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Hands-on House Children's Museum, Lancaster, PA
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Hands-on House Children's Museum

Hands-on play museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, designed for young children and the adults who bring them.

721 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 · Lancaster, PA

About Hands-on House Children's Museum

This nonprofit museum in Lancaster offers interactive exhibits meant for children roughly two through eight years old. Its programming aims to support children's thinking, social skills, and feelings through open-ended play, and it invites caregivers to take part alongside them. Visitors can book tickets in advance, which the museum recommends, and can also buy a membership for unlimited visits. The museum also runs camps, classes, birthday parties, school field trips, and outreach visits to schools.

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  • #interactive exhibits
  • #early childhood
  • #family outing
  • #Lancaster

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