Please call and we would be happy to inform you what discounts we offer to AAA members.

We can also help you reserve your tickets with your discount. (AAA discount not available when purchasing tickets online.)

LancasterHistory Members receive complimentary General Admission to the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center and President James Buchanan's Wheatland, and admission to the Research Center.

To redeem your membership benefit online, please sign in before reserving your tickets and your membership discount will be applied in the cart.

Members may also reserve tickets at the door or over the phone by calling 717.392.4633.

We love our teachers! We offer complimentary admission to the Research Center to all Lancaster County educators, regardless of grade and whether they are public or private schools.

To redeem this discount, please show a valid school ID at Visitor Services.

LancasterHistory accepts Lancaster County Family Museum Passes for General Admission at the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center.

Family Museum Passes are available at all 17 public libraries in Lancaster County and the Bookmobile. Passes can be loaned to any Lancaster County adult with a valid public library card.

Passes for LancasterHistory may be redeemed for up to four (4) individuals for General Admission at our Museum & Research Center General Admission includes a guided tour of President James Buchanan's Wheatland home and admission to museum exhibitions. One of your party of four (4) must be an adult (18+). Passes may only be redeemed for walk-in admission (no advance reservations).

Passes are not valid for a Yuletide at Wheatland tour. Additional guidelines and restrictions below.

Museum Pass Circulation Guidelines:

• Adult check-out only
• One week circulation (see our hours of operation)
• Reserves allowed from any library including bookmobile
• Overdue fines: $1.00 per day/up to $5.00 maximum
• Replacement cost: $7.00 for lost or damaged case
• Due to the popularity of this service, museum passes are not eligible for renewal.

Conditions of Use:

• Valid during regular hours of operation for general admission (see our hours).
• Not valid for Yuletide at Wheatland or other special events. Borrower may want to call ahead.
• Does not apply to group rates.
• Designated for a family of up to 4 people, one of which must be a supervising adult.
• Passes cannot be used for facilitating a group tour (e.g. scouting group, school group, clubs, etc.). Multiple passes may not be used during the same visit. If you are interested in reserving a group tour, please call 717-392-4633 to make a reservation.
• Pass can only be used once during the one week check out/circulation.
• Museum pass may not be used for commercial or for-profit purposes.

Thanks to the Eiserer-Hickey Fund of the Lancaster County Community Foundation for making this program possible.

We accept valid SNAP EBT (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards or WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) cards and a valid form of ID for free or reduced admission to the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center and President James Buchanan's Wheatland as part of our participation in the Museums for All Program.

To receive this special rate, visitors must present their EBT or WIC card and a valid form of ID upon check in. Our Museums for All rate is available during normal operating hours for up to four (4) individuals per EBT or WIC card, one of whom must be an adult 18 years or older. For more details, please visit our Museums for All page on our website.

Visitors who belong to an institution with the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association reciprocity receive complimentary General Admission to the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center and President James Buchanan's Wheatland, and 10% off their Museum Store purchases.

To receive your complimentary admission, please show your valid membership card with the NARM logo at Visitor Services to purchase your tickets, or call 717.392.4633 to order your tickets over the phone in advance. (Online ticket purchase with NARM redemption is not available at this time. Must show valid membership card with NARM logo upon check-in.)

United States veterans or active military personnel with a valid military ID receive complimentary General Admission. Guests accompanying the veteran or military member will be charged admission.

To receive your discount, please show a valid special or military ID upon purchasing tickets or call 717.392.4633 to order your tickets over the phone in advance. We are unable to do online redemption at this time.

Give us a call at 717.392.4633 and we would be happy to inform you about what discounts we offer to AAA members. We can also help you purchase your tickets with your discount. (Online ticket purchase with AAA discount not available.)

Discounted General Admission

United States active-duty military personnel and veterans with a valid military ID receive discounted admission of $10 per person. Guests accompanying the veteran or military member will be charged regular admission pricing. 

To receive your discounted admission, please show a valid special or military ID upon purchasing tickets at the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, or call 717.392.4633 to order your tickets over the phone in advance. (Online ticket purchase with military discount not available at this time. Must show valid military ID upon check-in.)

Complimentary Museum Exhibition Only Admission

United States active-duty military personnel and veterans with a valid military ID receive complimentary admission when visiting only the museum exhibitions at LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center (does not include a tour of Wheatland). 

To receive your discounted admission, please show a valid special or military ID upon purchasing tickets at the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, or call 717.392.4633 to order your tickets over the phone in advance. (Online ticket purchase with military discount not available at this time. Must show valid military ID upon check-in.)

LancasterHistory offers a $2 discount off adult General Admission tickets if you purchase your tickets online! This speeds up your entry and gives you a discount at the same time. (Not valid for other ticket types, at the door, or over the phone sales.)

To redeem this discount, please purchase tickets online and an adult ticket to your cart. At check out, $2 per adult ticket should be deducted, bringing down an adult ticket to $18.

LancasterHistory Members receive complimentary General Admission to the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center and President James Buchanan's Wheatland, and admission to the Research Center.

To redeem your membership benefit online, please sign in before reserving your tickets and your membership discount will be applied in the cart.

Members may also reserve tickets at the door or over the phone by calling 717.392.4633.

Discounted General Admission

Educators make learning possible! Continuing Thaddeus Stevens’ legacy and passion for education, we offer discounted General Admission for Lancaster County educators, whether private or public, grade school through college, for $10 with valid school ID.

To receive your discounted admission, please show a valid school ID upon purchasing tickets at the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, or call 717.392.4633 to order your tickets over the phone in advance. (Online ticket purchase with educator discount not available at this time. Must show valid school ID upon check-in.)

Complimentary Admission to the Research Center

We love our teachers! We offer complimentary admission to the Research Center to all Lancaster County educators, regardless of grade and whether they are public or private schools.

To redeem this discount, please show a valid school ID at Visitor Service upon check-in.

Are you a high school student in Lancaster County? Did you know you can get free General Admission to any of LancasterHistory’s museums? Now you do! Show your student ID to receive complimentary General Admission. 

To receive your complimentary admission, please show your student ID upon purchasing tickets at the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center or call 717.392.4633 to order your tickets over the phone in advance.  (Online ticket purchase with complimentary student discount not available at this time. Must show valid student ID upon check-in.)

LancasterHistory accepts Lancaster County Family Museum Passes for General Admission at the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center.

Family Museum Passes are available at all 17 public libraries in Lancaster County and the Bookmobile. Passes can be loaned to any Lancaster County adult with a valid public library card.

Passes for LancasterHistory may be redeemed for up to four (4) individuals for General Admission at our Museum & Research Center General Admission includes a guided tour of President James Buchanan's Wheatland home and admission to museum exhibitions. One of your party of four (4) must be an adult (18+). Passes may only be redeemed for walk-in admission (no advance reservations).

Passes are not valid for a Yuletide at Wheatland tour. Additional guidelines and restrictions below.

Museum Pass Circulation Guidelines:

• Adult check-out only
• One week circulation (see our hours of operation)
• Reserves allowed from any library including bookmobile
• Overdue fines: $1.00 per day/up to $5.00 maximum
• Replacement cost: $7.00 for lost or damaged case
• Due to the popularity of this service, museum passes are not eligible for renewal.

Conditions of Use:

• Valid during regular hours of operation for general admission (see our hours).
• Not valid for Yuletide at Wheatland or other special events. Borrower may want to call ahead.
• Does not apply to group rates.
• Designated for a family of up to 4 people, one of which must be a supervising adult.
• Passes cannot be used for facilitating a group tour (e.g. scouting group, school group, clubs, etc.). Multiple passes may not be used during the same visit. If you are interested in reserving a group tour, please call 717-392-4633 to make a reservation.
• Pass can only be used once during the one week check out/circulation.
• Museum pass may not be used for commercial or for-profit purposes.

Thanks to the Eiserer-Hickey Fund of the Lancaster County Community Foundation for making this program possible.

We accept valid SNAP EBT (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards or WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) cards and a valid form of ID for free or reduced admission to the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center and President James Buchanan's Wheatland as part of our participation in the Museums for All Program.

To receive this special rate, visitors must present their EBT or WIC card and a valid form of ID upon check in. Our Museums for All rate is available during normal operating hours for up to four (4) individuals per EBT or WIC card, one of whom must be an adult 18 years or older. For more details, please visit our Museums for All page on our website.

Visitors who belong to an institution with the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association reciprocity receive complimentary General Admission to the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center and President James Buchanan's Wheatland, and 10% off their Museum Store purchases. 

To receive your complimentary admission, please show your valid membership card with the NARM logo at Visitor Services to purchase your tickets, or call 717.392.4633 to order your tickets over the phone in advance. (Online ticket purchase with NARM redemption is not available at this time. Must show valid membership card with NARM logo upon check-in.)

We’re continuing Thaddeus Stevens’ legacy of education with the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology by offering complimentary admission to enrolled students at Stevens College. 

To receive your complimentary admission, please show your student ID upon purchasing tickets at the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, or call 717.392.4633 to order your tickets over the phone in advance.  (Online ticket purchase with complimentary student discount not available at this time. Must show valid student ID upon check-in.)