Museums in Harrisburg, Hershey & Lancaster

Oct 16 · Concert in the Orchard

1719 Museum

April–October Friday & Saturday 10am–4pm; Tuesday–Thursday times vary

Sep 25 – Oct 31 · Spooky and Sweet Scavenger Hunt

America's Transportation Experience / Aaca Museum

Hershey

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

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

Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

Boyertown

Chambersburg Heritage Center

Chambersburg

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

Oct 17 · From the Battlefield to the Cyclorama: A Photographic Journey

Children of Gettysburg 1863®

Gettysburg

Mon–Sun: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Oct 30 · Spooky Walking Tour

Colonial Courthouse

York

Columbia Crossing River Trails Center Susquehanna NHA

Columbia

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

Columbia Historic Preservation Society

Columbia

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

Oct 18 · Living History Sunday

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

Tuesday–Thursday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM, Friday 5:00 PM–8:00 PM (First Friday), Saturday 9:00 AM–2:00 PM; Closed Sunday–Monday

Cumberland County Historical Society

Carlisle

Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Oct 18 · Heritage Day Fall Festival

Daniel Boone Homestead

Birdsboro

Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm; grounds open 7 days 9am-4pm

Oct 24 · Charlie's Art Discovery: Apples

Demuth Museum of Art on King

Lancaster

Sunday 12-4, Tuesday-Thursday-Friday 10-4, Saturday 10-4 (Closed Monday and Wednesday)

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 11 · Pumpkin Palooza 2026

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

Reading

9am to 9pm daily

Oct 31 · Make-Believe Masquerade Ball

Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Lancaster

Tuesday–Sunday 9:00am–4:00pm; Monday closed

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

Harris Tower Railroad Museum

Harrisburg

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

Oct 17 – 18 · Trains at the Tracks

Hershey History Center

Hershey

Mon, Wed, Fri 10am-3pm

Historic Ephrata Cloister

Ephrata

Nov 6 – 14 · "Persuasion" - A One Act Play Inspired by Jane Austen

Historic Rock Ford

Lancaster

Tuesday through Friday and Sunday at 10 am, 12 pm, and 2 pm; Saturday at 10 am and 12 pm

Historic Schaefferstown

Schaefferstown

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

Historical Society of Dauphin County

Harrisburg

Tuesday-Friday 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM; second Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m.

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

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

Indian Steps Museum

Airville

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

Jerry's Classic Cars & Collectibles

Pottsville

Friday–Sunday 12 noon to 5 p.m. (May through October)

Oct 10 · 5th Birthday Bash!

Keystone Kidspace

York

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

Oct 18 – Nov 22 · Science in ACTION! with Millersville University Chemistry Club

Lancaster Science Factory

Lancaster

LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center

Lancaster

Oct 10 – 11 · Harvest Days at Landis Valley Museum

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

Lancaster

Wed–Sat 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, Sun 12:00 PM–4:00 PM

Dec 6 · LCHS Annual Christmas Open House

Lebanon County Historical Society

Lebanon

Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Mascot Roller mills & Ressler family home

Ronks

Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM

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

Sep 28 – Oct 26 · Special Sunday Opening

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

Oct 10 · TCA Rio Grande Chapter December Show & Swap Meet

National Toy Train Museum

Ronks

Family Ticket

Dec 31 · New Years at Noon

National Watch and Clock Museum

Columbia

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

PA State Police Museum

Hershey

Monday – Friday from 9 am – 4 pm, Saturdays: 10am-3pm, Closed Sundays & State Holidays

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

Oct 17 · Trains & Treats

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Strasburg

Wednesdays through Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sundays 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Reading Area Firefighters Museum

Reading

Nov 28 – Jan 10 · Nostalgic Christmas Trains

Reading Railroad Heritage Museum

Hamburg

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

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

Rockhill Trolley Museum

Rockhill

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

Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum

Schuylkill Haven

Oct 10 · Haunted History Tour- A Walking Tour of Downtown Pottsville

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

Oct 16 · October Third in the Burg

Susquehanna Art Museum

Harrisburg

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

The Hershey Story Museum

Hershey

Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The National Civil War Museum

Harrisburg

Mon–Sun: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum

Coatesville

Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Oakes Museum of Natural History

Mechanicsburg

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

Oct 23 – 24 · HoRroR at the Haunted Jail

The Old Jail

Chambersburg

Oct 17 · "where time folds:" A Community Conversation

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; Sunday: Closed

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

Oct 28 · Glenn Miller Orchestra

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., Closed Tuesday-Thursday

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

Wednesday-Friday 10am–3pm, 2nd Fridays 10am–3pm & 4pm–8pm

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