The LancasterHistory campus sits next to Wheatland on Marietta Avenue and combines a serious local history museum, archives, and the Tanger Arboretum on its grounds. The main galleries trace the county from its Susquehannock Indian past through the Conestoga wagon era to the rise of Lancaster as an industrial city.
Admission usually combines with a tour of Wheatland next door — buy the joint ticket and plan on two to three hours for both. The library and research room are open to genealogists and historians. The arboretum is free and a quiet picnic option.