I've been to a number of historical replicas throughout the USA, and this is one of my favorites. The museum--which is largely outdoors--showcases pioneer life during two time periods, the 1860s and the 1890s. In addition, a new visitor center (which just opened in February 2005) houses exhibits of antiques and art, plus a children's hands-on play-and-learn center. My grandchildren loved the kid’s center, with its 1890s play kitchen, computer games, and other touchable exhibits. Yet, they also loved the 1860s farm every bit as well. This is one museum where kids don't need to "stay still." They can rove from the old-fashioned cabin to the barn, to the sheep fold, to the garden... and there isn't anything they can break or harm. Costumed guides give demonstrations (although the museum really needs more of them than the four who were there when we visited). We were able to see a weaving demonstration and horses being hitched to a wagon and taken for a ride. When we got to the 1960s one-room school house, the kids enjoyed playing school, tending the wood stove and using the real McGuffey's Reader. Next, we went to the 1890s area, where we toured the home, the barns, and the workshop. The grandkids particularly enjoyed watching the antics of the pigs wallowing in their mud hole and getting to see two cows up close and personal. Myself, I enjoyed musing about what it would be like to have to cook meals on the home's old-fashioned wood-fired stove!