The Lanc Local team analyzed 22,212 local reviews and metrics to find the best tourist attractions Akron, PA, and its surrounding areas have to offer. We rank businesses according to their Bayesian average rating — to prevent rankings from being overly influenced by businesses with only a few reviews.
Top Tourist Attractions
Near Akron, PA
Lititz Springs Park
4.8
(2,618 Reviews)
Featured review:
"This was a beautiful park. There are grills near the boy scout pavilion, many other pavilions besides, plenty of swings and slides, lots of space for kids to run around, trees providing shade everywhere, a free parking lot, a lovely man-made creek and lake, tons of ducks to feed in the water, and r...
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Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
4.8
(1,547 Reviews)
Featured review:
"The park is beautiful!!!
A ton of parking!
The kids and I are doing the “Go Lancaster” and it was hard to find the trail since we never been to this park before. The instructions wasn’t very clear!! But asking around did help a lot and having a map of the park REALLY helps us.
Once we found ...
Stevens
Lancaster Central Market
4.7
(5,893 Reviews)
Featured review:
"I love this market. There are so many good finds there. It's a great place for gifts, vegetables, plants and baked goods. The vendors are friendly. We bought some Everything Cheddar Bagels that were delicious." - Lynn J....
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Long’s Park
4.7
(2,613 Reviews)
Featured review:
"This park was great for a nice walk after breakfast. It's relaxing, quiet and beautiful. It's also really well kept. The squirrels have obviously been fed by humans as they immediately associate cars and people with food. Upon parking, several ran up to our vehicle, and we could see them at other v...
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Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market
4.6
(5,211 Reviews)
Featured review:
"Lovely visit at this large market, so much to offer, ranging from groceries, wares, snacks, coffee, food and wares. So much to offer, nice place to come stroll through. Lots of fresh items and homemade goods" - Lauren (....
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Lapp’s Farm Market
4.6
(5,125 Reviews)
Featured review:
"We enjoyed visiting this farmers market. The fresh produce was amazing. I saw the biggest cabbages I have ever seen. I bought some homemade peanut butter, honey, and grapes. My Dad tried chocolate covered bacon. There is a grill with very reasonable prices where you can have some lunch. Every...
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Lancaster Science Factory
4.7
(952 Reviews)
Featured review:
"greatly enjoyed this place.My 2 grandchildren loved it.They are 10 and 7.They were very entertained their mom and I also enjoyed it.Children learn scientific principles but in a fun way The only disappointment was that it was raining so we couldn't fully enjoy the outdoor garden. However, everythin...
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Abe’s Buggy Rides
4.7
(931 Reviews)
Featured review:
"This was worth every penny. We got the 6.5 mile buggy ride. The countryside is stunning. Beautiful Lancaster County and an excellent way to explore and experience small aspects of Amish life and the community. Come ready with questions but also do a little research prior.
One piece of advice... don...
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Buchanan Park
4.7
(830 Reviews)
Featured review:
"We enjoyed another Vegfest this year and the park is always beautiful and clean!"...
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Ephrata Township Community Park
4.7
(628 Reviews)
Featured review:
"A lovely little park in Ephrata. They have bathrooms that were unlocked when we were there that are decent. The playground is medium sized and fun for children. They have walking trails and benches around the pond." - Lonita S....
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