Museums in Harrisburg, Hershey & Lancaster

1719 Museum

April–October: Friday & Saturday 10am–4pm, Tuesday–Thursday hours not fully stated

Sep 25 – Oct 31 · Spooky and Sweet Scavenger Hunt

America's Transportation Experience / Aaca Museum

Hershey

Open Daily 9 am – 5 pm

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

Nov 11 · Veterans Day Flag Campaign

Army Heritage Center Foundation

Carlisle

Mon–Sat: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 – 5:00 PM

Biblical Tabernacle Experience

Lancaster

Tuesday – Saturday 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

Boyertown

Seniors/AAA Discount

Chambersburg Heritage Center

Chambersburg

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

Nov 13 – Dec 5 · An Evening with the Painting

Children of Gettysburg 1863®

Gettysburg

Youth Discount

Oct 30 · Spooky Walking Tour

Colonial Courthouse

York

Columbia Crossing River Trails Center Susquehanna NHA

Columbia

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 – 4:00 PM

Columbia Historic Preservation Society

Columbia

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Conrad Weiser Homestead

Womelsdorf

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 12:00 – 4:00 PM; Thu–Fri: Closed; Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 – 4:00 PM

Conrail Museum

Shippensburg

OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR, SUNRISE TO SUNSET

Craighead House

Carlisle

Crispus Attucks History & Culture Center

York

Winter Rate - Seniors & Veterans

Cumberland County Historical Society

Carlisle

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

Daniel Boone Homestead

Birdsboro

Nov 21 · Intro to Watercolor

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

Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Fri: 6:00 – 9:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Oct 31 · Trick or Treat Trail

Eastern Museum of Motor Racing

York Springs

Fridays and Saturdays from 10am-4pm (April–October); Fridays from 10am-4pm (November–March)

Fashion Archives & Museum of Shippensburg University

Shippensburg

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

Mon–Sun: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Freight Station Museum

Mechanicsburg

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

Oct 30 · Alley Open Mic

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

Reading

Daily 9am–9pm

Oct 31 · Make-Believe Masquerade Ball

Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Lancaster

SNAP EBT Card Holder Discount

Hanover Area History Museum

Hanover

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wednesdays and 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. Saturdays

Hanover Fire Museum

Hanover

Every Wednesday from 9AM to 3PM, and every first and third Saturday of the month from 9AM to 3PM

Harris Tower Railroad Museum

Harrisburg

Saturdays 9 a.m.–4 p.m., May to October

Jan 1 · (New Year's Day)

Hershey History Center

Hershey

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 10am to 3pm

Historic Ephrata Cloister

Ephrata

Nov 1 · "Coffee with a Colonial" with Sam Leamer

Historic Rock Ford

Lancaster

Museums for All EBT Discount

Historic Schaefferstown

Schaefferstown

Historical Society of Dauphin County

Harrisburg

Tuesday – Friday at 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm

Jan 28 · Annual Show and Tell

Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley

Ephrata

Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., March through December. Closed January and February.

Hummelstown Area Historical Society Museum

Hummelstown

Mon: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Tue: Closed; Wed: 3:00 – 7:00 PM; Thu–Sun: Closed

Indian Steps Museum

Airville

Mon: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Tue–Thu: Closed; Fri–Sun: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Jerry's Classic Cars & Collectibles

Pottsville

Oct 31 · Haunted Hijinks (Silly, Not Scary)

Keystone Kidspace

York

Museums For All SNAP Discount

Nov 6 – Dec 4 · First Friday @ The Lancaster Science Factory!

Lancaster Science Factory

Lancaster

LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center

Lancaster

Nov 5 · Hands On History Day

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

Lancaster

Museums for All Rate (EBT)

Dec 6 · LCHS Annual Christmas Open House

Lebanon County Historical Society

Lebanon

Mascot Roller mills & Ressler family home

Ronks

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Maytown Historical Society

Maytown

Mid Atlantic Air Museum

Reading

Mon–Thu: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM; Fri: Closed; Sat: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Middletown Area Historical Society

Middletown

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM; Thu–Sun: Closed

Museum of Haunted Objects

Gettysburg

Mon–Thu: 2:00 – 9:00 PM; Fri–Sat: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Sun: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

National Christmas Center Family Attraction & Museum

Middletown

Nov 1 · TCA Atlantic Division Train Meet

National Toy Train Museum

Ronks

Family Ticket

Dec 31 · New Years at Noon

National Watch and Clock Museum

Columbia

SNAP Participant Discount

PA State Police Museum

Hershey

Monday – Friday 9 am – 4 pm, Saturdays 10am-3pm

Pennsylvania National Fire Museum

Harrisburg

Thu-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m.

Pottstown Children’s Discovery Center

Pottstown

Museums For All

Nov 7 · 1940s Swing Dance

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Strasburg

Museums for All Program - ACCESS/EBT Card Discount

Reading Area Firefighters Museum

Reading

Nov 28 – Jan 10 · Nostalgic Christmas Trains

Reading Railroad Heritage Museum

Hamburg

Reading Science Center

Reading

Benefits Card Family Pass

Red Lion Area Historical Society

Red Lion

Second Sunday of each month 2:00–4:00 PM

Renfrew Museum and Park

Waynesboro

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Fri: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Rockhill Trolley Museum

Rockhill

Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum

Schuylkill Haven

Schuylkill County Historical Society, Museum, and Gift Shop

Pottsville

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Fri: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Shriver House Museum at Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Susquehanna Art Museum

Harrisburg

The Hershey Story Museum

Hershey

Museums for All - Age 13+ Museum Experience

The National Civil War Museum

Harrisburg

The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum

Coatesville

Monday through Saturday 10am to 4pm

The Oakes Museum of Natural History

Mechanicsburg

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

Oct 30 – 31 · HoRroR at the Haunted Jail

The Old Jail

Chambersburg

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

Lancaster

Museums for All - SNAP/WIC Recipients

The Trout Gallery

Carlisle

Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm

U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center

Carlisle

Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

Sep 26 – Jan 3 · Mission Aerospace

Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts

Harrisburg

William C. Goodridge Freedom Center and Underground Railroad Museum

York

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Thu–Fri: Closed; Sat: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association

Mechanicsburg

Mon–Sat: Closed; Sun: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Sep 11 – Dec 11 · Pre-school Story Hour

Winters Heritage House Museum

Elizabethtown

Museums for All – Guided Docent Tour

Wright's Ferry Mansion

Columbia

10 am to 3 pm Tuesday–Saturday, May–October

Zimmerman Center for Heritage - Susquehanna NHA

Wrightsville

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sun: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM