Discover DuBois: Museum, Theater and Nature

DuBois, Pennsylvania, offers several starting points for a trip: local history, visual art, theater, a trail through named natural areas and baseball. If you’re looking for a hotel in DuBois, it helps to first decide what brings you to the area. Your interests lead to different planning questions—for example, whether you’re more interested in historic sites, art, a trail or a sporting event.

Local History and Culture

The DuBois Area Historical Society Museum is located in three buildings at 24, 30 and 34 West Long Avenue in DuBois, Pennsylvania. For planning purposes, it’s important to note the full sequence of addresses: the museum’s name refers to an institution at three addresses, not just a single building. If you include the museum in your travel plans, make a note of all three street numbers.

The Paul G. Reitz Theater was one of the few buildings to survive the 1888 fire, which destroyed most of the city. Its significance therefore extends beyond its current cultural offerings and also connects it to the city’s history. The local volunteer theater group stages productions there year-round. The building’s historic role and its performances are thus two distinct aspects of the same theater.

The Winkler Gallery and Art Education Center offers a different cultural focus: it showcases high-quality art and promotes art education. Its work therefore encompasses both exhibiting art and education. If you’re interested in both, you can think of the gallery differently from the theater, whose distinctive features stem from its productions and local history.

A Trail Through Named Natural Areas

The Beaver Meadow Trail runs through the historic Big Beaver Meadow and the Sandy Lick Creek Recreational Area in the City of Du Bois. For orientation, it’s important to consider both names together with the route: the trail passes through two named areas and is not limited to Big Beaver Meadow. If you want a trail and its natural surroundings to shape your stay, this route description provides a concrete starting point for planning.

Baseball and Musicfest

Showers Field is located in DuBois and is the home field for several baseball teams from school, college and amateur leagues. For a single baseball event, the field can accommodate almost 1,500 spectators. This capacity figure applies to a single event and adds to the overview of the different levels of baseball played at the same venue.

Musicfest takes place on Thursday evenings in summer on the stage at DuBois Memorial Park. Its timing sets it apart from the theater productions staged year-round: Musicfest is held on summer Thursday evenings. If you’d like to plan your stay around it, check the event dates before you travel.

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