Celebrate Pennsylvania’s birthday by visiting Landis Valley for free.
On Charter Day, we honor the 1681 land grant from King Charles II to William Penn. A newly-converted Quaker, Penn petitioned the king for land in the New World as a place for people of persecuted protestant sects to live in peace. He gave the king a generous offer to forgive a large debt owed to Penn’s father, Admiral Sir William Penn, in exchange for the land. King Charles II agreed and gave the land to Penn as a proprietary/feudal agreement. While other colonies were royal colonies administered by the king, this unique agreement made Penn the owner of 28 million acres, the largest piece of privately owned property in the world at the time.
Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum will be open from 12pm to 4pm free of charge to all.
Come see demonstrators and interpreters in many of our onsite buildings, view our visitor center exhibit and while you are here stop by the museum store for some spring shopping!