Tour Information
For the Museum's hours of operation and admission fees, click here.
The Boal Estate has been the Boal family home for eight generations and over 200 years and tells the story of America as seen through one family. It has the original furnishings.
The fourth generation, Colonel Theodore Davis Boal, called Terry, went to Europe in the 1890's and married Mathilde, a descendent of Christopher Columbus, who inherited the Columbus Chapel and brought it to Boalsburg in 1909.
The tour consists of:
Group tours are possible at any time in any season by advance arrangement. Contact 814-466-9266 or office@boalmuseum.com. For details, click here.
Drop-in tours are possible from May 1 to October 31, six days a week (closed on Mondays, except open on Memorial Day Monday).
Daily times are:
From May 1 to mid-June and from Labor Day to October 31, open 1:30 to 5 pm
From mid-June to Labor Day, open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesdays thru Saturdays and Noon to 5 pm summer Sundays.
Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for children (ages 7-11 inclusive) and under seven years free with an adult.
The fourth generation, Colonel Theodore Davis Boal, called Terry, went to Europe in the 1890's and married Mathilde, a descendent of Christopher Columbus, who inherited the Columbus Chapel and brought it to Boalsburg in 1909.
The tour consists of:
- the Boal Mansion, home of eight generations of the Boal family for over 200 years with the original furnishings
- the Columbus Chapel, a centuries-old chapel of the Columbus family imported from Spain in 1909 containing the Admiral's Desk of Christopher Columbus, fine European art and two pieces of the True Cross of Jesus.
- three exhibit rooms with tools, centuries-old weapons and an 1850 stage coach.
Group tours are possible at any time in any season by advance arrangement. Contact 814-466-9266 or office@boalmuseum.com. For details, click here.
Drop-in tours are possible from May 1 to October 31, six days a week (closed on Mondays, except open on Memorial Day Monday).
Daily times are:
From May 1 to mid-June and from Labor Day to October 31, open 1:30 to 5 pm
From mid-June to Labor Day, open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesdays thru Saturdays and Noon to 5 pm summer Sundays.
Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for children (ages 7-11 inclusive) and under seven years free with an adult.
