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LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center
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Museum · Admission from $20 · 9 verified savings
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Admission from $20. Deal: $18, save $2. Open Mondays – Saturdays, 10am – 5pm.
About LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center
LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania houses the "Thieves & Vagabonds" exhibition, a Research Center with an accessible collections database, and a Museum Store. Visitors tour President James Buchanan's Wheatland estate on guided tours departing from the museum and explore the 11-acre Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum at no charge. The facility provides baby changing tables, lactation rooms, wheelchair accessibility, and complimentary manual wheelchairs. Children 10 and under are free with a paying adult through December 31. Adults save $2 purchasing tickets online in advance. Lancaster County students in grades 5–12 receive free admission with valid student ID through December 30. Active-duty military and veterans with valid military ID receive $10 general admission or free museum-only access through December 30. Lancaster County educators with valid school ID receive $10 admission through December 30. Visitors with SNAP EBT or WIC cards and valid ID receive free or reduced admission. NARM members receive complimentary general admission and 20 percent off the Museum Store.
Tickets and prices
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LancasterHistory General Admission
- Adult (18+)Adult$20
- Child (10 & Under)ChildFree
- Senior (65+)Senior$18
- Student (11-17 or College ID)Student$10
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Tickets, prices & hours
- Adult
- $20
- Student (11-17 or College ID)
- $10
- Senior (65+)
- $18
- Children are free with the purchase of an accompanying adult and/or senior
- Free
Hours: Mondays – Saturdays, 10am – 5pm
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The 9 savings
Day tickets
Buy Online in Advance
$2 discount off adult General Admission tickets purchased online
“LancasterHistory offers a $2 discount off adult General Admission tickets if you purchase your tickets online!”
Kids & family
Family Pass
Family Pass includes two adult or senior tickets and two student tickets at a bundled price
“Children are free with the purchase of an accompanying adult and/or senior ticket.”
Children Free with Paying Adult
Children 10 and under are free with the purchase of an accompanying adult and/or senior ticket
“Children are free with the purchase of an accompanying adult and/or senior ticket.”
If you qualify
Active-Duty Military and Veterans - Discounted General Admission
United States active-duty military personnel and veterans with valid military ID receive discounted admission
“United States active-duty military personnel and veterans with a valid military ID receive discounted admission of $10 per person.”
Lancaster County Educators - Discounted General Admission
Lancaster County educators (public or private, grade school through college) receive discounted General Admission with valid school ID
“we offer discounted General Admission for Lancaster County educators, whether private or public, grade school through college, for $10 with valid school ID.”
Lancaster County School Students (5-12 Grade)
Lancaster County students in grades 5-12 receive free General Admission with valid student ID
“Are you a student in Lancaster County between Grades 5 - 12? Did you know you can get free General Admission to any of LancasterHistory's museums?”
Museums for All (SNAP EBT & WIC)
Free or reduced admission for visitors with valid SNAP EBT or WIC card and ID
“We accept valid SNAP EBT (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards or WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) cards and a valid form of ID for free or reduced admission”
Active-Duty Military and Veterans - Complimentary Museum Exhibition Only Admission
United States active-duty military personnel and veterans with valid military ID receive free admission for museum exhibitions only
“To receive your discounted admission, please show a valid special or military ID upon purchasing tickets at the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, or call 717.392.4633 to order your tickets over the phone in advance.”
Season passes
NARM Reciprocal Museum membership - General Admission discount
NARM members receive complimentary General Admission and Museum Exhibition-only Admission; 20% off Museum Store
“NARM members receive complimentary General Admission and Museum Exhibition-only Admission and 20% off in the Museum Store.”
Why there’s no expiry date here. Most attractions don’t publish one, and the dates that do appear are often stale. The date here is the day this offer was last read on lancasterhistory.org, and the link goes to the exact page, so you can check it yourself in one click.
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