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Valley Forge National Historical Park
Touring the Park
Valley Forge Visitor Center

Begin your tour here!

Stop in the Visitor Center, pick up the park map and learn about the day's events and touring options. Staff and volunteers are available to assist you and help plan your visit. 

Walk through the museum and enjoy exhibits containing Revolutionary War artifacts and fossils from the Port Kennedy Bone Cave displayed in the Visitor Center. Get an overview of the park's historical significance during the eighteen-minute film, "Valley Forge: A Winter Encampment," is shown daily at 9:30 AM, 10:00 AM and every following hour through 4:00 PM.

 
Ranger Gallery Talk

Ranger-led Walking Tours

40 minute guided tours travel 1/4 mile from the theater to the Muhlenberg Brigade discussing various topics from war strategy to the lay of the land. Tours are given daily throughout the summer and weekends in the spring and fall.

 
Interpreter displaying Continental Dress

Living History
Weekends in the spring and fall and daily during the summer, interpreters and volunteers gather at the Muhlenberg Brigade Huts to show visitors the life of the common solider in the American Revolution.

Other interpretive locations include Washington's Headquarters, the Train Station, and The Stephen's Family House (Varnum's Quarters).
See Park Hours for more information

 
Trolley in front of the Arch

Trolley Tours

These 90 minute guided tours depart from the front of the Welcome Center and travel throughout the Park with extended stops at Muhlenberg's Brigade and Washington's Headquarters.

Prices:
$16: Adults
$13: Students, seniors (62 & over) and active military
$8: Children (11 & under)

Schedule:
Tours begin again weekends in April and May. Call 610-783-1074 for questions, dates, and to reserve tickets.
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Cell Phone Tours

Valley Forge National Historical Park is full of great stories. Now, simply hear them come to life 24/7 from the convenience of your own cell phone. It's easy! Call 484.396.1018. También disponible en español en 484.396.1015.The tour is free, but you will use your own cell phone service and minutes.

Download the new tour directory!

 
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Step-on Tours
Encampment Store Guides will "step-on" your vehicle and lead your group through the Park. Tours are 2 hours long and include stops at Muhlenberg's Brigade and Washington's Headquarters.

Fee charges and reservations are required. For more information or reservations, please call 610.783.1074.
More about The Encampment Store

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Sketch by Michael Panno of a gracile sabertooth cat, Smilodon gracilis

Did You Know?
Port Kennedy Cave, located in what is now Valley Forge NHP, produced one of the most significant assemblages of Pleistocene fossils in North America. 14 plants and 48 animals are represented, including wolverine, Wheatley's ground sloth, long-nosed peccary, Hay's tapir, and lesser short-faced bear.
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Last Updated: January 19, 2012 at 08:11 MST