pricey) food options. Best of all, the campgrounds provided solace just a short walk away from the party! I'm grading on a curve since this is their first time here in the states, but there's a short list for improvement: 1 - Birdie Bucks - Yes, the festival was cashless, with all purchases scanned from your wristband, but you could only purchase "Birdie Bucks" at select locations, and at the "exchange rate" of $10 USD for 9 Birdie Bucks. They claim to refund unused bucks after the festival, but then deduct a $5 service charge, so unless you want to lose money, you need to be planning & doing math so as to use all your wristband funds...and who the hell wants to do that at a festival?! Compound that with the fact that the entire system went down for a few hours, paralyzing all purchases, and you've got reason to reconsider the rationale for the system. ...Fortunately, I found a workaround to the leftover Bucks situation - Go to the merch shop (which accepts BOTH cash and Birdie Bucks), make a purchase, deplete your wristband balance first, then pay the balance in cash. 2 - Water refill stations - located dangerously close (read: inside) the outhouse area causing even more congestion, with not nearly enough pressure to fill up those camelbaks. Here's where they could take a page from Electric Zoo or EDC and have dedicated high-pressure water refill stations manned by volunteers to keep the line moving and the crowd spread out. All in all, in my mind, ID&T, the Mysteryland organizers did a terrific job their first year, and I hope that the Bethel Woods organizers feel the same so we can party on again next Memorial Day weekend!

Do I really want to reveal the mystery that is Mysteryland? As much as I want to keep this place a…read moresecret, hidden away for no one else to discover, I have to shout from the rooftops just how amazing this festival is. 1) The Logistics - Getting in, out, and around is EASY! Having been to many other festivals where just parking your car is a nightmare, Mysteryland had it all figured out. The little roads around the fest took a beating with heavy traffic but it was nothing like Woodstock back in the day I'm sure. The bathrooms were kept extremely clean at all times. I never had issues with toilet paper or disgusting porta-potties. 2) The People - Everyone was so nice and respectful. The staff were always wishing for us to have an amazing time. I loved the vibes here! 4) The Music - A nice selection of genres from hip top and trap to dark techno and everything in between. The sound was amazing! 5) The Stages - They were so perfectly placed. It was easy to go from stage to stage in 5 minutes. I saw so many artists in one day, I was so surprised! The design of the stages is so unique and each has their own vibe. With a festival that is not sold out like Mysteryland, getting to the front of each stage is an easy task. Where you would expect people to be sardines rammed up against the rail, it is the complete opposite. I vowed to never go front row at a show again after recieving many bruises after Steve Aoki in Toronto. Well here I was, front row at Claude Von Stroke and I had a good foot around me to dance and enjoy myself. I was never shoved or pushed once the entire weekend. 6) The Camping - Camp sites were huge and spacious. The Plaza Central with shops, food, and activities stayed open 24/7 which was a big plus. The general store had everything from underwear to extra tents and sleeping bags. 7) The History - This is where WOODSTOCK HAPPENED!! That is probably the most amazing thing about all of this. The hill we climb each day to go to the festival is where thousands of people stood to watch some of the greatest acts to ever live. The museum on site is very well done and can bring a tear to your eye. So much emotion in one place. Music really does bring everyone together. I'll be back Mysteryland! As long as you are around, I will be coming to visit!!

Worth the drive. We tried 3 times to see the Big Boy. Happy we got to see it here. So much history,…read moreso worth the lesson and knowledge. Great and friendly staff btw. Made my son's birthday perfect!

I grew up in the area and last visited Steamtown when I was a child. I've since moved away, but was…read morevisiting family in the area and my wife and I decided to re-visit Steamtown, which was a great choice. The site is really quite well done and is thorough and organized. We learned quite a bit here and we really enjoyed getting a full picture of how the industry developed and thrived in the Scranton area. Steamtown is a gem and I'm very glad that we decided to re-visit it after all these years!

This is a great story to go and check out look around have coffee have a little snack and just…read moreenjoying the decorations and feeling like you're interested Safari Harding store at the same time

Cool place, overpriced oddities, barely any parking, still fun to go look around, I bought a couple…read moretee shirts just because I'm not from the area and wanted a souvenir, but expect tourist prices for things. The range of their menu wasn't that big, a few things but none of them sounded appetizing, so just went to buy some things from the store, they do have a tattoo place in the back, had no idea that was there, as there were no signs in plain sight about it. Overall a cute place for people who like dark macabre things, but not worth it if you're traveling for just this place.

Coming from afar? Call ahead! I visited and they unexpectedly opened up a bit later than posted…read morehours but I think alien activity in the vicinity has spiked in recent weeks so the staff may have been abducted in the morning hours and returned to their homes late in effect making them late for work. Staff abduction aside, the staff were absolutely AMAZING! No humans are that nice so their morning alien abductors may have performed some type of lobotomization making them super nice as representatives of the alien coalition. The place is small but if you truly take in all that it has to offer you can spend about a solid hour in here looking at the different displays they offer. I won't say exactly what they have as to leave some mystery to your visit but it's certainly an interesting museum for sure. I love the paranormal stuff so "aliens" aren't completely off the table for me in terms of curiosity. I wish I had known this place existed because I would have visited a long time ago. The museum is I'd say 75% alien themed and 25% paranormal. It's certainly geared more toward the UFO theme but still interesting nonetheless. In my opinion if you are making your way north for a getaway and can make it here in 30 mins or less, off your main planned route, I encourage a visit cause it's worth it if you want to add an extra activity to your travel itinerary. If this location brings you more than 30 mins from your route, unless you are seriously into aliens and UFOs I wouldn't go out of my way to visit. With that said, it really was a cool experience and the staff made it worth the price of admission with their kindness and knowledge.

GREETINGS EARTH!! I'm back and stronger than ever. Spent the last few months on Neptune with some…read morealiens, don't ask me what glipgloop tastes like. They could not sustain my hunger for seafood so they dropped me back to earth. Now I must educate myself on aliens. This museum was very informative, although they denied my story. Fellow abductees be warned- may bring back some memories. The whispering man was very nice and informative. The alien test tube at the end is not plus sized #squeeze

Sussex, NJ - this is the kind of kitschy, offbeat attraction with old-timey country charm that…read moreappeals to my sensibilities. It took me a year to finally write this review, but at least I didn't hold out for their 100th anniversary next year. Founded in 1927 by the Space family (currently owned by NJ senator Parker Space and still family-run), this privately held wildlife collection encompasses 500+ animals across 100 species, housed on a 100-acre property that also showcases collections of antique cars, motorbikes, vintage firearms, tools & machinery, minerals, Native American arrowheads & artifacts, a doll museum, and other eclectic Americana chronicling the area's rural heritage. It's less "zoo" than your eccentric great-uncle's farmhouse antique emporium, if he also owned lions and tigers and bears, oh my! The great hall makes a striking first impression, as you are greeted by Goliath, a massive Kodiak bear that was once one of the largest bears ever in captivity, and his other taxidermied friends. Although I'm in principle not a fan of zoos and am conflicted about them, I didn't feel the animals here fared much worse than at your average commercial zoo, though the enclosures are more basic, and some of the animals like the baboons and bears could use more room and things to play with. Some of the exhibits are more farm-style so you can get closer to the animals. (Sadly, I saw a dead newborn deer and flagged down a groundskeeper. Don't know if it died at birth or due to the heat or other reasons.) If it gets too hot out, you can duck into one of several barn museums and check out the displays and knick knacks. There are benches scattered around, and a shaded picnic shed by the pig pen. There are a couple of small playgrounds as well, and an ok pizza restaurant on premises. A 3.5% credit card fee applies everywhere including for tickets and gift shop merch, which is the first I've encountered for a non-restaurant. (The branded tiger hoodie sweatshirt I got for my child is hella cute though and great quality.) The backstory of how the founding farmer couple started this zoo - which began as a small general store, repair shop, and wild animal shelter - and kept their livelihood going through the Great Depression is a classic scrappy American bootstrap tale of achieving success through grit, hard work, and resourcefulness. And there's something to be said about an enterprise that has lasted a century in the same family. I think this place is pretty neat so 4 stars for the uniqueness, nostalgia factor, and non-conventional down-homeness in a world of glossy uniformity.

The care they provide to the animals is disgusting. It looks like an abandoned zoo. Be prepared to…read morecry and leave feeling guilty

Run! Don't walk! Be prepared to laugh your head off. Dorothy is FANTASTIC. So much rich history &…read moreso much fun to be had. She is amazing with kids as well. Truly, so funny. Also, yes it's long. Which is a DELIGHT. It's so kind of Dorothy. Be prepared for 3.5 hours or so; she has so much to cover! I think she's probably only scratching the surface.

This was awful. We booked on a whim because we were making the trip to go to the nearby aquarium…read more We should have known better when we had to go down an suspect alley and park behind a house. We had to wait outside the 'Abracadabra' door which was a horrible seating arrangement. It had standing, dirty water everywhere and everyone outside was getting eating alive by gnats and mosquitoes. The host finally came out but never said who she was or even her name. She must have been having an off day because she was not received well. It was awkward. The building itself was someone's home. The downstairs was the showroom and two beyond cluttered 'museum' rooms. The ceiling had severe water damage. The showroom smelled awful. There were gnats overwhelming the bathrooms. In the "prop room" the ceiling was cracked and in need of maintenance. Molding was falling off the walls. There was even garbage, plates and drinks left out from some kind of celebration. At it's prime I'm certain the collection and rooms looked prestigious but years later, no upkeep and cleaning just left it sad. The show started with the magician giving a blurb about herself starting with she was raised by an abusive alcoholic father. You could tell this was more about Dorothy than Houdini. The monologue was done via microphone that was tied around her neck and blared out of a speaker that had a loud, annoying feedback that no one tried to correct. This shifted into an old DVD that's displayed on blurry television. The audio/visual were terrible. At some point they forgot to update the equipment. For the price that you pay for admission, you would feel they would upgrade the devices. We learned about Houdini and the way Dorothy engaged with the audience was just weird and she would giggle when it got creepy, awkward. There also was an old man sitting in the back of the room, just staring at everyone and not talking. You'd think, the person would be introduced but we didn't learn about him until an hour later. The history was painful and it was almost a look but don't touch and listen to me dialogue. Dorothy told the kids not to jump off bridges but they could eat swords. She told another kid that he was going to be locked in a mill crate like Houdini. The cake topper was the child she yelled at for touching something. The child started wailing and rushed to hide behind her mother. A child sneezed in one room and she snarled they better not have given her Covid. I mean her, when there were other people in the room, but really - who says that! Let alone to a child. The long drawn out history finally gave way to another video displayed poorly to the audience while the magician got ready. Before starting the video she asked if any one knew how Houdini died and she said the creepy old man in the back did. He stood up and just shrieked loudly for 20 seconds. Dorothy, creepy guy and another associate found this hilarious. The audience was confused. The video displayed the magician doing escape artist tricks and the jinx bullet trick. Very different from the basic magic that was about to happen. None the less performed to very loud 70's instrumental music. It almost felt like being at a child's birthday. Except we did the same trick over and over. We changed gears but it was basic. The magic was fun but the slight of hand was so obvious it took away the magic. It seemed like the touch was gone. I wouldn't recommend.