Experience Kits

About the Program

Become a tourist in your own city with the Allegheny County Library Association’s​ Experience Kits.

Thanks to a partnership with the Heinz Center Affiliates Program, Allegheny County libraries are offering FREE ADMISSION for two adults and six children to a number of museums and historical sites around Pittsburgh! Each pass can be checked out for up to one week at a time. Plus, each pass comes with virtual access to educational information, itinerary ideas, and other fun content.

The Experience Kit program is being coordinated through the Heinz History Center’s Affiliates Program (HCAP), which includes more than 125 regional historical societies and organizations dedicated to preserving local history.  The Affiliate Program members include history, genealogy, and library organizations located primarily within the counties of Western Pennsylvania.

2025 Participating Museums & Historic Sites: Heinz History Center • Fort Pitt Museum • Meadowcroft Rock Shelter & Historic Village • Bushy Run Battlefield • Depreciation Lands • Duncan & Miller Glass Museum • Gibson House Manor • Historic Fort Steuben • Historic Harmony • William Vicary Mansion

Borrowing Kits

Scott Township Public Library lends Experience Kits on a first-come, first-served basis. You can view which kits are available through the library catalog, but must visit the library in person to check one out. Each kit can be borrowed for one week and cannot be renewed.

Some libraries allow patrons to reserve an Experience Kit for a specific week. Please contact the library directly to put a kit on hold because they are not holdable through the library catalog. Each kit can be borrowed for one week and cannot be renewed.

Learn more about which libraries are offering kits and their process here.