Visit Lancaster & Berks counties and the museums in Pennsylvania located in the Dutch Country & southeastern areas.
Kids will enjoy interactive exhibits at a child’s museum, adults will enjoy browsing art museums or a watch and clock museum and looking at the collections and displays.
Lancaster also has great shopping and restaurants.
When you’re done exploring the museums, enjoy some Amish cooking.
Get another look at PA’s diverse past and history when you visit these museums.
Lancaster County
1719 Hans Herr House & Museum
1849 Hans Herr Drive
Willow Street PA 17584
717-464-4438
http://www.hansherr.org
April-November 9 AM-4 PM Mon-Sat
- Registered historic landmark
- Lancaster County Mennonite artifacts
- Oldest house of European settlers in the county
American Military Edged Weaponry Museum
3562 Old Philadelphia Pike
Intercourse PA 17534
717-768-7185
Intercourse PA Hotels
May-November Mon-Sat 10 AM-5 PM
- One of the museums in Pennsylvania with military artifacts
- Items from different wars
Americana Museum of Bird in Hand
2709 Old Philadelphia Pike
Bird in Hand PA 17601
717-391-9780
Bird In Hand PA Hotels
Tues-Sat 10 AM-5 PM
- Exhibits include barber and print shops, general store
- Tours
- Carriage rides
Amish Farm and House
2395 Lincoln Highway East
Lancaster PA 17602
717-394-6185
Lancaster PA Hotels
January-March 10 AM-4 PM daily
April-May and September-October 9 AM-5 PM daily
June-August 8:30 AM-6 PM
November-December 9 AM-4 PM
- 15 acres
- Farmhouse
- One of the museums in Pennsylvania with historic buildings
- 1 room schoohouse
- Covered bridge
Demuth Museum
120 E King Street
Lancaster
717-299-9940
http://www.demuth.org
Tuesday-Saturday 10 AM-4 PM, Sunday 1-4 PM
- Exhibits
- Collections
- Programs
- Events
Ephrata Cloister
632 West Main Street
Ephrata PA 17522
717-733-6600
http://www.ephratacloister.org
Ephrata PA Hotels
Jan-Feb – Wed-Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM
March-April – Tues-Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM
May-October – Mon-Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM
Nov-Dec – Tues-Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM
- National Historic Landmark
- Tours
- Programs
- Historic buildings
Hands on House Children’s Museum
721 Landis Valley Road
Lancaster PA 17601
717-569-KIDS
http://www.handsonhouse.org
Memorial Day to Labor Day – Mon-Thurs, Sat 10 AM-5 PM, Fri 10 AM-8 PM, Sun 12-5 PM
Labor Day to Memorial Day – Tues-Thurs 11 AM-4 PM, Fri 11 AM-8 PM, Sat 10 AM-5 PM, Sun 12-5 PM
- For kids ages 2 – 10
- Exhibits
- Classes
- One of the museums in Pennsylvania with interactive programs
Heritage Center Museum
Penn Square
Lancaster
717-299-6440
Mon-Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sunday 10 AM-3 PM, first Friday of each month till 9 PM
- Lancaster history and decorative arts including portraits and folk art
- Collections
- Exhibits
- Educational programs
- Events
Historic Rock Ford Plantation
881 Rockford Road
Lancaster 17602
717-392-7223
http://www.rockfordplantation.org
April-October Wed-Sun 11 AM-3 PM
- General Edward Hand’s historic mansion
- 18th century Georgian style brick
- Tours
- Educational programs
- Events
Lancaster Museum of Art
135 North Lime Street
717-394-3497
http://www.lmapa.org/visit.html
Tues-Sat 10 AM-4 PM, Sun 12-4 PM, 1st Friday of each month 5-8 PM
- Exhibits from regional, national and international artists
- Educational programs
- Art classes
Landis Valley Museum
2451 Kissel Hill Road
Lancaster 17601
717-569-0401
http://www.landisvalleymuseum.org
Mon-Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sun 12-5 PM
- Living history museum focusing on Pennsylvania German community
- Historic buildings include a print shop, leatherworking shop, blacksmith shop, tool and machinery barn
- Horse drawn wagon rides
National Christmas Center
3427 Lincoln Highway East
Paradise PA 17562
717.442.7950
http://www.nationalchristmascenter.com
Paradise PA Hotels
March-April Sat-Sun 10 AM-6 PM
May-January 10 AM-6 PM daily
- Life sized exhibits
- Celebrates Christmas yesterday to today, secular and religious exhibits
National Watch & Clock Museum
514 Poplar Street
Columbia PA 17512
717-684-8261
http://www.nawcc.org/index.php/museumlibrary
Columbia PA Hotels
April-May – Tues-Saturday 10 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-4 PM
Memorial Day to Labor Day – Mon-Sat 10 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-4 PM
After Labor Day to November – Tues-Sat 10 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-4 PM
December-March – Tues-Sat 10 AM-4 PM
- 12,000+ items
New Holland Band Museum
11 Chestnut Drive
New Holland PA 17557
717-355-5096
http://www.newhollandband.org/museum.php
New Holland PA Hotels
March – December Tues & Thurs 1-4 PM, Saturday 10 AM-1 PM
January – February Saturday 10 AM-1 PM
- Band memorabilia
- Vintage musical instruments, uniforms, music, equipment
North Museum of Natural History & Science
400 College Avenue
Lancaster PA 17604
717-291-3941
http://www.northmuseum.org
Tues-Sat 10 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM
- Exhibits
- Collections include rocks, bugs, birds
- Interactives
- Live animal room
- Theater
- Discovery Room – touchable artifacts and specimens
- Dinosaur Gallery
- Planetarium
- Programs
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
300 Gap Rd
Strasburg PA 17579
717-687-8628
http://www.rrmuseumpa.org
Strasburg PA Hotels
November-March – Tues-Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM
April-October – Mon-Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM
- Educational programs
- Locomotives and railroad objects such as tools, accessories
Rough and Tumble Engineers Museum
4977 Lincoln Highway East
Kinzers PA 17535
717-442-4249
May to October Saturdays
- Events
- Exhibits include antique steam engines, tractors, wagons, equipment
Winters Heritage House Museum
47 East High Street
Elizabethtown PA 17022
717-367-4672
http://www.elizabethtownhistory.org
Elizabethtown PA Hotels
Thurs-Fri 9:30 AM-3:30 PM, Sat 9:30 AM- 12 PM
- Local history and genealogy library focusing on the history of Elizabethtown Pennsylvania
Wright’s Ferry Mansion
38 South Second Street
Columbia PA 17512
717-684-4325
http://www.padutchcountry.com/members/Wright_s_Ferry_Mansion.asp
May-October Tues-Wed, Fri-Sat 10 AM-3 PM
- Vintage furniture, glass, ceramics
- Mid 1700s house
Have fun visiting the museums in Pennsylvania in the Lancaster PA region!
Berks County
Visit Berks County PA and the museums in PA in this area of the state on a family vacation getaway.
Enjoy historical automobiles and aircrafts or visit homesteads for a slice of PA history.
Another great region of Pennsylvania where history is still alive from days gone by.
Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
85 S Walnut Street
Boyertown PA 19512
610-367-2090
9:30 AM-4 PM Tues-Sun
PA transportation history
Cars, trucks, motorcylces, carriages
http://www.boyertownmuseum.org
Central PA African American Museum
119 N 10th Street
Reading PA 19601
610-371-8713
http://www.cpafricanamericanmuseum.org
Reading PA Hotels
Wed and Fri 10:30 AM-1:30 PM, Saturdays 1-4 PM
- Exhibits
- Collections include papers, books, art
Conrad Weiser Homestead
28 Weiser Lane
Womelsdorf PA 19567
610-589-2934
http://www.conradweiserhomestead.org
- April-November 9 AM-5 PM Fri-Sat, 12-5 PM Sunday
- Conrad Weiser was a treaty negotiator and established the county of Berks in the mid 1700s
Daniel Boone Homestead
400 Daniel Boone Rd
Birdsboro PA 19508
610-582-4900
http://www.danielboonehomestead.org
- 12-4:30 PM Sundays
- Historic programs and exhibits
Golden Age Air Museum
371 Airport Road
Bethel PA 19507
717-933-9566
http://www.goldenageair.org
Bethel PA Hotels
May-October Saturday 10 AM-4 PM, Sunday 11 AM-4 PM
- 1920’s and 1930’s era
- Displays include automobiles, aircraft
- Artifacts
Mid Atlantic Air Museum
Reading Regional Airport
11 Museum Drive
Reading PA 19605
610-372-7333
http://www.maam.org/index.html
9:30 AM-4 PM daily
- History of aviation
- Artifacts
- Exhibits
- Programs
- Events
- Collection includes military and civilian aircrafts
Reading Area Fire Fighters Museum
South 5th & Laurel Streets
Reading PA 19601
610-375-2066
- Antique furniture
- Firefighting memorabilia
Reading Public Museum
500 Museum Road
Reading PA 19611
610-371-5850
Tues-Thurs, Sat 11 AM-5 PM, Friday 11 AM-8 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM
- Programs
- Events
- Activities
- 25 acre Arboretum
- Planetarium
- Natural science collections with fossils, insects, birds
- Ancient civilizations collections
- Paintings, sculptures
- Exhibits
Reading Railroad Heritage Museum
500 South Third Street
Hamburg PA 19526
610-562-5513
http://www.readingrailroad.org
Hamburg PA Hotels
Saturdays 10 AM-4 PM, Sundays 12-4 PM
- Vintage locomotives, railroad cars, photos, artifacts
- Exhibits
Enjoy visiting the museums in PA in the southeastern region of the state on a fun vacation!