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The Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center, part of the Johnstown Discovery Network, is a community center that contains several attractions: the "America: Through Immigrant Eyes" exhibit; the Johnstown Children's Museum; the Iron & Steel Gallery; and two additional galleries. It also houses the Galliker's Cafe and the 4th Floor Ethnic Social Club. The HDC is operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA). Welcome!
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Group Services
The Heritage Discovery Center appeals to groups of all ages - seniors, students and everyone in between! We can arrange a tour with a special admission rate for any group of 10 or more -- but tours should be arranged in advance with Melissa Bacon, Visitor Services Director, at 814-539-1889 x 311.
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Group rates for just the Heritage Discovery Center are available, but combination rates for both the Heritage Discovery Center (including the new Johnstown Children's Museum and Iron & Steel Gallery, Wagner-Ritter House & Garden, and the Johnstown Flood Museum are an even better value - so plan to visit all three sites! The museums, which are located a half-mile apart, make for a wonderful day of sightseeing. (Note that although the Wagner-Ritter House & Garden is open on a seasonal schedule, we will open it anytime for groups with advance notice.)
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Additional group services available include:
- Free education programs for student groups, available on this Web site -- There are three separate programs for the Heritage Discovery Center, all including pre-, post- and on-site activities designed to help teachers and student group leaders make the most out of a visit to us. All three programs, "Push and Pull of Immigration," "Making a Life" and "Making a Living," are online. These programs allow students to use primary and secondary research materials to explore themes relevant to our museums, and all meet Pennsylvania state education standards. Click on the hotlink to browse these exciting activities.
- Catered lunches served on-site at the Heritage Discovery Center. Hot catered buffet lunches are available with a variety of menus. We can also cater sandwiches, wraps and other simpler lunches from our Galliker's Cafe. Pail "immigrant" lunches are also available. Call for pricing.
- Step-on guides are available to help your group get the most out of your trip to Johnstown. Your guide can meet your bus at any Johnstown-area attraction, and share fascinating stories about the flood and Johnstown's history as you travel between attractions.
- Bus parking -- Free, dedicated bus parking is available in the museum's large parking lot.
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Suggested Itineraries
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There's a lot to do and see in the Johnstown area -- to learn more, visit the Johnstown Discovery Network section of this website. Here are suggested itineraries for one- and two-day group tours to this area.
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One-Day Itinerary
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Two-Day Itinerary
Day One
- Arrive at the Heritage Discovery Center and enjoy a catered lunch -- click here for available menus
- Tour the Heritage Discovery Center
- Board your motorcoach and go to the Wagner-Ritter House & Garden; take a driving tour of Historic Cambria City and possibly a visit to a local ethnic church; OR take a walking tour of downtown Johnstown, featuring many flood-surviving buildings and other historic sites, with an experienced guide
- Travel to and tour the Windber Coal Heritage Center
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Day Two
- After breakfast, travel to and tour the National Park Service's Johnstown Flood National Memorial, including the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Lodge
- Travel the 14-mile path of the flood to the Johnstown Flood Museum, and enjoy a hot catered buffet lunch
- Tour the Johnstown Flood Museum and view the Academy Award-winning documentary
- Travel to and ride the Johnstown Inclined Plane
- Travel to and tour Grandview Cemetery, where more than 750 unidentified flood victims are buried in the Plot of the Unknown
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