One of the best things to do as a family in Lancaster County is to go to The Turkey Hill Experience…read moreto experience the famous ice cream and iced tea/lemonade brand that started out as a family operation in the area. Tickets aren't crazy expensive. It was just over $16 for my adult ticket. It gave me access to the museum, which is really the second floor. In one small space is a museum about Turkey Hill's history, how ice cream is made, etc. It's very interactive with an area to make your own ice cream flavor, commercial, and more. The ice cream sampling area is great. They give you healthy scoops. There's also an area to try their iced tea and lemonade and learn how it's made. The bottom level is a giant gift shop with toys, clothes, and more. There's a large parking lot out front.

I was gonna take my daughter to North Museum of Nature and Science...but the tickets were sold out…read moreon Easter morning. Then I found Turkey Hill Ice cream Experience only 30min away from Lancaster, and decided to visit. We bought the double scoop experience (comes with ice cream test lab) and obviously that was the highlight of the place! The test lab is about 45min experience and the whole thing with self-guided tour takes about 1hr 30min to 2 hours depending how crowded it is. The visit was fun and of course my 5-year-old daughter had a great time eating tons of ice cream!

What a gorgeous day for the Massive Barn Market. Apparently tripled in size this year! Parking was…read morebedlam, food trucks ran out of food and not enough port-a-potties (25 min. + Lines)..Do not think I'll be back. One plus hours to get .3 miles up hill from Baltimore Pike to parking entrance - one police officer until PA State trooper showed up with no where to turn around and high tail it out, basically trapped:( Please organize better & get the word out that you have! For over 7,000 people attending ~ yikes.

Came here for Chadds Ford Day as a day trip for my job and had an overall unpleasant experience…read more Enjoyed the food trucks and the different venders selling art, jewelry, and such but getting in was a hassle. Didn't get handicap parking when we needed it. So we had to walk a good distance while pushing a wheel chair to get to the entrance. I didn't know they only accepted cash and not card so once I arrived to the ticket stand the lady sitting at the stand told me they had a ATM machine and where to find it but refused to let me use it, which I couldn't understand. When I asked if I could use it to pay for my ticket she literally laughed at me and told me no I could not use their ATM machine and would not tell me why, she then assisted the person behind me in line. Another lady approached me and ended up having a free voucher ticket and gave it to me. I don't have any plans on ever coming back here for any event that is held.

Hamorton Historic District is a great piece of layered history, with roots in the late 18th C, and…read moreearly 20th C. The latter development period was run by Pierre DuPont, who built homes for his Longwood Gardens staff in the 1930s. If you crave more Longwood history, do make a side trip into this little neighborhood to check out its beautiful landscaping, mature trees and shrubs planted almost a century ago by the Longwood gardeners who lived here. My COVID-era (bubble prices) house hunt brought me to Hamorton Historic District. While I have now been outbid on multiple houses in this crazy market, and still have nothing, I am glad for the new areas I've explored trying to find a place to live. I mention this because I had the privilege of touring one of the really old little duplex homes that are right up on route 1; these are the late 18th C buildings. Behind them, are the much larger stone 1930s homes built by DuPont. This little neighborhood is still in active contemporary use, but is historic nonetheless, and their National Historic Register sign is on route 1, just before you pass it. Note: you will pass it in the blink of an eye if you're not looking. You'll know it by the homes just feet from Balt Pike, directly across from where 52 heads south into DE. At that light turn onto Elmwood Drive and you're there! Park along the street and take a walk to see it! The neighborhood comprises 52 buildings by one account and 75 by another, and abuts Longwood on the western side, and Kendal Retirement Community/Old Kennett Quaker Meeting on the eastern side. It's a little square of street blocks, with vast meadow and forest all around it. Much more info is in their Wikipedia article, just Google it! So glad I considered that house because I met neighbors and learned so much I never would have known!

This hidden gem is a place that your guests will talk about for years to come. If you are looking…read morefor a unique, intimate location for your event, Twistback is the place. In addition to gorgeous grounds and breathtaking backdrops for your photos (field of wildflowers-hello!) the history and art that is housed here is on another level. The family that tenderly cares for these surroundings is heavily invested heart and soul, so there is no question about the details being important. Twistback is a great place to just visit for a tour as well (excellent opportunity for homeschool art history lessons) and they also offer art restoration and precious rug cleaning and repair. Put Twistback on your list if you are in the area-you won't regret it!

From the owner: Twistback Center for the Arts is a heritage museum and venue space that showcases a wide display of…read moreAmerican, European, and Asian art of all kind. While also being a beautiful venue for parties big and small. Curators of this museum are direct descendants of many important figures in history including Benjamin Franklin, Furness, Rembrandt, etc. This museum can also be used for any party needs from small private parties such as showers and birthday parties to weddings. Curators of this museum are also experts in conservation and restoration of fine art that have years of training from Timonthy Jayne who was the main conservator of the Winterthur, Andrew Wyeth, and the Brandywine River Museum. Services ranging from retouching, cleaning, varnishing, and frame repair. Also specializing in rug restoration from cleaning, reweaving, colorization, and fringe work. All these services come with a free consultation of your beloved items.

We opted for the Summer Breeze boat ride on a Sunday afternoon 4pm option. Right next to…read moreSchaefer's. It's a 2 hour boat ride. The cost was $19 per adult and $10 per kid. You can bring food and drinks on the boat though they do have a bar full of options to choose from if you want a beer or cocktails. No food options to purchase on the boat. Everyone was nice and my son even was able to take the wheel for a while. A positive was that we were able to jump on the boat with no reservation. There are 4 large booth tables and plenty of other folding chairs and tables to relax by. They have a bathroom on board the ship with its very own window. I'm not sure if it's normal but there was no music playing which I liked since I was able to have conversations with my family. Tom & Steve are the owners and very nice and welcoming.

Diana was awesome. The owners daughter / bartender / host…read more The captain was Great experience all in all it was awesome I had a party of nine and three kids it was a great experience recommend it for everyone and anyone

Great job. Would recommend. I am very satisfied. Thanks for everything. Anthony came out and did a…read morewonderful job. Did it all on his own, no help. I was impressed. Thanks for everything.

I used Timestone Monument for my brothers Monument. Helen was super efficient, helpful and good to…read morecommunicate. Most of our communication was through text and it did not matter the time I texted her she always responded. Helen was helpful in sending me pictures of monuments based on the things I shared I wanted on his headstone. Helen is a good sales person to deal with. I also found their prices to be better than most Monument places.

Such a special place! How had I never heard of this museum?…read moreIt's magic! As others have said, they are not open every day, festival days are held the first Sunday of every month (June-Nov). It is quick and easy to buy tickets online in advance. You can choose admission to the grounds with house tour, admission with rides, or the full package. This was really helpful because though I'd love to someday see the house, it's much easier to just do rides for young kids. With general admission, you do get to see the museum located behind the house, with antique cars, and Lionel trains. The model trains are set up and running, which the kids love. You also get free popcorn from the antique steam-powered popcorn machine. It was really good! Around the grounds, there is a train theme play structure, a pond with fountain and bridge, picnic tables, and a corn hole game. They also had era-appropriate live music, and an ice cream food truck! The Steamin' Days events are from 12:30pm-4:30pm, and if you choose rides, you get 4 with your ticket. They punch the ticket each ride. There is a ride-on steam train, ride-on diesel train, a steam bus, and two convertible cars from which to choose. You can ride 4 times on the same thing, or any combo you like! My son had a blast on everything, but my favorite was the convertible car. The day was all for my son, and I did not think I'd enjoy myself as much as I did, which is always a happy surprise! I can't wait to go to another! Also as others have mentioned, the volunteers were really knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, and engaging. They really put their all into creating a spectacular day for everyone. Every detail was covered, from the crossing guard at the entrance making sure everyone was safe, to the "purse parking" table at the train boarding, to the exciting train conductors' uniforms. This place is immaculate looking, and the experience is 1000% streamlined to care for everyone's needs. It was like a VIP event, but my ticket was only $12, and my son's was $4!!! If you have an ACCESS Delaware pass, you get $2pp admission for up to 4 people. The experience is worth so much more! *One caveat was a woman helping with boarding the train; she randomly, and very unnecessarily and harshly, warned my son to keep his hands inside the car--BEFORE he even sat down--with a threat of ejecting him from the ride, and did not give the same misery to any other passenger. You don't speak that way to a 2yo! But overall, I cannot recommend this place enough! It should be all over the brochures of the Brandywine Valley. Such an exciting, fun, amazing place!

Awesome house and grounds - be sure to go to a Steaming Sunday and take a ride on the scale model…read moresteam train - visit the beautiful Victorian manor house and walk through the Stanley Steam Car Museum - plenty of volunteers on hand to answer questions.

I take my 2 y. o. granddaughter nearly every week. There are so many wonderful things to explore…read moreand learn from. They have a walking path through the woods with a natural playground and sandbox, a bird house building to watch and interactive displays, a mini zoo inside a house with small animals and activities including a treehouse. They also have weekly activities and seasonal events for elementary school kids. My granddaughter calls Briar Bush "The Animal House" and loves to put a donation in the collection box before we leave.

They were so friendly and it was a great little center to see the local wildlife and learn. We…read moredidn't get to do the whole path with a stroller but it was nice and shaded on the trail so even on a hot day it felt cooler.