Colonial Complex — Attraction in York

This tour has the charm of Historic Philadelphia and Colonial Williamsburg wrapped up in a convenient little package! We spent just about 90 minutes (no demonstrations that day) but got oh so much out of it. The side by side comparison of the period wealthy and laborer homes was extremely eye-opening. The original building structure and materials along with the incredible number of authentic artifacts was fascinating, even if some of the artifacts were more like assorted collection pieces. It is not set up in a way where someone can simply walk through by themselves and really grasp the archaeological or historical significance without a tour guide, but our guide Valerie was an absolute fount of knowledge and enjoyable company. Regarding children, I would say without the demonstrations, the tour is probably best for precocious 10 year-olds or more likely teens and older.

The website for all the York history sites is a little hard to navigate, but I'm so...

I love history so this was a great place for me to visit. It does cost to tour the buildings and tours do have to pay to park anywhere in the city so be prepared for all of that. Theres also a 2 hour limit for parking on the streets in front of the complex and the lot beside the ticket booth is permit only so I'm not sure where the ideal spot would be. (There are garages if one is up for a walk but since we are in the middle of a heatwave, I chose to street park and ended up rushing around to be sure I was back to the car before my two hours were up.) The complex and staff are great though and it was good to see where some revolutionary war...

Signed up for the tour and it was just us so it was fun to have all the attention of an expert to be able to ask our random questions. Thank you Amy! It was really fun. I also really enjoyed the museum, we were some of the only people. I hope more people stop by the museum. It was only $20 for the day and it is a good cause. I grew up in York and have been feeling nostalgic and curious about my ancestry so I had a good time learning about the area. I had been on field trips as a kid but it was cool to see as an adult. For lunch, we walked a block down to the Central Market House, which has so many great shops and things to eat, we...