What a fantastic museum for those wishing to understand the life of the Lenapes who inhabited this region. As two senior citizens, we learned a lot about this tribe's daily life and so much more. The museum is small, but clean, and the self-interpreted audio guide was very useful. I would definitely recommend the Pocono Indian Museum. read more

Quite interesting but very small. It's a guided tour with an electronic speaker. The souvenir store is larger than the actual museum. I wouldn't travel just for this museum however if you are in the area this is a must see. read more

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Nothing fancy at all but educational nonetheless. We decided to take the 30 minute self- guided tour & learned far more about the Lenape than they teach us in school. From weapons to herbs, from clothing to food. It was a nice lesson for a Sunday afternoon. The ladies that work there were lovely and informative so we appreciate them for indulging us. A little bit of history goes a long way. read more

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1. I didn't go into the museum because it goes against all my morals supporting a business that benefits off the story of a people they're not affiliated with. 2. The book part of the gift shop needs serious work and very little time was put into assuring that they are putting out correct information. Only one section for books written by native authors, multiple books from that section are not written by accredited authors and there were multiple books in other sections that actually deserve the recognition of being written by native people. They also have signs for languages tapes available for purchase which is gross considering that vital resources like that should be free to native people and not advertised to non natives in order to make a quick buck. Talk about colonialism! 3. Walking in i quickly realize they have very little respect for the artifacts they do have, nothing looks properly displayed or even preserved. Overall the owners and workers have very little respect for the people they are making money off of. The good reviews from this place don't come from native people, only non native people who don't see an issue with the gross disregard for who we are. read more

Absolutely gorgeous. Great artifacts. Friendly and helpful staff. Reasonably priced antiques and native made items. Also offers a tour. Very clean shop. A great find, even if to just look around. I was taken back by the sculptures, the authentic headdresses as well as clothing. The shop offers a real deep dive immersed in the culture. Such a fantastic shop. read more

I'm appalled that some folks are still using an incorrect outdated term to refer to native/indigenous people. More importantly if a place claims to be a "museum", I expect them to be well informed enough to use terminology that is not rooted in the misperception and erasure of native people. The name is the first sign that these folks have not done their research, nor do they care to update their vocabulary to be accurate. I encourage anyone who is interested in indigenous history to learn about it from.... You guessed it! Indigenous people. read more

This is a small but very interesting museum. Whether you live live here or just visiting, make sure you stop in here. Good for all ages to learn about our native Americans and how they lived. Also about how the settlers systematically destroyed them giving them small pox on purpose. Learn as much as you can! read more

The tour is dated, a little dusty but still very relevant. Audio tour, 30 min, very reasonable cost. Museums always have cool gift shops. This one is filled! Relaxing music. read more

A quaint little museum sitting along a fairly heavy traveled road so it's hard to miss. Offers a self guided audio tour which focuses on the Deleware Native Americans. Not many real artifacts, mostly arrowheads, a few pots, and a lot of recreations. The audio tidbits were interesting however. You can do the whole thing in about a half hour so a nice little stop on the way to other activities. The gift shop has some interesting finds so definitely take a few minutes to walk around and pick yourself up something nice. Wheelchair access was a little difficult, had to go up a flight of stairs to ask about wheelchair access to get my wife in, which is around the back of the building, up a grassy hill, and through an emergency exit. And their bathrooms are tiny so my wife had to leave her wheelchair in the lobby since it wouldn't fit in the bathroom with her. Staff was really nice and helpful though! read more

Not really what I was expecting, but we needed to kill a couple hours so we stoped by the Pocono Indian Museum. It takes about thirty minutes to walk through a small informative set up of pictures and artifacts. It in some ways remind me of walking through something at a carnival. They give you a small blue tooth speaker that has someone explaining the history behind each section as you walk through. They have many knickknacks but they also have Native American art work as well on sale. There are two other sections past the store were they sale winter clothes and if you go up stairs there is a section we're they sale books about different tribes and Native American history along with the old west. The staff on hand were very nice and pleasant. read more

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What a wonderful museum!! Although small, it was extremely inexpensive, there were some informative exhibits and the staff was fabulous and fun!! read more

The Pocono Indian Museum in Poconos Pennsylvania is absolutely amazing. It was so amazing I went two days in a row. This museum has a 30 minute guided tour, they give you a device and it talks while you walk around and site see. It's rather short but it's very informal, I enjoyed it. Then once you exit the museum part you end up in the shop area they sell EVERYTHING Native! They have 3 floors of stuff you can buy. They have dream catchers everywhere , stones with meanings, herbal tea, inscents. Stuff for children , they also have books to educate regarding Natives. And they sell ski stuff. They sell a lot of souvenirs, and the prices are extremely reasonable , I love this place I am Native American and it was just so amazing. All ages will love this! Give this place a go. Oh yeah the museum part is only 6.00 per person well worth it ! Loraine is a worker here and she was so nice and very helpful with me finding something that wasn't in stock she went above and beyond to tell me they will mail it to me when it's in stock. I visit Pocono PA , once a year and I will make sure I come to this museum every year ! read more

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Worst museum I've ever been to. Boyfriend and I walked through in about 5 minutes. The figurine when you walk in didn't even have his "proper parts". read more

I haven't been to this place for many years not since my son was about eight years old we went in and learned a lot that you would never know about the Indians at one point we were both crying I recommend read more

This was honestly just a random stop for us. We were on our way to check out the flea market nearby and saw a sign for the museum so we decided to check it out. From the outside it didn't look like much but when we entered we saw the amazing gift shop they had. We first were just interested in the gift/souvenir shop because they had such cool items but we also decided to give the tour a chance. The tour is self guided which some may or may not like but I absolutely loved this idea. They give you a speaker to carry around with a pre recording of someone explaining every room to you. They start a new tour about every 8 minutes so you aren't overlapping with another group and their speaker. The tour is about 30 minutes long which is another thing I really like because I can lose interest pretty fast. It cost $7 per person. I definitely recommend this place if you're ever in town! read more

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just go. you will learn in 30 minutes on a self guided tour what you should have learned in high school about the native Americans Again, the Lenape Indians got hoodwinked by William Penn And they will tell you how. they talk about Indian corn (so small) tools to survive and the various remedies that the Lenape Indians used to cure rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases that the white man brought with them to the New World. outstanding museum with a wonderful gift shop read more

Small and quaint musuem with self guided tour at $5 for adults and $2.50 for children. The self guided tour with a handheld audio recording was very informative, referencing the relics and lives of the Lanope tribe as well as general Native American culture with this historic building. Gift shops and other stores on premises. Definitely worth the short visit during a daytrip. I was pleased and further enlightened to more truths of the Native American culture from the experience. read more

Pocono Indian Museum - Museums Near Me - East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

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Great place. Beautiful Native American things. Very friendly staff. Would definitely go back.

Legit. Shop was overwhelming but some good stuff. Lots of books. Bigfoot is/was real...? read more

*UGG SOLD HERE!* That line alone, made me laugh for years as we had passed this place a while ago, but hadn't stopped. For some reason I didn't realize it was a museum, but just a cheesy gift shop. We went recently to see waterfalls, and they were so packed, we did this museum and the Milford graveyard instead. It was really fun! The entrance feels almost like a southern mansion as you walk up the steps. The incense smell is lovely and there is a feast of color and things for your eyes to alight upon. We decided to of course do the museum, and they give you a little speaker to carry around that narrates the tour as you go. The lady instructed us to NOT push this one button, or the tour will start from the beginning. After the first exhibit, guess what hubby did? Pushed the dang button. So then we ignored the talking and explored on our own. There is a lot to read, I liked seeing the tools that the Native Americans were so ingenious with, and especially the wall of edible plants they used. Very informative. The fake scalp at the end was kinda funny. We walked through the shop after, and I was particularly drawn to the upstairs book section. Without too much detail, I will say I am a descendent of Native Americans from Quebec, and my mom most def looked like it with her dark long hair. She passed away a year ago. I was drawn to the books and felt the titles screaming at me and tears welled up. So I am standing there feeling a little lost and trying to gather myself. I was drawn to buy a book about listening with your heart, and I read the whole book on the way home. Also, on the way out I was drawn to the seed bead bracelets, and the one in particular I bought and didn't even realize til I got in the car that it was a red winged blackbird, which is my favorite bird. Unfortunately I lost the bracelet, but it prompted me to research to purchase another, where I found the red winged feather tattoo I will get in honor of my mother and Native American ancestors. This is a long winded review, I know. But a Yelpers gotta Yelp, right? Give this place a shot, take a pic with the couple by the door and giggle he is wearing jeans :) read more

The Pocono Indian Museum is the only museum in Northeastern Pennsylvania dedicated to showing the history of the Delaware Indian. The takes 30 minutes and it is a self-guided tour. The museum will both inform and, perhaps, shock you. It will show the North American history of man in Northeastern Pennsylvania from 10,500 B.C. to the contact period with European man prior to the American Revolution. It will show the Delaware Indian's peaceful coexistence with other Indians. And, it will show you the shocking and short 100 years it took the white man to virtually eliminate almost all traces of the Indian's existence. read more

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The name "Indian" Mueseum should have been our first clue that this is not ran by actual members of the Poconos tribe or even indigenous people or descendents. Walked in and saw halloween style costume head dresses for sale, walked right out. read more

Loved it, very nice little stop for the family. Employees were professional and courteous. I'm always up for a good history lesson.

If you are visiting the Pocono area and are looking for an hour or so of your time to see something new then this is the place to go. The Museum is enjoyable and educational with the 25 minute self guided audio tour. After the tour, why not shop at the store and buy a book or an Indian novelty item. read more

Went there this afternoon since it was raining. The tour itself is $6 to get in and you carry a hand held speaker which tells you about the artifacts. (Well, not all. And you cant pause it to look at the other things.) It's made to keep a flow through to 1/2 hr. So others don't have a long wait. Only one group at a time can enter. The artifacts displayed there are from the area, not much to see. The Meesing was my favorite part, because that's the park next to my house. The tour is extremely dark for some reason. (Probably to keep you from looking at the caulk and nails to put the displays together.) My favorite part was the gift shop. It had a-lot of nature stuff. (I forgot to buy the Kachina doll I wanted ) the gift shop is bigger than the museum itself and has stuff for everyone. Really nice gifts at a nice price. Found a lucky rabbits foot and a Raccoon tail for my bag. You do not have to pay to get inside the gift shop. (I'm dragging mom back to get things.) The new workers are well educated on the place and make your stay a great experience. read more

Pocono Indian Museum - Possible spirit? Or is it just my eyes? Person behind the mask with its arms crossed. - Museums Near Me - East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

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My 5 and 7 year old children and I really enjoyed this. The tour was 30 minutes but was easy to follow along and not too long winded. We really enjoyed it. The second floor of the gift shop containing all the books had a wonderful wide variety and we spent most of our time looking at the unique selection. Everyone was very friendly and overall a great experience. read more

Visited here while in the area and went to see this museum. We found it very interesting and learned alot of information about the history of the Indians and how they lived. The self guided audio tour explained the history of how they hunted, stocked food, built shelters and made their own clothes from animal furs. We enjoyed browsing thru their extensive gift shop . read more

Isn't exactly an Indian museum. It's a Native American museum. I was actually expecting it to be an actual museum...or Indian museum at that. It's just a gift shop with a small side of "information" about native Americans. Was not exactly interesting. Most of the items looked fake. Everything was hand written. Hand colored and the figurines weren't impressive. I didn't learn much from the museum and that is unusual for me. Once people entered the museum part, we had to leave because they were being loud and we heard their audio. So it's basically impossible if there are two "tours" going on at once. Their gift shop mostly carries chine items. Not recommending it. read more

Really enjoyed visiting the museum with my family. Found it to be very informative and very reasonably priced. Would definitely go back!

The staff at the museum was helpful, polite, and very informative. I enjoyed the tour and loved the merchandise they had for purchase. The entire visit was pleasant and welcoming. They treated me with respect and answered all of my questions. Thanks for an enjoyable and historical experience. read more

Lots of good stuff here, and really liked being able to check stuff out and pick up a few things. Saw some stuff I actually had a hard time finding (books and a card I was looking for). I'm lucky enough to have traveled to many Reservations and other places in Indian Country and it's nice to find something in a place folks forget actually not only has Native history but many Native people from the region. read more

wonderful place to visit in the Poconos. 30 min. self guided tour depicting the life of the Lenape (Delaware) Native Americans. Educational for families. Great gift shop with native pottery, jewelry, artwork and a bookstore with over 600 titles. read more

Glad we visited here. Very interesting. Nice shops attached to museum. Also, the drive down 209 and Bushkill Road was BEAUTIFUL!

This museum is a older white mansion converted into a small museum, Indian-tourist store & modern winter/summer wear store w/shoes/boots. Adults were $6/ea with a hand-held audio player. The tour was ok, but if you've seen the info. in a more professional setting, then you might be disappointed in it. read more

Have gone there for years. As a federally enrolled member of a tribe from their backyard, I applaud the owners for caring enough to try to remind the general public that we not only were integral to the history of the area, but that we still exist! The gift shop has items ranging from inexpensive trinkets for kids to finer pieces of jewelry and some Native American made art pieces. The book store on the 2nd floor is my idea of Disneyland, with titles that you didn't even know you needed in your home library. And if they don't have it, Lorraine will happily order it for you. Something for everyone and a kind, courteous staff. Worth a trip. read more

I visit the Indian Museum back in August and I have to say after reading the reviews of the two ladies who where not happy with the museum they should go back and visit again. I was greeted when I arrived and informed f everything they have, from Museum, Gift Shop, Ski Shop and a lots of books on Native History. I was also very impressed with the tour very educational I highly recommend it. The prices were very reasonable the ladies who work there are great. Maria was excellent, she made my mother feel welcome when she spoke to my mother in spanish, she was here visting from PR. Lorraine was also very nice and between Lorriane and Maria they show they like what they do. I will be back and will tell my friends of this place. Judy Garcia South Plainsfield, NJ read more

Nice visit there with our 5 children. My husband is a history lover and especially enjoyed the museum and every detail! We will definitely take the kids back again when our little ones are older to enjoy. read more

This was an affordable and informative visit with my three grandchildren. The audio tour eliminates the need for lots of reading for children. The tour took about 30 minutes with another 30 minutes browsing the gift shop where they were each happy with their under $10 purchases. The bonus was that it provided an opportunity to connect with a subject they were learning about in school (all ages 4th thru 7th grade) read more

this place got nice staff owner nice and i loved the tour very nice gift shop come check it out for your self