Discover the first Americans. From the artisans of ancient times whose skill with stone tools and knowledge of the natural world was unparalleled, to the artistic expressions of their living descendants, the Iroquois Museum is a hidden gem. The Museum features changing and permanent exhibits; interactive learning stations; and the largest collection of contemporary Iroquois art worldwide. Summer weekends offer dance performances, storytelling, and traditional arts demonstrations.

From Civil War Armory to Museum, the Old Stone Fort Complex celebrates three centuries of rural life in upstate New York. In addition to the Fort, the Complex features 8 buildings including a 178O Dutch barn, 19th Century School House, Greek Revival style law office, and post-Revolution period Palatine settlers home. Witness the wreckage in the Fort’s roof caused by a British cannon ball during the legendary raid of 1780 that destroyed much of the Schoharie Valley’s structures and harvest.  Time travel through the Valley’s history with artifacts such as a 1903 Nash Rambler, revolutionary war era artifacts, agricultural tools, and a collection of 20th Century communication devices.

Situated between a spring-fed stream, by which Schoharie’s first European residents settled, and the historic cemetery where generations were laid to rest, the Palatine House is Schoharie County’s oldest building. Built in 1743 for the Palatines’ newly-arrived German Lutheran pastor, the Rev. Peter Nicholas Sommer, it is one of only a few houses in Schoharie that survived the Revolution. With architecture typical of 18th-century German farmhouses, it features three working fireplaces and is furnished in period artifacts and reproduction pieces.