Best Family-Friendly Attractions

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Adventure Sports In Hershey

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.

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Long's Park

Long's Park

80-acre park with petting zoo & lake. Public park with 80 acres of outdoor activities, including a lake, petting farm & playgrounds,

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Cocoa Castle

Cocoa Castle

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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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Chocolate Town Park

Chocolate Town Park

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Hershey Trolley Works

Hershey Trolley Works

Tours of iconic chocolatier's birthplace. Guided trolley tours exploring the town's history & life story of chocolatier Milton Hershey.

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Hersheypark

Hersheypark

Vast chocolate-themed amusement park. Hershey's chocolate-themed park for rides, kids' activities, dining, live shows & all-things cocoa.

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ZooAmerica

ZooAmerica

Walk-through zoo & wildlife habitat. Unique 11-acre, walk-through zoo adjacent to Hersheypark features mountain lions, owls & reindeer.

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Hershey Gardens

Hershey Gardens

Bucolic gardens with butterfly house. Garden park offers 23 acres of flowers, rare trees, a butterfly house & a children's garden.

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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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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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Quittie Creek Nature Park

Quittie Creek Nature Park

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South Hills Park

South Hills Park

Sports fields, picnic areas & disc golf. Park with various athletic fields & courts, including disc golf, plus walking trail & picnic areas.

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Coleman Memorial Park

Coleman Memorial Park

Large park with sports, a pool & trails. Roomy park with gardens, forest trails, athletic fields, picnic pavilions, an amphitheater & pool.

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Ironwood Community Park

Ironwood Community Park

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Stoever's Dam Park

Stoever's Dam Park

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Memorial Lake State Park

Memorial Lake State Park

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The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

More than 1,500 animals, since 1876. More than 1,500 birds, mammals, amphibians & reptiles at this zoo in Druid Hill Park since 1876.

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Friends-Concord Point Lighthouse

Friends-Concord Point Lighthouse

Historic landmark with educational tours. Restored 1827 lighthouse with historical exhibits, educational tours & vast ocean views.

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The Walters Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum

Ancient through 21st-century art. Historic 3-building gallery with paintings & artifacts from ancient times to the present.

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Port Discovery Children's Museum

Port Discovery Children's Museum

Interactive exhibits for young learners. Kid-powered museum with 3 floors of hands-on exhibits & play areas, plus events.

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B&O Railroad Museum

B&O Railroad Museum

Locomotive exhibits & train rides. National Historic Landmark highlighting nearly 200 locomotives, a model train display & train rides.

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Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

Baseball icon's home & sports exhibits. Famed slugger's birthplace houses baseball memorabilia & other sports-related exhibits.

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Patterson Park

Patterson Park

Urban park with seasonal pool & ice rink. Popular park with an observatory, playgrounds & a dog park, plus a seasonal pool & ice rink.

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Top of the World Observation Level

Top of the World Observation Level

Observation deck with panoramic views. World Trade Center's 27th-floor observation tower with 360-degree views of the city & harbor.

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Historic Ships in Baltimore

Historic Ships in Baltimore

Maritime museum with ships & lighthouse. Maritime museum with 1850s sloop-of-war & lighthouse, plus a submarine, Coast Guard cutter & more.

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National Aquarium

National Aquarium

Iconic fixture for marine-life exhibits. Iconic landmark offering marine-life exhibits, a dolphin show, shark tank & walk-through rainforest.

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Pierce's Park

Pierce's Park

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West Shore Park

West Shore Park

Park with a fountain & splash pad. Waterside park featuring a fountain & splash pad, plus tree-shaded benches & a grassy lawn.

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Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center

Exhibits plus IMAX shows & a planetarium. Interactive exhibits at this museum featuring an IMAX theater, planetarium & rooftop observatory.

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American Visionary Art Museum

American Visionary Art Museum

Unusual exhibits, sculptures & a garden. Small museum with unusual rotating exhibits by self-taught artists, plus sculptures & a garden.

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Federal Hill Park

Federal Hill Park

Harbor views & a Civil War cannon. Hilltop harbor overlook with 2 points of entry (100 stairs or no stairs), a play area & old cannon.

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Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum

Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum

Park with a replica of Banneker's cabin. This park commemorating author & naturalist Benjamin Banneker features a replica of his log cabin.

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Baltimore Museum of Industry

Baltimore Museum of Industry

An interactive history of local workers. The city's Industrial Revolution animated via displays such as an interactive 1865 oyster cannery.

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Canton Waterfront Park

Canton Waterfront Park

Harbor views & historic scenery. Picturesque waterfront park is home to the Korean War Memorial & provides views of Fort McHenry.

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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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Riverside Park

Riverside Park

17-acre public park with a pool. Grassy urban oasis with a marble fountain, swimming pool, trails, playgrounds & sports fields.

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Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

290-mi. trail for hiking & biking. 290-mi. hiking & biking trail commemorating the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812.

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Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Famed "Star-Spangled Banner" fort. Fort whose War of 1812 victory inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem.

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