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Hands-on House

721 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
717-569-5437
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Ranked #18 of 31 attractions in Lancaster
3.5 of 5 stars 27 Reviews
Type: Children's Museums
Description: Kids can touch everything at this interactive museum designed to help children and their parents learn together in a fun way.
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2012

A touch museum/play yard for young children. Everything seems dated, but not shabby. The dress up clothes kind of creeped me out - they didn't look like they've been washed in years. Also - can we say - germy fingers everwhere? That aside, the kids seemed to love it and ran around for about an hour. I enjoyed the outdoor... More

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York, Pennsylvania
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Reviews in 52 cities Reviews in 52 cities
91 helpful votes 91 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2012

We took our 3 1/2 year old neice and she did not want to leave after spending about 3 hours between the inside and outside garden. We were fortunate to arrive on a day when the facility was not to crowded. I was expecting something larger but on this particular day it was large enough since the crowd was small.... More

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Berks County, PA
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2012

Good for kids under 4yrs old. A bit pricey for the few amount of exhibits. The fun but short lived for us. Go but don't expect this to be as big as the "please touch" type museums in the bigger cities. More

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New Holland, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 24, 2012

Yes, it was a hard time getting my granddaughter to leave HOH! The exhibits are geared for her age. She loved the face painting station and the grocery store, complete with electronic checkout! Mason's Activity Garden was even more fun, with a hill to roll down, structures to crawl and play on. I can't recommend this enough! Great for both... More

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Reading, Pennsylvania
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2012
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Teaching children but not about cleaning hands, there were NO hand cleaning areas for all the touching. There was some kids there with no shoes on. They have an outside garden area that was closed for no piticular reason and asked if we could come back for the garden and was told sure but you have to pay again. Weird. More

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Marietta
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2012

We loved it so much we upgraded our admission for memberships. More

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Blue Ball, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2012

lotsa fun for little kids. mine are 7 and 11 and they had a great time. it is a little pricey and alot of pieces are missing to some of the exhibits but all in all, it's a fun rainy-day kind of place. More

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Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2012

My young daughters spent more than 2 hours trying all of the things they had for children. The face painting and little grocery store was particularly enjoyable for them. I recommend this for children younger than 8 years of age. More

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Baltimore, Maryland
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2012
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We stumbled on this "museum" on accident, looking for a way to end our first, official, family vacation to Lancaster, PA. The Hands-on House was really awesome! All four of my kids were able to enjoy themselves, ages 7 down to 2. The older ones enjoyed some actual learning as they played, and the little ones were fascinated by everything... More

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Toronto, ON
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 25, 2011

Suitable for 6 and under, but the displays are somewhat outdated. Expected better for the price of admission. More

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