The Daniel Boone Homestead, the site of the legendary pioneer’s birth in 1734, offers a unique glimpse at the diverse and dynamic community that formed in the Oley Valley during the colonial period through exhibits, programs, and tours. Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the site includes 579 acres of land, the Boone House, six other eighteenth-century structures, a lake, picnic areas, and recreational facilities.

In addition to memorializing the life of Boone, particularly his youth in Pennsylvania, the site interprets the lives of the homestead’s later residents, the Maugridge and DeTurk Families, their slaves, indentured servants, and apprentices, as a microcosm of eighteen-century life in the Oley Valley. Because of its size and location, the Homestead offers abundant recreational opportunists. Traditional meadows, hedge groves, and woods are a refuge for wildlife. Nature walks, bridle trails, and orienteering courses are reminiscent of the activities that the site’s most famous resident surely would have enjoyed.

For more information on operating hours, visiting guidelines, and admission rates: https://www.thedanielboonehomestead.org/