I was so surprised at the size and number of really cool exhibits in the York County Museum. It was like being in a miniature Natural History Museum. Animals of the area, animals of Africa, A naturalist center where you can get hands-on with fossils and other things. A planetarium with three attractions playing in rotation. A nice gift shop, and easy parking
Very dated museum, but what do you expect for a small town. Go on Sundays, it's free. I went once and I felt like I didn't even get my money's worth them. However, children love the place and would have a blast looking at all the taxidermy animals.
I was totally suprised at the amount of attractions this museum has to offer and now has a planitarium.
This museum was just big enough for children and teens as well as adults to hold their interest. It had a wonderful collection of animal species.
This museum isn't very large, but it has some great things to offer. I visited with a group of children who ranged in age from 2 to 9 years old; they all enjoyed it very much, although my seven year old was scared of the planetarium show. We spent most of our visit in the hands-on “naturalist center,” which holds an impressive collection of animal and mineral specimens. The museum staff member was very helpful and supplied a lot of great information about the specimens. We also took a quick walk on the nature trail, which is nice, but rather rugged (i.e. not stroller or flip-flop friendly).
The museum has several rooms with interesting exhibits similar to what you would see if you walked in the park or on a nature trail. The dioramas are well done as is the taxidermy. Don't plan on the day because the entire museum can be done in less than an hour. There is a planetarium but show times are limited. This will be more interesting with a small child in tow!
My husband had recently had hip surgery and this was the perfect place to spend a couple of hours. I would think on a hot summer day it would be a great place to take the grandchildren. The African animal display was a pleasant surprise and the taxidermy instruction interesting. We hope to go back when the planetarium is open.
We're a family of museum lovers, and we really enjoyed our first visit to our hometown museum. The room where you can touch everything (animal bones, feathers, eggs, etc.) was the coolest part for us by far and we spent the most time in there.
I took several ladies to the museum this summer and everyone really enjoyed it. It is a small museum with nice displays of local animal species,and African animal exhibit. They show so much more than just the animal. There is a Taxidermy display and a room with lots things that you can touch and explore. I loved the planetarium's galaxy show. The Vernon Grant Gallery and tot town museum store and Nature trail.
This is a small museum where mostly African animals are displayed. There are educational programs for local schools so I recommend calling before you go to make sure that there are no schools scheduled for the time you want to go. It can become rather crowded with large classes there. There are displays where children can feel the skin of the animals that they are seeing. A nice small gift shop is located at the entrance. If you pack a lunch, there is an outdoor are where you can eat. Great activity for a hot summer day, for children.