Best Museums Near Columbia, PA [Ranked by Locals]

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Top Museums

Near Columbia, PA

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Museums

below are listed according to our rankings, starting with the highest-ranked Museums

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National Watch and Clock Museum: Columbia Museums

National Watch and Clock Museum

4.8

★★★★★

(488 Reviews)

Featured review:

"Pretty cool museum if you’re interested in clocks and watches, how important time is, and how the clock was made. Loved how they had information on how clocks are important through history and especially with train and freight movement. Not really recommending for children, they do have a stuffed...

Columbia
North Museum of Nature and Science: Lancaster Science Museums

North Museum of Nature and Science

4.5

★★★★★

(527 Reviews)

Featured review:

"We had such a great time when we took our daughter! The lady at the front desk was super nice. It took us about an hour to get around everything. Theres lots of hands-on activities throughout the first floor. It would be a perfect outing for younger kids!" - Pippa O....

Lancaster
Museums in Elizabethtown: Masonic Village and Elizabethtown Model Railroad Club

Masonic Village and Elizabethtown Model Railroad Club

4.7

★★★★★

(121 Reviews)

Featured review:

"Fantastic layout and a friendly cast of characters on staff!!!" - Bryan B....

Elizabethtown
Wright's Ferry Mansion: Columbia Museums

Wright’s Ferry Mansion

4.9

★★★★★

(55 Reviews)

Featured review:

"Wow! What a gem! An authentic 18th century home in beautiful condition. Our tour guide was the exceptionally talented Asst. Curator, Elizabeth Dillon. We were fortunate to have her as our private tour guide. She had an answer to every question and every "And what is this item?" This is a hidden ge...

Columbia
Mount Joy Area Historical Society: Mount Joy Historical Societies

Mount Joy Area Historical Society

4.8

★★★★★

(10 Reviews)

Featured review:

"So much history - artifacts, maps, and books, memories, and knowledge collected in one space. Outstanding willingness and friendliness to share and inform on the interesting history and people of Mount Joy. Very helpful with my genealogical research. Looking forward to a return visit." - Kim B....

Mount Joy
Winters Heritage House Museum: Elizabethtown Museums

Winters Heritage House Museum

4.5

★★★★★

(12 Reviews)

Featured review:

"Very cute museum. Knowledgeable volunteers. We will be back We went fir a quilt show and it was just awesome." - Chelsea H....

Elizabethtown
Museums in Elizabethtown: House of Oddities and Curious Goods

House of Oddities and Curious Goods

4.8

★★★★★

(25 Reviews)

Featured review:

"This place was wonderful! It was fun, it had a lot of interesting exhibits, fun facts, and was overall really funny! The only reason why it wouldn’t be a 5 star, is because I am needless to say I was a bit disappointed at how small it was, but that can be good because he should expand it! it was...

Elizabethtown
Museums in Marietta: Musselman - Vesta Furnace

Musselman – Vesta Furnace

4.7

★★★★★

(25 Reviews)

Featured review:

"Nice trail to walk to and from. What remains of the history shown built our great country into what it truly is no matter how big or small!" - Nick M....

Marietta

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