Curiosity Is Our Compass.
Adventure
Starts Here.
Whether you visit the museum or we bring the experience to you, Lykens Valley Children’s Museum creates hands-on adventures that inspire children to explore, imagine, and discover.
Choose Your Adventure
There’s more than one way to explore with LVCM. Visit us, celebrate with us, or bring a hands-on adventure directly to your school or community.
Visit the Museum
Explore interactive exhibits designed to encourage imaginative play, creativity, problem-solving, and discovery.
Celebrate
With Us
Turn birthdays into adventures with hands-on museum play and space to celebrate with family and friends.
Bring
Odyssey
Our STEAM Station Express takes hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math experiences on the road throughout central Pennsylvania.
Discover
Astra
Step beneath the dome of our mobile planetarium for an immersive journey through space without leaving your school or community.
Fueled by Curiosity.
Powered by Possibility.
Curiosity can begin anywhere.
It might start while a child builds, creates, and pretends inside our museum. It might begin aboard Odyssey during a hands-on STEAM activity. Or it might lead them across the universe beneath Astra’s planetarium dome.
At Lykens Valley Children’s Museum, we create experiences that encourage children to ask questions, try something new, and discover where their curiosity can take them.
Curiosity Has Taken Us Far
Since opening our doors in 2018, LVCM has continued to grow alongside the families and communities we serve.
One Mission
Inspiring Curiosity
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There’s Always
Something to Discover
Our museum is filled with hands-on opportunities for children to create, build, pretend, experiment, and explore.
With more than 30 activity stations and exhibits spanning imaginative play, STEAM, art, and early learning, every trip gives curious minds something new to discover.
Because exhibits and activities change throughout the year, no two adventures have to look exactly the same.
We Bring the Adventure to You
Learning doesn’t have to stay inside the museum.
LVCM’s mobile outreach programs bring engaging educational experiences to schools, libraries, parks, organizations, and community events throughout central Pennsylvania.
Odyssey
Hands-On STEAM, On the Move
Odyssey, our STEAM Station Express, brings interactive science, technology, engineering, art, and math experiences directly into the community.
Children can experiment, create, problem-solve, and discover through hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity.
Astra
Explore the Universe From Anywhere
Astra transforms your space into an immersive journey through the universe.
Our mobile planetarium brings exciting astronomy and space experiences directly to schools and communities, creating opportunities for children to discover worlds beyond their own.
More Ways to Be Part of the
Adventure
There are plenty of ways to experience LVCM beyond a regular museum visit. Bring a group, celebrate a special day, volunteer your time, or help us continue creating opportunities for children to explore and discover.
Bring Your Group
Planning an experience for a school, homeschool group, library, organization, or community? LVCM offers hands-on learning opportunities designed to bring curiosity to life for groups of all kinds.
Celebrate
With Us
Turn birthdays and special gatherings into an adventure with hands-on play, exploration, and room to celebrate together at LVCM.
Help Fuel Curiosity
Donations, sponsorships, memberships, and volunteers help us create new exhibits, expand outreach programs, and bring engaging learning experiences to more children throughout our community.
News And Upcoming Events
Stay Connected With the Museum
Be the first to hear about upcoming events, new exhibits, seasonal activities, volunteer opportunities, and museum announcements.
Sign up for the Lykens Valley Children’s Museum newsletter and have the latest updates delivered directly to your inbox.
Where Will Your Adventure Begin?
Inside the museum. Aboard Odyssey. Beneath Astra’s dome. Somewhere in your community.
However you choose to explore, curiosity is waiting.
