Things to Do with Kids in Lancaster, PA

  • TripBuzz found 105 things to do with kids in or near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, including 83 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like York, Lititz, Strasburg and Ephrata.
  • From Clipper Magazine Stadium to Carribean Indoor Water Park, the Lancaster area offers 96 different types of family activities, including: History Museums, Amusement Parks (All Ages), Science Museums and Haunted Tours.
  • One of the larger cities in Pennsylvania, Lancaster's leadership has launched a downtown redevelopment program. Consequently, both visitors and residents are enjoying new restaurants and shopping opportunities in the community. Arts and culture are also important to the city which further offers an opera house, watch museum and tours of the former home of the late President James Buchanan.
  • TripBuzz found 105 things to do with kids in or near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, including 83 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like York, Lititz, Strasburg and Ephrata.
  • From Clipper Magazine Stadium to Carribean Indoor Water Park, the Lancaster area offers 96 different types of family activities, including: History Museums, Amusement Parks (All Ages), Science Museums and Haunted Tours.
  • One of the larger cities in Pennsylvania, Lancaster's leadership has launched a downtown redevelopment program. Consequently, both visitors and residents are enjoying new restaurants and shopping opportunities in the community. Arts and culture are also important to the city which further offers an opera house, watch museum and tours of the former home of the late President James Buchanan.
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24.9 Miles
93% 280 votes
Theaters 15 E. Caracas Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033 MoreLess Info
Milton Hershey employed nearly 600 workers during the Great Depression, and one of the buildings they created was the Hershey Theater. The theater containing four different types of marble, bas-relief ceilings, and gold arched ceilings fashioned after St. Mark's Cathedral is used for Broadway shows, concerts, a…
24.9 Miles
69% 16 votes
Golf 1000 E. Derry Road, Hershey, PA 17033 MoreLess Info
Offering four courses in total, the picturesque Hershey Country Clubs West Course features unique views and challenges. The course winds players through dense trees and bright green fairways, with one hole sitting atop the hill on the front lawn of the Milton Hershey Estate.
24.9 Miles
86% 7 votes
Family Fun Center 100 Brown St, Ste 23, Middletown, PA 17057 MoreLess Info
Let's Pretend is a family entertainment center (or play center) for children dedicated to offering children and adults a place to play and grow together without modern day distractions. Let's Pretend maintains a variety of themed imagination and play areas.
25.0 Miles
History Museums 63 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033 MoreLess Info
The Hershey Story contains 10,000 square feet of interactive exhibits that tells the rags to riches story of Milton Hershey and how he gave back gave to the community. At the building, children can participate in a 45-minute chocolate lab; meanwhile, everyone can eat at the cafe, and shop.
25.0 Miles
86% 22 votes
Movie Theaters 4 W Emaus St, Middletown, PA 17057 MoreLess Info
Built as a vaudeville theatre in 1911, Elks Theatre was converted to be solely a movie house during a remodeling in 1940. Now showing first and second-run movies, the Elk is woven into the community fabric as a cultural gathering place for more than 100 years.
25.1 Miles
25% 8 votes
Movie Theaters 1800 Loucks Road, York, PA 17404 MoreLess Info
With digital projectors, Regal West Manchester Stadium 13 shows the latest films in standard and 3-D formats. The auditoriums have stadium seating and there are ticket kiosks to help customers avoid the ticket booth lines.
25.3 Miles
94% 17 votes
History Museums 40 Northeast Dr, Hershey, PA 17033 MoreLess Info
At Hershey Derry Township Historical Society, visitors can go on a self-guided tour of a museum to learn about the region's history. The museum has exhibits like a model train display, WWII history, and Hershey chocolate.
25.4 Miles
64% 783 votes
Zoos 100 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 MoreLess Info
In 1910, Milton Hershey was given 12 prairie dogs, and that started the formation of ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park. Today, the park has over 200 animals all from North America.
25.5 Miles
87% 375 votes
Bus Tours 251 Park Boulevard, Hershey, PA 17033 MoreLess Info
Guests can take an hour tour of Hersey on a green trolley while listening to costumed singing conductors. The tour passes the birthplace of Milton Hershey, his mansion, and the original chocolate factory.
25.5 Miles
84% 10944 votes
Amusement Parks (All Ages) 100 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 MoreLess Info
Milton S. Hershey originally founded Hershey Park in 1905 as a place for his employees to have picnics, and soon started adding thrill rides. The park is open to the public and has 68 rides, including 11 roller coasters.
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