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Things to Do in Lancaster PA
The American Music Theatre
Location: 2425 Lincoln Hwy East, Lancaster, PA 17602
Contact: 800-648-4102, 717-397-7700
One of Lancaster's most popular destinations, welcoming millions of visitors from all over the country by staging critically acclaimed
original productions and hosting some of the world's most popular celebrity performers.
Dutch Wonderland
Location: 2249 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA 17602
Contact: 1-866-FUNatDW (386-2839)
Selected as one of the Top 5 Best Kids’ Parks in the world. A kid-friendly amusement park with rides (including a family friendly water park),
attractions, games and food, events that showcase kids’ talents, and interactive shows the whole family can star in.
Lancaster County History Museum
Location: Lincoln Hwy East, Lancaster, PA 17602 (right next to Dutch Wonderland)
Contact: 1-866-FUNatDW (386-2839)
Explore History - 1600's to the Present. 34 Life-Size Scenes featuring Native Americans, the
Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and the Amish including an Animated Barn-Raising
Fulton Opera House
Location: 12 N Prince St, Lancaster PA 17603
Contact: (717) 397-7425
Founded in 1852, The Fulton Opera House Foundation is a not-for-profit public charity that exists to produce professional regional theatre
of a quality that honors, affirms and extends the Fulton's role in the history of American theatre as a National Historic Landmark, and to
provide educational, artistic and cultural benefits that engender community ownership.
The National Watch & Clock Museum
Location: 514 Poplar St., Columbia, PA 17512
Contact: 717-684-8261
The largest and most comprehensive collection in North America dedicated to timekeeping.
Lancaster Fun Fact: Hamilton Watch Company, founded in Lancaster, PA in 1892, manufactured some of the most accurate
timepieces. They included the first battery – operated wristwatch and the digital watch.
Wheatland, Home of 15th President James Buchanan
Location: 1120 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603-2550
Contact: Phone: 717-392-8721
Wheatland is situated amid four landscaped acres where Buchanan's
outbuildings, the smokehouse and the privy, can still be seen. Guided tours begin in the Carriage House Visitors Center. Visitors will want to
take time to enjoy the exhibition on James Buchanan's Life and Times, as well as strolling through the Victorian herb garden.
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