Category: Amish & Farm • Duration: ~90 min • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Backroads, covered bridges, Amish schoolhouses, and farm vistas with cultural context.
Category: Farm • Duration: ~90 min • Season: Year‑round • Ideal for: Families, dairy fans
Why go: See the milking carousel, “Cow Palace,” and enjoy farm‑fresh milk samples.
Category: Amish & Farm • Duration: Varies • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Guided homestead & one‑room schoolhouse; optional farmlands shuttle or immersive VIP with craft & family visits.
Category: Amish & Farm • Duration: 45–90 min • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Tour an 1840s farmhouse and explore 12‑acre village grounds; optional backroads bus with local stops.
Category: Farm • Duration: 60–80 min • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Milk a cow, feed a calf, explore a historic barn; optional ice cream or cheesemaking classes.
Book Tour
Category: Farm • Duration: ~45–60 min • Season: Weekends, May–Sept
Why go: Train ride through a working dairy farm; meet animals; ice cream combo tickets available.
Category: Farm • Duration: Varies • Season: Seasonal
Why go: Up‑close animal experiences hosted by Old Order Amish community; optional s’mores campfire finale.
Book Tour
Category: Food/Factory • Duration: ~25 min • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Tour America’s first pretzel bakery, learn to twist pretzels, and watch bakers at work.
Category: Food/Walking • Duration: ~2–3 hrs • Season: Market days (Tue/Fri/Sat)
Why go: Stories of Lancaster’s history plus tastings from local eateries, come hungry.
Category: Adventure • Duration: 1.5–4 hrs • Season: Seasonal
Why go: Ride scooters or scoot coupes over creeks and through covered‑bridge country; dress for wind at 25+ mph.
Category: Local experiences • Duration: Varies • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Craft Beer Walk, Amish family meal, Sweet & Savory Tour, options for every interest.
Category: Local experiences • Duration: Varies • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Food tours, self‑guided scavenger hunts, and bookable photo shoots in‑city.
Category: Craft • Duration: ~60–90 min • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Watch traditional glassmaking and try your hand at creating a piece.
Category: Shopping/Trail • Duration: Self‑paced • Season: Seasonal (April, October & December)
Why go: Exclusive coupons, gifts, demos, and games across participating small businesses.
Category: Amish experience • Duration: Varies • Season: Year-round (weather dependent)
Why go: Ride with Amish or Mennonite drivers and learn directly about the culture, offered by AAA Buggy Rides Inc., Aaron and Jessica's Buggy Rides, and Abe's Buggy Rides.
Category: Beer • Duration: 3–4 hrs • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Guided tastings, behind‑the‑scenes access, and local history between stops.
Book Tour
Category: Craft • Duration: ~60 min • Season: Year-round, Monday–Friday (by appointment), tours not offered on weekends
Why go: See solid‑wood craftsmanship and signed pieces from master artisans.
Category: Architecture • Duration: Self‑guided • Season: Year-round
Why go: Explore E. King St., W. Chestnut St., and Mussertown/Churchtown with building‑by‑building notes.
Category: Ghost/History • Duration: ~60–90 min • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Candlelight walking tour of mysteries and legends; bring your camera.
Category: History • Duration: ~60–90 min • Season: Year-round
Why go:
Learn how one of the oldest inland U.S. cities grew through architecture and culture.
Category: Civil War history • Duration: 30 min • Season: Year-round
Why go: Interpretive exhibits about the station’s roles before/during/after the battle.
Category: Early American history • Duration: 1-2hrs • Season: April through October
Why go: Tour the 1794 Hand Mansion; see the Snyder Gallery of early Lancaster decorative arts.
Book Tour
Category: Town history • Duration: ~60–90 min Season: Seasonal (check schedule)
Why go: 18th‑century Moravian heritage and Main Street architecture.
Book Tour
Category: River/Nature • Duration: ~60–90 min • Season: Memorial Day through October.
Why go: Glide the Susquehanna aboard a 1912 electric launch with stories of river heritage.
Category: Social history • Duration: 90 min Season: Year-round (on select dates, check schedule)
Why go: Learn about Lancaster’s “wide‑open” era c.1900 and the reforms that followed.
While you're here, pick up attractions, dining, lodging, and shopping brochures, and gather plenty of information about other properties, services, and special events.
Our friendly travel consultants are a valuable service in and of themselves, offering expert advice and suggesting restaurants, finding last-minute lodging or finding those special out-of-the-way places.
Highly recommended—many experiences are small‑group and sell out on weekends/holidays.
Most farm, rail, and many food tours welcome children. Check age/height rules for scooters, helicopters, and balloons.
Don’t photograph faces, be mindful near buggies on roads, and avoid trespassing on private property.
Amish house/farm tours, many food and history tours, rail, caverns, and helicopters usually operate year‑round (weather dependent).
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