Your US Bucket List: Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Pennsylvania!

Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Pennsylvania!


Whether you’re looking for an Educational Field Trip or a Fun Day Out with the Kids…

Or if you are planning a Family Vacation for Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter Break…

Or maybe you’re a Full-Time Family touring the US in your van or RV….

Perhaps you are an International Traveler planning your next major excursion into the United States…


Whatever your reason for exploring the world with YOUR Family…


SPGFAN has THE BEST LISTS of Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Each of the 50 United States!

Load YOUR Itineraries with THE COOLEST Kid-Centered Adventures and Create Fabulous Memories to Last Their Entire Lives!

Learn, Play, Experience, Relax, and Enjoy Yourselves with These Great National Parks, State Parks, Theme Parks, Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, Nature Centers, Factory Tours, Historic Sites, Notable Homes, Cultural Attractions, Art Events, Live Performances, Sporting Events, Beaches, Mountains, Cities, Towns, Farms, and MORE!

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Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Pennsylvania!

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Penns Valley Area Historical MuseumAaronsburg
Indian Steps MuseumAirville
Valley School MuseumAlbion
Lock Ridge Furnace MuseumAlburtis
Allentown Art MuseumAllentown
America On WheelsAllentown
Da Vinci Science CenterAllentown
Lehigh Valley Heritage MuseumAllentown
Liberty Bell MuseumAllentown
Mack Trucks MuseumAllentown
Museum of Indian CultureAllentown
Trout HallAllentown
Depreciation Lands MuseumAllison Park
Baker MansionAltoona
Fort RoberdeauAltoona
Horseshoe CurveAltoona
Quaint Corner Children’s MuseumAltoona
Railroaders Memorial MuseumAltoona
Southern Alleghenies Museum of ArtAltoona
The StoogeumAmbler
Ohio Valley Lines Model Railroad, Library & MuseumAmbridge
Old Economy VillageAmbridge
Andalusia (Nicholas Biddle Estate)Andalusia
Suzanne H. Arnold Art GalleryAnnville
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam TrainAshland
Tioga Point MuseumAthens
Mill GroveAudubon
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural LifeAvella
Slate Belt Heritage CenterBangor
National Centre for Padro PioBarto
FallingwaterBear Run
Beaver Area Heritage MuseumBeaver
Saint Nicholas Chapel and MuseumBeaver
Air Heritage MuseumBeaver Falls
Beaver Falls Historical Society MuseumBeaver Falls
Fort Bedford MuseumBedford
National Museum of the American CoverletBedford
Old Bedford VillageBedford
Bellefonte Art MuseumBellefonte
Centre County Library & Historical MuseumBellefonte
John A. Hermann Jr. Memorial Art MuseumBellevue
Golden Age Air MuseumBethel
Burnside PlantationBethlehem
John Sebastian Goundie HouseBethlehem
Kemerer Museum of Decorative ArtsBethlehem
Lehigh University Art GalleriesBethlehem
Moravian MuseumBethlehem
Nain-Schober HouseBethlehem
Payne GalleryBethlehem
Sun Inn, PennsylvaniaBethlehem
Zoellner Arts CenterBethlehem
Amish ExperienceBird-in-Hand
Daniel Boone HomesteadBirdsboro
Promised Land State ParkBlooming Grove
Bill’s Old Bike BarnBloomsburg
The Children’s MuseumBloomsburg
Haas Gallery of ArtBloomsburg
Boal Mansion MuseumBoalsburg
Boalsburg Heritage MuseumBoalsburg
Pennsylvania Military MuseumBoalsburg
Elizabeth Township Historical Society MuseumBoston
Boyertown Area Historical SocietyBoyertown
Boyertown Museum of Historic VehiclesBoyertown
Herbig BakeryBradford
Woodville PlantationBridgeville
Margaret R. Grundy Memorial MuseumBristol
Taylor Memorial MuseumBrockway
Jefferson County History CenterBrookville
Thomas Massey HouseBroomall
Flatiron Building Heritage CenterBrownsville
Frank L. Melega Art MuseumBrownsville
Nemacolin CastleBrownsville
Glencairn MuseumBryn Athyn
Harriton HouseBryn Mawr
Pocono Indian MuseumBushkill
Butler County Historical SocietyButler
Old Caln Historical Society MuseumCaln Township
LeRoy Heritage MuseumCanton
Carbondale Historical Society and MuseumCarbondale
Cumberland County Historical Society MuseumCarlisle
Trout GalleryCarlisle
U.S. Army Heritage and Education CenterCarlisle
Castanea Railroad StationCastanea
George Taylor HouseCatasauqua
Haines MillCetronia
Barns-Brinton HouseChadds Ford
Brandywine Battlefield ParkChadds Ford
Brandywine River MuseumChadds Ford
Chadds Ford Historical SocietyChadds Ford
John Chads HouseChadds Ford
N. C. Wyeth House and StudioChadds Ford
Sanderson MuseumChadds Ford
Chambersburg Heritage CenterChambersburg
John Brown House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)Chambersburg
Old Jail MuseumChambersburg
Delaware County Historical Society MuseumChester
Pennsylvania Military College MuseumChester
Widener University Art GalleryChester
Historic Yellow SpringsChester Springs
Mill at AnselmaChester Springs
Christiana Underground Railroad Center at Historic Zercher’s HotelChristiana
Clarion University Art GalleriesClarion
Sutton-Ditz HouseClarion
Clearfield County Historical Society and MuseumClearfield
Blooming Grove MuseumCogan Station
Berman Museum of ArtCollegeville
National Watch and Clock MuseumColumbia
Wright’s Ferry MansionColumbia
Newlin Mill ComplexConcord Township
Conestoga Area Historical Society MuseumConestoga
Coolspring Power MuseumCoolspring
Saylor Park Cement Industry MuseumCoplay
Cornwall Iron FurnaceCornwall
Corry Area Historical MuseumCorry
Potter County Historical Society/MuseumCoudersport
Cresco Station MuseumCresco
Toy Soldier MuseumCresco
Lemon HouseCresson
Misericordia University Art GalleriesDallas
Zeigler HouseDalmatia
Montgomery House MuseumDanville
Beaver County Industrial MuseumDarlington
Greersburg AcademyDarlington
Little Beaver MuseumDarlington
McCarl Industrial & Agricultural Museum of Beaver CountyDarlington
Antoine Dutot Museum & GalleryDelaware Water Gap
Old Line MuseumDelta
Grey Towers National Historic SiteDingman Township
Donora Smog MuseumDonora
Doylestown Historical SocietyDoylestown
FonthillDoylestown
James A. Michener Art MuseumDoylestown
Mercer MuseumDoylestown
Moravian Pottery and Tile WorksDoylestown
The Museum of Mourning ArtDrexel Hill
Swedish Log CabinDrexel Hill
Eagles Mere MuseumEagles Mere
Wallace-Cross MillEast Hopewell Township
Schisler Museum of Wildlife & Natural History and McMunn PlanetariumEast Stroudsburg
Bachmann Publick HouseEaston
Crayola ExperienceEaston
Mixsell House MuseumEaston
National Canal MuseumEaston
Sigal MuseumEaston
Williams Center Art GalleryEaston
Cambria County Historical Society Library and MuseumEbensburg
Edinboro Area Historical SocietyEdinboro
Hurry Hill Farm Maple MuseumEdinboro
Troxell-Steckel HouseEgypt
Eldred World War II MuseumEldred
Winters Heritage House MuseumElizabethtown
Richard Wall HouseElkins Park
Temple Judea MuseumElkins Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic SiteElverson
1803 HouseEmmaus
Ephrata CloisterEphrata
Calder House MuseumEquinunk
Springfield MillsErdenheim
Erie Art MuseumErie
Erie Maritime MuseumErie
expERIEnce Children’s MuseumErie
Firefighters Historical MuseumErie
Hagen History CenterErie
Tom Ridge Environmental CenterErie
Stover Mill GalleryErwinna
Sturgeon HouseFairview
Historic FallsingtonFallsington
Fleetwood Area Historical Society MuseumFleetwood
Clifton HouseFort Washington
The HighlandsFort Washington
Hope LodgeFort Washington
American Golf Hall of FameFoxburg
DeBence Antique Music WorldFranklin
Venango County Historical Society MuseumFranklin
Vicary MansionFreedom
Bahr’s MillGabelsville
Pennsylvania Lumber MuseumGaleton
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic SiteGallitzin
Gallitzin Tunnels Park & MuseumGallitzin
Appalachian Trail MuseumGardners
Adams County Historical Society MuseumGettysburg
David Wills HouseGettysburg
Eisenhower National Historic SiteGettysburg
Explore & MoreGettysburg
General Lee’s Headquarters MuseumGettysburg
Gettysburg National Military ParkGettysburg
Gettysburg Railroad StationGettysburg
Jennie Wade HouseGettysburg
Lincoln Train MuseumGettysburg
Seminary Ridge MuseumGettysburg
Shriver House MuseumGettysburg
Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad MuseumGibsonia
Battles Museums of Rural LifeGirard
WoodmontGladwyne
Aughinbaugh GalleryGrantham
Oakes Museum of Natural HistoryGrantham
Goschenhoppen Folklife MuseumGreen Lane
Allison-Antrim MuseumGreencastle
Brown’s Mill SchoolGreencastle
Westmoreland Museum of American ArtGreensburg
Greenville Area Historical Society MuseumGreenville
Grove City Area Historical Society MuseumGrove City
Haines Shoe HouseHallam
Crossroads Heritage MuseumHamburg
Reading Railroad Heritage MuseumHamburg
Bell SchoolHamilton Township
Quiet Valley Living Historical FarmHamilton Township
Hartwood MansionHampton Township
Hanna’s TownHannastown
Hanover Area Historical Society MuseumHanover
Hanover Fire MuseumHanover
Hanover Junction MuseumHanover
Mennonite Heritage CenterHarleysville
Harmony MuseumHarmony
Art Association of HarrisburgHarrisburg
Fort Hunter MansionHarrisburg
Harris Switch TowerHarrisburg
John Harris-Simon Cameron MansionHarrisburg
National Civil War MuseumHarrisburg
Pennsylvania Governor’s MansionHarrisburg
Pennsylvania National Fire MuseumHarrisburg
Pennsylvania State CapitolHarrisburg
State Museum of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg
Susquehanna Art MuseumHarrisburg
Whitaker Center for Science and the ArtsHarrisburg
Moland HouseHartsville
Amy B. Yerkes MuseumHatboro
Federal SchoolHaverford
Grange EstateHavertown
Lawrence CabinHavertown
Nitre HallHavertown
Greater Hazleton Historical Society MuseumHazleton
AACA MuseumHershey
Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society MuseumHershey
Hershey StoryHershey
Hershey’s Chocolate WorldHershey
Pennsylvania State Police MuseumHershey
Rivers of SteelHomestead
Honesdale Fire MuseumHonesdale
Wayne County Historical Society MuseumsHonesdale
South Side Historical VillageHookstown
Graeme ParkHorsham
Hummelstown Area Historical Society MuseumHummelstown
Isett Acres MuseumHuntingdon
Juniata College Museum of ArtHuntingdon
McMurtrie House MuseumHuntingdon
William E. Swigart, Jr. Antique Automobile MuseumHuntingdon
The Jimmy Stewart MuseumIndiana
University Museum of Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana
American Military Edged Weaponry MuseumIntercourse
Wilder MuseumIrvine
Abington Art CenterJenkintown
Asa Packer MansionJim Thorpe
Mauch Chunk MuseumJim Thorpe
Old Jail MuseumJim Thorpe
Heritage Discovery CenterJohnstown
Johnstown Children’s MuseumJohnstown
Johnstown Flood MuseumJohnstown
Southern Alleghenies Museum of ArtJohnstown
Wagner–Ritter House & GardenJohnstown
Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical AssociationKinzers
Kutztown Area Historical Society MuseumKutztown
Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage CenterKutztown
Zane Grey MuseumLackawaxen
Sculpted Ice Works Factory Tour & Ice Harvest MuseumLakeville
Amish Farm and HouseLancaster
Demuth MuseumLancaster
Hands-on HouseLancaster
Lancaster County Historical SocietyLancaster
Lancaster Marionette TheatreLancaster
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society MuseumLancaster
Lancaster Museum of ArtLancaster
Lancaster Science FactoryLancaster
Landis Valley MuseumLancaster
Mennonite Information CenterLancaster
North Museum of Nature and ScienceLancaster
Phillips Museum of ArtLancaster
Rock Ford PlantationLancaster
WheatlandLancaster
Wolf Museum of Music and ArtLancaster
1852 Herr Family HomesteadLandisville
Historic Langhorne AssociationLanghorne
Morgan Log HouseLansdale
No. 9 Coal Mine & MuseumLansford
Sullivan County Historical Society MuseumLaporte
Lincoln Highway ExperienceLatrobe
Compass Inn MuseumLaughlintown
Stoy MuseumLebanon
Leechburg Area Museum and Historical SocietyLeechburg
Leesport Lock HouseLeesport
Dale/Engle/Walker HouseLewisburg
Packwood House MuseumLewisburg
Samek Art MuseumLewisburg
Slifer House MuseumLewisburg
McCoy House MuseumLewistown
Fort LigonierLigonier
Southern Alleghenies Museum of ArtLigonier
Johannes Mueller HouseLititz
Lititz MuseumLititz
Wilbur Chocolate Factory & Candy Americana MuseumLititz
Barton Street SchoolLock Haven
Heisey House MuseumLock Haven
Piper Aviation MuseumLock Haven
Southern Alleghenies Museum of ArtLoretto
Old Dry Road FarmLower Heidelberg Township
Lower Saucon Township Historical SocietyLower Saucon Township
Macungie InstituteMacungie
Wharton Esherick MuseumMalvern
Manheim Heritage CenterManheim
Fulton County Historical Society MuseumMcConnellsburg
McKeesport Regional History & Heritage CenterMcKeesport
Baldwin-Reynolds House MuseumMeadville
David Mead Log CabinMeadville
Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic MuseumMeadville
Mechanicsburg MuseumMechanicsburg
Colonial Pennsylvania PlantationMedia
Delaware County Institute of ScienceMedia
Minshall HouseMedia
Pennsylvania Veterans MuseumMedia
Mercer County Historical Society MuseumMercer
Munnell Run FarmMercer
John McFadden Model Railroad MuseumMercersburg
Gutelius House MuseumMifflinburg
Mifflinburg Buggy MuseumMifflinburg
Columns MuseumMilford
Upper MillMilford
Millersburg MuseumMillersburg
Ned Smith Center for Nature and ArtMillersburg
Susquehanna County Historical Society MuseumMontrose
Pennsbury ManorMorrisville
SummerseatMorrisville
Cooper’s Shed MuseumMount Joy
Mount Joy Historical Society MuseumMount Joy
Slate Belt MuseumMt. Bethel
Muncy Historical Society and Museum of HistoryMuncy
Burtner HouseNatrona Heights
John Joseph Henry HouseNazareth
Martin Guitar MuseumNazareth
Moravian Historical Society MuseumNazareth
Pennsylvania Longrifle MuseumNazareth
Thomas Leiper EstateNether Providence Township
New Berlin Heritage MuseumNew Berlin
Merrick Art GalleryNew Brighton
Hoyt Center for the ArtsNew Castle
Lawrence County Historical Society MuseumNew Castle
New Holland Band MuseumNew Holland
James A. Michener Art MuseumNew Hope
Parry Mansion MuseumNew Hope
Little Buffalo State ParkNewport
Paper Mill House MuseumNewtown Township
Square TavernNewtown Township
Braddock’s Battlefield History CenterNorth Braddock
Hornby School MuseumNorth East
Lake Shore Railway MuseumNorth East
North East MuseumNorth East
Big Mac Museum RestaurantNorth Huntingdon
Atlas Cement Company Memorial MuseumNorthampton
Joseph Priestley HouseNorthumberland
Morton Morton HouseNorwood
Bayernhof Music MuseumO’Hara Township
Kerr Memorial MuseumOakmont
American Treasure TourOaks
Home Textile Tool MuseumOrwell
WaynesboroughPaoli
Williams HousePaupack
LacawacPaupack Township
Bushy Run BattlefieldPenn Township
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage CenterPennsburg
Pearl S. Buck HousePerkasie
Pithole CityPithole
Bicycle HeavenPittsburgh
The Clemente MuseumPittsburgh
RandylandPittsburgh
Carpenter Log HousePlum
Friendship Hill National Historic SitePoint Marion
Portage Station MuseumPortage
Pottsgrove ManorPottsgrove
Jerry’s Classic Cars and Collectibles MuseumPottsville
Schuylkill County Historical Society MuseumPottsville
Weather Discovery CenterPunxsutawney
Robert Fulton BirthplaceQuarryville
Berks County Heritage CenterReading
Berks History CenterReading
Central Pennsylvania African American MuseumReading
Freedman GalleryReading
Historical Society of Berks County MuseumReading
Mid-Atlantic Air MuseumReading
Reading Area Fire-Fighters MuseumReading
Reading Public MuseumReading
John Brown Farm, Tannery & MuseumRichmond Township
Broad Top Area Coal Miners MuseumRobertsdale
Friends of the East Broad Top MuseumRobertsdale
Joanna Furnace ComplexRobeson Township
East Broad Top RailroadRockhill Furnace
Rockhill Trolley MuseumRockhill Furnace
Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters MuseumRome
Bible History ExhibitsRonks
Spring-Ford Area Historical Society Museum ComplexRoyersford
Sayre Historical Society MuseumSayre
Historic SchaefferstownSchaefferstown
Pennypacker MillsSchwenksville
West Overton MuseumsScottdale
Catlin HouseScranton
Electric City Trolley MuseumScranton
Everhart MuseumScranton
Hope Horn GalleryScranton
Houdini MuseumScranton
Lackawanna Coal Mine TourScranton
Marywood University Art GalleriesScranton
Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage MuseumScranton
Scranton Iron FurnacesScranton
Steamtown National Historic SiteScranton
Lore Degenstein GallerySelinsgrove
Sewickley Heights History CenterSewickley
Vocal Group Hall of FameSharon
Roadside AmericaShartlesville
Shippensburg Historical SocietyShippensburg
Shippensburg University Fashion Archives and MuseumShippensburg
Sinking Spring Historical Society & Heritage ParkSinking Spring
Indenhofen FarmSkippack
Old Jail MuseumSmethport
Smock Heritage MuseumSmock
Somerset Historical CenterSomerset
Endless Mountains War Memorial MuseumSonestown
Johnstown Flood National MemorialSouth Fork
Oliver Miller HomesteadSouth Park
Peter J. McGovern Little League MuseumSouth Williamsport
Rachel Carson HomesteadSpringdale
Springfield Heritage MuseumSpringfield
Springs MuseumSprings
Centre Furnace MansionState College
Palmerton Area Heritage CenterState College
Little MuseumSterling Run
Kentuck KnobStewart Township
National Toy Train MuseumStrasburg
Railroad Museum of PennsylvaniaStrasburg
Driebe Freight Station Art GalleryStroudsburg
Stroud MansionStroudsburg
Hunter House MuseumSunbury
Susquehanna Depot Area Historical Society MuseumSusquehanna Depot
Allegheny-Kiski Heritage MuseumTarentum
Tour-Ed Mine and MuseumTarentum
Simpler Times MuseumTidioute
Forest County History CenterTionesta
Drake Well MuseumTitusville
Bradford County MuseumTowanda
French AzilumTowanda
Speaker’s HouseTrappe
Old Eagle SchoolTredyffrin
Albany Township Historical Society MuseumTrexler
Bradford County Farm Museum and The Heritage VillageTroy
Wyoming County Historical MuseumTunkhannock
Tyrone History MuseumTyrone
Union City Historical Society MuseumUnion City
Fort Necessity National BattlefieldUniontown
Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum and Art GalleryUniversity Park
Frost Entomological MuseumUniversity Park
HUB-Roberson GalleriesUniversity Park
Mascaro-Steiniger Turfgrass MuseumUniversity Park
Matson Museum of AnthropologyUniversity Park
Palmer Museum of ArtUniversity Park
Pasto Agricultural MuseumUniversity Park
Penn State All-Sports MuseumUniversity Park
Zoller GalleryUniversity Park
Caleb Pusey HouseUpland
Collen Brook FarmUpper Darby Township
Henry Antes HouseUpper Frederick Township
Evans-Mumbower MillUpper Gwynedd Township
Gen. Frederick Von Steuben HeadquartersValley Forge
Valley Forge National Historical ParkValley Forge
World of Scouting MuseumValley Forge
Victorian Vandergrift Museum and Historical SocietyVandergrift
Walnutport Canal & Locktenders HouseWalnutport
David Bradford HouseWashington
Duncan & Miller Glass MuseumWashington
F. Julius Lemoyne HouseWashington
Olin Art GalleryWashington
Pennsylvania Trolley MuseumWashington
Washington Crossing Historic ParkWashington Crossing
Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society MuseumWaterford
Wattsburg Historical Society MuseumWattsburg
Finley HouseWayne
Renfrew Museum and ParkWaynesboro
Greene County Historical Society MuseumWaynesburg
Paul R. Stewart MuseumWaynesburg
Eckley Miners’ VillageWeatherly
American Helicopter Museum & Education CenterWest Chester
Antique Ice Tool MuseumWest Chester
Chester County History CenterWest Chester
William Brinton 1704 HouseWest Chester
Dorflinger Glass MuseumWhite Mills
Helfrich’s Springs Grist MillWhitehall
Luzerne County MuseumWilkes-Barre
Sordoni Art GalleryWilkes-Barre
Gallery at Penn CollegeWilliamsport
Peter Herdic Transportation MuseumWilliamsport
Rowley House MuseumWilliamsport
Thomas T. Taber MuseumWilliamsport
Wings of Freedom Aviation MuseumWillow Grove
1719 Hans Herr House & MuseumWillow Street
Conrad Weiser HomesteadWomelsdorf
Livingood MuseumWomelsdorf
Peter Wentz FarmsteadWorcester
Historic Wrightsville MuseumWrightsville
Wyalusing Valley MuseumWyalusing
Swetland HomesteadWyoming
Nicholas Stoltzfus HomesteadWyomissing
Police Heritage MuseumYork
York College Art GalleriesYork
York County History CenterYork
Eastern Museum of Motor RacingYork Springs
Buhl HouseZelienople
Passavant HouseZelienople

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