Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

"The place was a bit basic for our children. It’s not the greatest place we’ve taken them hence the 4 star review. They did love the maze of clear pipes that blow the thin scarfs through them. There mostly are little stores or villages that the children can play in and pretend to be the clerk or farmer or…"

"I had never been here before we took our 6 year old, and he had a blast. With each new section he entered, his mind was blown. He loved the tractor, and his favorite indoor section was the construction zone. We spent a couple of hours with him playing in the outdoor areas he had so much fun and loved playing with the other children, too. Highly recommend this place it was only $33 for my husband, myself, and the kid. Great price for hours of fun for him, and my husband had fun playing, too."

"We traveled from out state and found this when doing a Google search of other things to do in the area aside from Dutch Wonderland. We were excited to bring our 2 year old. We were surprised that it cost so much for all of us to enter, but nonetheless we were excited to go in. Once we got to the back, we were floored to see that that was where the inside part ended. We then headed outside. It rained the day before but we had gotten there around 10, which was an hour after they opened. So much of the equipment was still wet, including the slide, which our daughter and plenty of other children wanted to go on. I can’t believe that the staff didn’t wipe off the slides before people entered. That was the very least they could do. We moved onto the bubbles, which was essentially two bins with soapy water filled with dirt and debris—meaning you couldn’t actually make any bubbles because the solution was so watered down. So, again, the staff didn’t prepare this section. We move onto other items and make our way to the tricycle area. It was completely flooded. I’m not sure if the staff have a way to drain this or not, but obviously this section is in need of repairs. Overall, we were extremely disappointed with our visit here given the prices and the quality of the outdoor activities (MANY hours after it rained)."

"Great place for younger kids! So many different types of career choices to try out with your kids to see what they are into. Lots of space to move about easily. They have an awesome tech lab and a area with all sorts of puzzles and kinetic sand and my kids were not ready to leave they had such a blast. Great outside play area and a mother's nursing station for privacy. Highly recommend! If you get snap/food stamp benefits it only cost $3 per person in the group, and this applies to most museums in Lancaster county. Required to show licence and food stamps card on arrival."

"Great place. We love it. Great for kids 3 and up. Only bad thing, and like Tiny Town, is that you pay for your kid or kids to play, but they charge for you the parent too. So instead of paying $12...it was $24 for my son and I. They also ask you to pick up and put things back, which I normally don't mind doing, but when I'm paying for myself to be there too. I look at it like the grocery store. If I go to self check out and ring up my own groceries and bag it all up...I should get paid like an employee or a heavy discount on my order. That being said this place is great for kiddos and lots of cool things here mixed with lots of play and learning. They even have a nice Art room where kids can draw, paint and do crafts. Outside they have great play area with lots to do and they even have a maze. They can play with the play houses, ride big wheels on path, go down slide, play with Tonka trucks, rock climbing and more. Overall give this place 5 stars. They really thought this place through and thinking about the kids but shouldn't be charging for parents...especially if you have multiple kids."