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Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
Designated area for hunting & fishing. This expansive natural area offers opportunities specifically for hunters & people catching fish.
Macungie Train Watching Platform
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Macungie Memorial Park
City park with a pool & regular events. Large public park offering a calendar of events throughout the year, an outdoor pool & BBQ pit.
Iron Valley Tubing
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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.
Stoever's Dam Park
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Cornwall Iron Furnace
19th-century iron-making complex. Historic 19th-century iron furnace & museum honoring the early American iron industry.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Park for thrill rides & water slides. Theme park with coasters, thrill rides, waterslides, dining & shows, plus Snoopy-themed kids' area.
Haines Mill Museum
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Imagi Nation
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Coleman Memorial Park
Large park with sports, a pool & trails. Roomy park with gardens, forest trails, athletic fields, picnic pavilions, an amphitheater & pool.
Trexler Memorial Park
Open grassy areas & walking trails. Scenic park with large old trees, grassy lawns & a duck pond, plus paths for cycling & running.
Lehigh Valley Zoo
Kangaroos, cockatoos, crocodiles & camps. Zoo offers kangaroos, cockatoos, bobcats, bison, pony rides, a penguin pavilion & a camp for kids.
Trexler Nature Preserve
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Lion's Lake Park
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Malcolm Gross Rose Garden
Picturesque flower garden with paths. Scenic rose garden featuring paved walking paths, 3 pavilions & a fitness/exercise trail.
Lancaster Science Factory
Interactive science museum for kids. Museum where kids can explore science, engineering & technology principles with hands-on displays.
Union Canal Tunnel Park South
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Cedar Beach Park
Scenic place with a lake & swimming pool. Grassy, tree-filled park with a small lake & outdoor pool, plus basketball & volleyball courts.
Lehigh Parkway
Picturesque spot with trails & a creek. Historic park provides running & biking trails through scenic grounds with a creek & covered bridge.
Clarence Schock Memorial Park
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Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show
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Da Vinci Science Center
Double-decker, interactive science spot. Innovative exhibits & hands-on science experiments for all ages in a modern, two-story space.
Arts Park
Green space in city's cultural area. Urban park & summer lunchtime concert venue in a creative hub with a fountain, mural & lawn.
Friends of Old Annville
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Quittie Creek Nature Park
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Canal Park
Riverfront spot for boating & fishing. Fishing is popular at this recreation area on the Lehigh River with a picnic pavilion & boat launch.
Bucky Boyle Park
City park with sports & play facilities. Community park with play & spray areas, a pavilion, baseball & football fields & basketball courts.
The Lazer Factory
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The Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum
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Sand Island Park
Tennis programs, trails & a playground. Urban park with clay tennis courts, a clubhouse & lessons, plus a playground & biking/hiking trails.
Sky Zone Bethlehem
Indoor trampolines & fitness classes. Chain of indoor trampoline parks featuring freestyle bouncing, dodgeball, fitness programs & more.
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.
Visitor Center at SteelStacks
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Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum, Inc.
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Lost River Caverns
Underground walking tours, museum & shop. Attraction since 1930 with underground walking tours, museum, trail, gem mill, store & picnic areas.
Illick's Mill Park
Leafy park containing a historic mill. Riverside park with a historic grist mill, many mature trees & a peaceful atmosphere.
Memorial Lake State Park
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Brandywine Railroad
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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.
Adventure Sports In Hershey
Go-karts, laser tag, arcades & ice cream. Games park offers go-karts, laser tag, mini-golf, bumper boats, batting cages, arcades & ice cream.
Hershey Children's Museum
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Newlin Grist Mill Park
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Coverdale Farm Preserve of Delaware Nature Society
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Winterthur Enchanted Woods
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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.
Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
Dinosaurs & other kid-friendly exhibits. Cozy, kid-friendly museum featuring dinosaurs, shells, a butterfly garden & interactive exhibits.
Brandywine Creek State Park
Historic preserve with forest & marshes. 933-acre preserve divided by 19th-century stone walls, with tulip poplar forest & nature center.
Natural Lands' Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
200-acre conservation site with trails. Vast nature preserve with a trail system, observation points overlooking the river & a library.
Bette's Family Fun Center
Spacious indoor play area with snack bar. Expansive indoor play area offering inflatable structures, video games & slides, plus a snack bar.
National Canal Museum
Hands-on exhibits & canal boat tours. Seasonal center offers hands-on exhibits & canal boat tours, plus a historic house, garden & trails.
Hugh Moore Park
Historic canal boat rides & a museum. Scenic waterway featuring historic boat tours, a canal museum with hands-on exhibits & a trail.
Paper Mill Park
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Hagley Museum
Gunpowder mills & du Pont family history. Riverfront site featuring regional industrial history, including gunpowder mills & the du Pont home.
Labyrinth of the Ardens
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Alapocas Run State Park
Forest with trails of varying length. State park featuring forest trails of varying length & difficulty for hiking, biking & jogging.
Can-Do Playground
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Waterfowl Observation
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Bushkill Park
Family activity & entertainment center. Private amusement park aimed at families, with rides, roller skating & shaded areas for picnics.
Wilmington & Western Railroad
Sightseeing ride by vintage steam train. Rail tour through a wooded valley on a restored steam locomotive, over track laid down in the 1870s.
The Gumball Machine
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Brandywine Park
Scenic green space along the river. This scenic tract along the river features monuments, attractions, sports fields & a walking path.
Wilmington State Parks
Riverside park with trails & a zoo. Park along the Brandywine River with a paved greenway trail, historic sites, picnic areas & a zoo.
Brandywine Zoo
Small zoo with mammals & birds. Zoo in Brandywine Park with lemurs, capybaras & bobcats, plus condors & eagles.
Crayola Experience
Attraction for crayon-centric activities. Roomy, crayon-centric warehouse with colorful kid-friendly activities, events, a cafe & a store.
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.
Rodney Square
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Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Expansive play area with an iconic slide. Iconic playground with a historic wooden slide & 16,000-sq.-ft. playhouse on 6.5 wooded acres.
River Walk
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Delaware Children's Museum
Interactive play for kids of all ages. Riverfront building for toddlers to teens features interactive exhibits & a climbing structure.
Big Cat Falls
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The Treehouse
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Philadelphia Zoo
Many animals & an education center. Large zoo with nearly 1,700 animals, including rare & endangered species, plus an education center.
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