The Danville area offers a wide range of activities that bring many visitors and tourists to the community every year. Knoebels Amusement Resort, located only 20 minutes away, is America's largest free admission amusement park. There are three golf courses (two public and one private) and two wildlife preserves within a short drive of the Danville area. Visitors enjoy everything from fishing and camping in the summer to skiing and ice skating in the winter.
Things to do in Danville
Children's Museum
Children's Museum offers a variety of changing interactive exhibits about science, the arts and humanities encourages hands-on learning for school-age children. An outdoor butterfly garden is featured. Special programs and workshops are held throughout the year. Call (570) 389-9206 for more information.
2 W. 7th St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Joseph Priestley House
Joseph Priestley House contains the laboratory and books of Dr. Joseph Priestley, the Unitarian theologian who discovered oxygen. The house contains period furnishings. An introductory exhibit and orientation videotape at the visitor center depict the life of Dr. Priestley, who emigrated from England in 1794. Call (570) 473-9474 for more information.
472 Priestley Ave., Northumberland, PA 17821
Montour Preserve
Montour Preserve is a nature preserve and recreation area centering on 165-acre Lake Chillisquaque. Visitors enjoy boating, hiking, picnicking and fishing in summer and cross-country skiing and ice fishing in winter. There are marked trails and a visitor center displaying nature, wildlife and history exhibits. Programs are held throughout the year. Call (570) 437-3131 for more information.
700 Preserve Rd., Danville, PA 17821
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train Ride
Poneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train Ride, 4 blks. off SR 61, following signs, offers a tour through a coal mine on battery-powered mine cars. Experienced miners act as guides and explain the operation. Mine temperatures range from 48 to 52 degrees Fahrenheit; a sweater or light jacket is advised. On a separate 30-minute tour a 1920s steam train powers mine cars three-fourths of a mile around a mountainside to an abandoned strip mine and bootleg coal hole. Call (570) 875-3850 for more information.
19th St. & Oak St., Ashland, PA 17921
Samek Art Gallery
Samek Art Gallery, jct. Moore Ave. and 7th St. on the third floor of the Elaine Langone Center on the Bucknell University campus, showcases more than 5,000 works of art. Collections include Japanese decorative art, Baroque and Renaissance art, historic prints, modern and contemporary works on paper and 20th-century photographs. Call (570) 577-3792 for more information.
Moore Ave. & 7th St., Lewisburg, PA 17837