Museums in Harrisburg, Hershey & Lancaster

1719 Museum

April–October: Friday & Saturday 10am–4pm; Tuesday–Thursday tours at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm

Appalachian Trail Museum

Gardners

Mid-August through end of August, Wed. through Fri., 12 - 4 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm; September & October, Friday. 12-4 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm; Labor Day, 9 am - 4 pm

Army Heritage Center Foundation

Carlisle

Biblical Tabernacle Experience

Lancaster

Tuesday – Saturday 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

Boyertown

9:30 am to 4:00 pm, 7 days a week year-round, except major holidays

Chambersburg Heritage Center

Chambersburg

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Children of Gettysburg 1863®

Gettysburg

Colonial Courthouse

York

Children 5 and Younger Free Admission

Columbia Crossing River Trails Center Susquehanna NHA

Columbia

Memorial Day – Labor Day: Tuesday–Friday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; September–May: Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–4 p.m.

Columbia Historic Preservation Society

Columbia

Saturdays & Sundays 1pm–4pm

Conrail Museum

Shippensburg

Craighead House

Carlisle

Cumberland County Historical Society

Carlisle

Tues–Fri: 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Daniel Boone Homestead

Birdsboro

Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm; Historic site 7 days/week 9am-4pm

Demuth Museum of Art on King

Lancaster

Sunday 12–4, Tuesday 10–4, Thursday 10–4, Friday 10–4 (First Fridays 10–8), Saturday 10–4; Monday and Wednesday closed

Destination Arts!

Waynesboro

Eastern Museum of Motor Racing

York Springs

April–October: Fridays and Saturdays 10am–4pm; November–March: Fridays 10am–4pm

Fashion Archives & Museum of Shippensburg University

Shippensburg

Children Under 12 Free Admission

First National Bank Museum

Columbia

Forest Heritage and Discovery Center

Fayetteville

Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 12:00 to 5:00 pm from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day

Fort Hunter Conservancy

Harrisburg

Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 am–3:30 pm, Sunday 12:00 pm–3:30 pm

Freight Station Museum

Mechanicsburg

Wednesday - Saturday 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

Reading

9am to 9pm daily

Harris Tower Railroad Museum

Harrisburg

Open on Saturdays, 9AM to 3PM from May to October

Hershey History Center

Hershey

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 am - 3 pm

Historic Ephrata Cloister

Ephrata

Children Under 3 Free

Historic Rock Ford

Lancaster

Tue-Fri and Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Historic Schaefferstown Inc

Schaefferstown

Tuesdays 1–4 p.m. and first Sunday of each month 1–4 p.m.

Historical Society of Dauphin County

Harrisburg

Closed on Mondays and Holidays; Library/Archives: 1:00PM-4:00PM (Tuesday-Friday); Tours of Mansion: 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM (Tuesday-Friday), also at 1:ooPM on the second Sunday of each month; Office: 10:00AM-4:00PM (Tuesday-Friday)

Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley

Ephrata

Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., March through December

Hummelstown Area Historical Society Museum

Hummelstown

Indian Steps Museum

Airville

Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday 11:00 to 4:00

Keystone Kidspace

York

Tuesday 4:30-7:30pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

Lancaster Science Factory

Lancaster

First Friday Free Admission

LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center

Lancaster

Mascot Roller mills & Ressler family home

Ronks

Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM

Mid Atlantic Air Museum

Reading

National Christmas Center Family Attraction & Museum

Middletown

National Toy Train Museum

Ronks

Family Ticket

National Watch and Clock Museum

Columbia

Wednesday - Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

PA State Police Museum

Hershey

Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Pennsylvania National Fire Museum

Harrisburg

Thursday - Saturday 10 AM -4 PM Sunday 1- 4 PM

Pottstown Children’s Discovery Center

Pottstown

Tuesday, Friday, Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday, Wednesday, Sunday: CLOSED

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Strasburg

Wednesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Reading Area Firefighters Museum

Reading

Reading Science Center

Reading

Mondays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Red Lion Area Historical Society

Red Lion

Renfrew Museum and Park

Waynesboro

Wed-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 1pm-4pm (mid-Apr to mid-Oct); Tue-Fri 9am-4pm (mid-Oct to mid-Apr)

Rockhill Trolley Museum

Rockhill

Fridays-Sundays, May 1 – October 25, 12:00 Noon to 5:15 PM

Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum

Schuylkill Haven

Schuylkill County Historical Society, Museum, and Gift Shop

Pottsville

Shriver House Museum at Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Children 5 and Under Free

Susquehanna Art Museum

Harrisburg

Monday / Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 10:00am - 7:00pm, Thursday: 10:00am – 5:00pm, Friday: 10:00am – 5:00pm, Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm, Sunday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm

The National Civil War Museum

Harrisburg

The Oakes Museum of Natural History

Mechanicsburg

Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy

Lancaster

Tuesday-Saturday 10am–5pm

The Trout Gallery

Carlisle

Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm

U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center

Carlisle

Monday - Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm

USA Weightlifting Hall Of Fame

York

Mon–Sat 9:00 am–4:30 pm (Fri until 6:00 pm), Sun Closed

Warehime Myers Mansion

Hanover

Wednesdays: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Saturdays: 12:00 – 3:00 pm

Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts

Harrisburg

Monday 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., Friday-Sunday 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., Tuesday-Thursday Closed

Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association

Mechanicsburg

Winters Heritage House Museum

Elizabethtown

Wednesday-Friday 10am–3pm

Zimmerman Center for Heritage - Susquehanna NHA

Wrightsville

Memorial Day – Labor Day: Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; September – May: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.