Editing Ephrata, Pennsylvania (section)

===Museums and historic sites===
[[Image:2558 - Ephrata - Main Theatre.JPG|thumb|right|The Ephrata Main Theater]]

*'''Eicher Arts Center''', occupies [[Conrad Beissel]]'s historic Eicher House. It also contains an Indian ([[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]) museum and shop.
*'''[[Ephrata Cloister]]'''
*'''Main Theater''', the Main Theater, built by the Stiefel brothers, held its grand opening Christmas Day in 1938. The first film to show was ''[[Just Around the Corner (1938 film)|Just Around the Corner]]'' starring [[Shirley Temple]]. In 1990, the Denver and Ephrata Telephone Company purchased the theater to restore the building and once again provide movies and live productions to the area, with many original fixtures incorporated into the renovated venue.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Main Theater |publisher=Borough of Ephrata |date=19 December 2008 |url=http://www.ephrataboro.org/ephrataboro/cwp/view.asp?a=1&Q=467204 |access-date=2009-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719071522/http://www.ephrataboro.org/ephrataboro/cwp/view.asp?a=1&Q=467204 |archive-date=2011-07-19 }}</ref>  The theater reopened November 12, 1993.
*'''[[Mountain Springs Hotel]]''', the site of the former hotel stands at the corner of Main Street ([[U.S. Route 322]]) and Spring Garden Street. Unoccupied for a long period of time, it was torn down in 2004, except for a small portion of the original building, which was preserved and renovated to be used as a conference center and, possibly, as a museum.
*'''Ephrata Performing Arts Center''', the Ephrata Performing Arts Center (EPAC) started as the Legion Star Playhouse in 1953 under the direction of John Cameron. In 1972, following Cameron's departure, volunteers took over the production of regular shows and eventually incorporated as a non-profit in 1979; the first season under the name of EPAC came in 1980. Following a $2.4 million renovation, the community theater was able to and still produces year-round theater, including plays, musicals, a children's series, regular educational opportunities, including a summer theater camp, and special performances.