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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Luminescent golf balls, lit-up putters, neon obstacles, and incandescent walls illume players negotiating tricky glow-themed landscapes
0.8 Miles
95% 193 votes
Baseball Fields 650 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 MoreLess Info
Home of the Lancaster Barnstormers professional baseball club, Clipper Magazine Stadium is a 6 000-seat park that also hosts midget and high school ball tournaments.
3.9 Miles
40% 247 votes
Water Parks 2100 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA MoreLess Info
The Carribean Indoor Water Park offers a water walking pool, a wading pool with dumping buckets, an activity pool with basketball hoops, and water slides with a plunge pool. The facility also has a spa with waterfalls.
4.0 Miles
100% 10 votes
Children's Museums 721 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 MoreLess Info
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’.
4.8 Miles
43% 7 votes
Bowling 3440 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603 MoreLess Info
An entertainment center, Leisure Bowling and Golf Center features 52 bowling lanes along with a grass putting course, a driving range and mini golf. The center also offers arcade and redemption games, party hosting, billiard tables and a snack bar.
1.3 Miles
93% 293 votes
History Museums 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, PA MoreLess Info
Lancaster Country's Historical Society is comprised of a library and museum that serves as a historical preservation center to the areas artifacts, books and documents. Locals, as well as historians, enjoy being fully immersed in the areas rich heritage.
4.4 Miles
91% 118 votes
History Museums 2209 Millstream Road, Lancaster, PA MoreLess Info
The Biblical Tabernacle Reproduction is a reproduction of the Old Testament tabernacle. The center is also an information center for those looking to acquire more information on the life and faith of the Amish and Mennonites.
4.4 Miles
93% 68 votes
History Museums 2215 Millstream Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602 MoreLess Info
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.
3.4 Miles
91% 79 votes
Parks Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA MoreLess Info
Hosting community events like a summer concert series, Long's Park provides visitors with 80 acres of land designated for outdoor recreational activities. The park features a pond that has turtles, ducks, and fish to view.
4.7 Miles
89% 1785 votes
Amusement Parks (All Ages) 2249 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA 17602 MoreLess Info
Dutch Wonderland is a 42-acre amusement park with 34 rides and a water play area. The park is geared for parents of small children, and also has several shows that are geared to preschool age children.
0.8 Miles
88% 130 votes
Science Museums 454 New Holland Ave, Lancaster, PA 17602 MoreLess Info
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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