Mercer Museum, Doylestown PA

Very informative for all ages. Layout is modern and effective. A lot to learn even after several visits.

Weirdest thing I've seen in a long time. This is an incredibly organized and oddly done museum that is extremely overwhelming but amazing.

This was a fun and enlightening experience. So much to see. Very nice categorization and display of tools and horse drawn vehicles. Drawbacks - a lot of walking; top floor NOT handicap accessible; two hour timed entrance slot not long enough.

There is so much to see. Lots of local history. I was amazed how 1 person collected so much.

Amazing array of practical Americana showcasing how our ingenious ancestors lived and worked.

The only museum like this in the world. Been visiting this place for 30 years. So many rooms and exhibits to see. You really get to see how early America was built.

AMAZING & FUN! Mercer was a cross between visionary & hoarder. The way he crafted this museum was incredible. Hours of fun with history.

I first went to this museum when I was a clerk/typist for the Bureau of Museums & Historic Sites in another state. I was in my 20s. It was fantastic. I loved it so much, that when my oldest two children were mature enough to understand, I took them there and they seemed to have a great time. Again, with my second set of my youngest children, I also took them. Now we come to my recent visit which I planned especially for my 70th birthday. I was devastated at how inaccessible it had become for those with certain disabilities. My mother was unable to go through as we had done in years past because there was no room for her wheelchair. Granted they now have an elevator, but there were so many steps, even I had problems negotiating them. My SO and my youngest son were able to move about freely and did. I understand having to put up bars to protect the exhibits, but the "new" doors took up a lot of the viewing area. I can't tell you how disappointed I was this time around. Being there destroyed my "happy thoughts" and memories. Even my "then and now" pictures are a downer. It's still worth a trip if you are hale and hearty, but someone such as myself and my mother would have had a better experience, if we had just stayed home.

We drove over 300 miles because my wife had read that it was a place to visit. My suggestion to you is don't do it!

My initial reaction when I entered was.wow, look at all this old stuff. Then after a few minutes I started to realize the guy was really just a junk collector or a hoarder.

We actually saw stuff in there that our parents had.

My wife really wanted to go to the castle too. But thankfully a staff told us that it's just filled with his books and tiles so we passed on that.

Let me put it this way for you, the self guided tour was supposed to take 2.5 hours. We were done in 40 minutes. And that included using the restroom.

We drive almost 4 hours to visit Fronthill Castle and the Mercer museum. We loved the collection of vintage items that Henry Mercer collected in his lifetime and are finally on display in the museum. If I am in the area I would visit it again, these types of places are magical

Beautiful museum, we spent about 2 hours with kids, hunting for hidden animals stamps, enjoying magnet fishing at the kids place and listening to all the musical instruments there. A unique place and a must see if you are in a 50-miles radius.

Great place for kids and adults. Overwhelming collections and history. Too much to take in on one visit. Incredible view into past local history.

Honestly boring as heck compared to the Fonthill Castle. It’s all old tools which I guess is interesting to some people, but kinda seems like a bunch of old junk in a fancy setting. The most interesting parts were the fake general store and the tortoise shell/bone carving tools. I have no complaints about the niceness of the museum or the beauty of the grounds, the collection was just drab.

Was a really fascinating and interesting museum very rustic and really nice day at a museum

Incredibly unusual and fascinating museum of items used around the turn of the century. It is a must see. The story of its construction is wild and each item is still in the location Mercer placed them.
My favs are the whaling boats, gallows and vampire killing kit. The place is a feast for the eyes and mind. Can't believe it took me so long to visit.

The Mercer Museum hosted my wedding! This was a wedding under unique circumstances in that, my husbands mother who has been fighting cancer for a few years was given only a few months to live around the time that our wedding was a year out. As a result, we decided to pivot our plan and hold our wedding within four months. Without a venue or any ability to re-budget, we were left to figure out what we could do on our own. Mercer Museum was kind enough to allow us to hold our wedding on site for a small ceremony and pictures. We only had 28 people total, but it was a holiday weekend and they were willing to work with us and help us out. It turned out beautiful and we are so thankful to the whole team over at Mercer for all of their help.

Great place to explore local history! Thematic exhibitions are held from time to time, also quite interesting experience.

Really cool museum. So much to explore. Gives a real snapshot of the lives of people in 1800's

What a fun place to come and learn about. Anyone in Bucks County should come here at least once.