Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum
Getting hands-on with history
A lifelong dream of retired rural farmer, Leeward Babbie, the Babbie Museum provides visitors with an opportunity for hands-on experiences with farm tools used more than 100 years ago. A full-sized stagecoach, old farm furnishings, and a restored shingle mill visitors will make you feel like you are in the year 1850. A petting zoo with hens, horses, and miniature donkeys will make the kids yearning to bring one home.
At a glance
- Gateway to the Heritage of Rural and Farm Life in the Champlain Valley and Adirondacks.
- Journey into the past as you view the many displays and demonstrations.
- Constantly expanding and adding new exhibits.
Address
250 River Rd
Peru
, NY
12972
Phone
518-643-8052
Hours
10:00am to 4:00pm –May, June, Oct. (Fri. thru Sun.)
10:00am to 4:00pm – July, Aug. Sept. (Thurs. thru Sun.)
Opens 2nd weekend in May thru mid-October.
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