Landis Valley Museum, a Pennsylvania German living history village, invites you to visit a place where the present meets the past.

The museum contains a diverse collection of artifacts and historic buildings. It tells a simple story with a common theme. We call it Pennsylvania German Life - the historical identity of the 18th and 19th century German population in Pennsylvania and Lancaster County.

Over the years the museum has grown from a handful of buildings to a assemblage of many exhibit areas including structures original to Landis Valley, relocated early buildings, and new facilities. The museum includes exhibit buildings, a crossroads village, and adjoining farmsteads with historical breeds of animals and heirloom plants. The collections of buildings and artifacts, together with demonstrations of traditional crafts and skills, serve to interpret and preserve the past of Pennsylvania German rural life.