Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

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Reading Science Center

Reading Science Center

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Reading Public Museum

Reading Public Museum

Showcase for the arts & sciences. Museum with a focus on the arts & sciences offers varied exhibits, plus a planetarium & arboretum.

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Reading Public Museum Arboretum

Reading Public Museum Arboretum

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Refreshing Mountain Retreat and Adventure Center

Refreshing Mountain Retreat and Adventure Center

Casual cabins in a woodland resort. Relaxed cabins with kitchenettes in a resort offering an outdoor pool & sports.

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Wolf Sanctuary of PA

Wolf Sanctuary of PA

Wolf refuge with guided tours. Family-owned wolf refuge with guided tours, including a once-a-month Full Moon night event.

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Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

Pennsylvania German culture museum. Village & farm museum devoted to the history & culture of Pennsylvania's rural German community.

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Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Interactive activities for kids 2 to 10. This roomy venue offers interactive exhibits, classes & events geared for kids ages 2 to 10.

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Haines Mill Museum

Haines Mill Museum

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Museum of Indian Culture

Museum of Indian Culture

Exhibits & education in historic digs. Rustic facility with Native American artifacts & crafts, plus interactive programs & events.

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Imagi Nation

Imagi Nation

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Lehigh Valley Zoo

Lehigh Valley Zoo

Kangaroos, cockatoos, crocodiles & camps. Zoo offers kangaroos, cockatoos, bobcats, bison, pony rides, a penguin pavilion & a camp for kids.

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Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Antique locomotives & other artifacts. Museum of railroad artifacts from 19th-century locomotives to antique clocks, plus exhibits & talks.

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Lancaster Science Factory

Lancaster Science Factory

Interactive science museum for kids. Museum where kids can explore science, engineering & technology principles with hands-on displays.

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North Museum of Nature and Science

North Museum of Nature and Science

Educational exhibits plus a planetarium. Museum featuring exhibits including a dinosaur gallery & discovery room also boasts a planetarium.

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Da Vinci Science Center

Da Vinci Science Center

Double-decker, interactive science spot. Innovative exhibits & hands-on science experiments for all ages in a modern, two-story space.

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Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum

Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum

Local historical society museum. One of the largest historical society museums in the country, with 6 galleries on area history.

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Allentown Art Museum

Allentown Art Museum

Modern visual arts museum with gift shop. Art gallery featuring permanent & traveling exhibitions on display along with a cafe & gift shop.

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America On Wheels Museum

America On Wheels Museum

Exhibits ranging from cars to scooters. Museum dedicated to wheeled transportation, from automobiles to scooters plus a cafe & gift shop.

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The Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum

The Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum

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Colonial Industrial Quarter

Colonial Industrial Quarter

Historic Moravian industrial park. Historic mills, wash houses & other structures can be toured at this early Moravian industrial park.

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Moravian Museum of Bethlehem - 1741 Gemeinhaus

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem - 1741 Gemeinhaus

Guided tours of 18th-century buildings. Tours are offered of 1700s buildings, with information on the town's founders & early history.

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Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts

Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts

Museum in 3 connected 19th-century homes. Housed in 3 connected 19th-century homes, this museum features exhibits on decorative arts.

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National Museum of Industrial History

National Museum of Industrial History

Exhibits of American machinery & tech. A collection of engines, printing presses & other artifacts, presented with historical context.

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SteelStacks

SteelStacks

Unique live entertainment complex. 10-acre campus with indoor & outdoor venues hosting festivals, concerts & community events.

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Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum, Inc.

Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum, Inc.

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Lost River Caverns

Lost River Caverns

Underground walking tours, museum & shop. Attraction since 1930 with underground walking tours, museum, trail, gem mill, store & picnic areas.

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Brandywine Museum of Art

Brandywine Museum of Art

Museum with paintings & sweeping views. Gristmill-turned-museum with paintings by Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth & others plus big windows & views.

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The N.C. Wyeth House & Studio

The N.C. Wyeth House & Studio

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Oasis Family Fun Center

Oasis Family Fun Center

Indoor play place with games & snacks. Children's indoor play zone includes a rock climbing wall, laser maze, trampoline basketball & more.

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Hershey Children's Museum

Hershey Children's Museum

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The Hershey Story Museum

The Hershey Story Museum

Hershey Museum has exhibits & workshops. Museum for all-things Hershey, including exhibits of Milton S. Hershey & a chocolate lab for kids.

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The Butterfly Atrium at Hershey Gardens

The Butterfly Atrium at Hershey Gardens

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Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Historic estate with arts & gardens. Period rooms in du Pont estate featuring historic decorative arts, plus 60-acre botanical gardens.

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Delaware County Institute of Science

Delaware County Institute of Science

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America's Transportation Experience / AACA Museum, Inc.

America's Transportation Experience / AACA Museum, Inc.

Vintage vehicles on display. Automotive museum presenting exhibits of vintage vehicles plus talks & tours for kids & adults.

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Winterthur Galleries

Winterthur Galleries

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Mt. Cuba Center

Mt. Cuba Center

Woodland gardens at a 1930s manor house. Parkland at a Colonial Revival mansion, planted with native species & open in summer for tours.

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Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Dinosaurs & other kid-friendly exhibits. Cozy, kid-friendly museum featuring dinosaurs, shells, a butterfly garden & interactive exhibits.

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Mercer Museum

Mercer Museum

Early American domestic tools & vehicles. Museum offering a look at early American tools, vehicles & domestic equipment used in everyday life.

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E. I. du Pont Home and Garden

E. I. du Pont Home and Garden

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National Canal Museum

National Canal Museum

Hands-on exhibits & canal boat tours. Seasonal center offers hands-on exhibits & canal boat tours, plus a historic house, garden & trails.

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Hugh Moore Park

Hugh Moore Park

Historic canal boat rides & a museum. Scenic waterway featuring historic boat tours, a canal museum with hands-on exhibits & a trail.

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Hagley Museum

Hagley Museum

Gunpowder mills & du Pont family history. Riverfront site featuring regional industrial history, including gunpowder mills & the du Pont home.

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Nemours Estate

Nemours Estate

Grand DuPont family estate & gardens. DuPont family estate featuring a 102-room Louis XVI-style chateau & antiques, plus 100-acre gardens.

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Rockwood Park & Museum

Rockwood Park & Museum

Gothic mansion with hiking trails. 19th-century Gothic manor house featuring regular guided tours & park with gardens & paved trails.

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Nurture Nature Center

Nurture Nature Center

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Sigal Museum and Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society

Sigal Museum and Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society

Center for regional history & exhibits. Resource for artifacts from pre-European settlers, decorative arts, textiles, tools & furniture.

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Crayola Experience

Crayola Experience

Attraction for crayon-centric activities. Roomy, crayon-centric warehouse with colorful kid-friendly activities, events, a cafe & a store.

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Please Touch Museum

Please Touch Museum

Family-friendly, interactive exhibits. A large environment with a focus on ages 3-12 contains hands-on attractions, plus an on-site cafe.

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Delaware Children's Museum

Delaware Children's Museum

Interactive play for kids of all ages. Riverfront building for toddlers to teens features interactive exhibits & a climbing structure.

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The Treehouse

The Treehouse

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