Where is the best place in Lancaster PA for a family Vaca?|109688

We live in NJ and are going to go up one weekend in early-mid may. Are there any attraction type things that we should make sure to visit? Also anything geared toward young kids? We have a 2 year old daughter who loves amusments ect. Recommend any places to stay for a night? Something in the $150-$200 range? Is one night enough or should we stay for two?

Dutch Wonderland, a small amusement park for young kids, near Paradise (?), a bit east of Lancaster. Kitchen Kettle Village, in Intercourse, NE of Lancaster, N of Paradise, is an Amish _village_ with lots of artisans, shops, activities, etc. Strasburg Railroad and the Railroad Museum, in Strasburg, SE of Lancaster, S of Paradise, can ride an old steam train, and the museum has tons of old trains on display. All are good places for kids, and Strasburg and KKV are both popular elementary field trip destinations. All also outside the city, but if you hit up all three you_ll get plenty of countryside along the way.

Some other quick attractions on the East side of things are also Milky Way Farms (see the cows and get some ice cream), Shady Maple (Amish super-buffet). And I seem to remember a Please-Touch Museum being in the area, though I can_t think where. The whole region advertises as PA Dutch Country, and has info on the PA tourism website, and probably a site of it_s own, too.

The Amish View Inn is a great place to stay! It was clean, pretty, and comfortable. I stayed with my then 3 year old and husband. I was pregnant and still found the bed really comfortable! There is a playhouse, I believe, a gift shop and horse drawn carriage rides. If you are looking for entertainment, Sesame Place is not too far away (it is almost an hour and a half from the inn). It is in Langhorne, PA. It is great for small children especially. We also took the Thomas the Train ride when he was in town. Even if you don_t take the Thomas train, their regular train ride and museum was actually even more fun for my son because it was a longer ride and it had the open cars. It was a really great place to visit. Make sure that you plan your entertainment ahead of time though, because it is a pretty sparse farm area. Have a great trip!

Duth Wonderland and the restaurant across the street.

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Drive around and you_ll find lots of neat little places to visit.

Hope this helps.

Hershey, PA and the amusement park. However, for a two year old she might like Dutch Wonderland.

By the way, Sesame Place is not in Lancaster County.

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oops, sorry. langhorn. my apologies.