- The list below includes 116 free or cheap things to do in or near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, including 94 different types of inexpensive activities like History Museums, Haunted Tours, Breweries and Science Museums.
- From Long's Park to Amish Country, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Lancaster and in nearby cities within 25 miles like York, Ephrata, Columbia and Ronks.
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Luminescent golf balls, lit-up putters, neon obstacles, and incandescent walls illume players negotiating tricky glow-themed landscapes
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2215 Millstream Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society seeks to preserve and interpret Mennonite-related religious communities in the region, through their library and archives, gift shop, and museum. The society also offers classes several times a year.
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The Amish Farm and House offer a 45-minute tour of the 1805 farmhouse, and a self-guided property tour. During the property tour, visitors see a 1803 stone bank barn, bake oven, blacksmith shop, chicken house, milk house, summer kitchen, smokehouse, lime kiln, and one room school, along with specialty artists.
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454 New Holland Ave, Lancaster, PA 17602
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An interactive hands-on science and technology center, The Lancaster Science Factory is popular with families. The center educated visitors on mechanics and motion, electricity, light and vision, fluid dynamics and more.
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Landis Valley Museum is a 100-acre living history village and farms. Visitors to the farm can see how the German immigrants lived in the area from 1740 to 1940 by exploring the village, taking arts and crafts classes, and buying heirloom seeds.
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Established in 1995, the Lancaster Malt Brewing Company is a brewery and restaurant specializing in the production of local craft beers. Visitors can also have a meal at the brewery's restaurant.
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Lancaster Brewing Company is a favorite spot for locals and tourists alike. The brewery operates by the law that only pure ingredients such as hops, yeast, water and malt be used to create the beers and offers a full lunch and dinner menu along with their beet selections.
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400 College Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603
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With permanent exhibits including the Dinosaur Gallery, Discovery Room, Hall of the Cosmos, and Live Animal Room, the interactive all-ages North Museum of Natural History is also home to a planetarium.
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293 votes
311 Stanley K Tanger Blvd, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Tanger Outlets Lancaster has room for 65 shops in the open strip mall. At the outlets, shoppers can find discounted merchandise, along with places to eat, and the center offers discount books to active duty military and senior citizens.
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721 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
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The Hands-On House Childrens Museum is an educational museum for children that offers school programs and summer camps. The museum has interactive exhibits including the ‘Play Garden’.
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The American modernist painter Charles Demuth is the focus of the Demuth Museum. The museum collection is currently housed in the original home of Demuth on King Street, which serve as a historic site for the painter as well as a place that holds is artwork.