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: 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: 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: Local experiences • Duration: Varies • Season: Year‑round
Why go: Take in the breathtaking sights that our county has to offer.
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., A is for Amish Buggy Rides, 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: History • Duration: ~45 min Season: Summer (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
Why go: Learn about Robert Fulton's life and how he ended up developing the first steamboat able to navigate rivers.
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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2395 Covered Bridge Drive Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 (717) 394-6185
1463 Lancaster Road Manheim, Pennsylvania 17545 (717) 665-5039
3121 Old Philadelphia Pk Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania 17505 (717) 768-8400
199 Hartman Bridge Rd Ronks, Pennsylvania 17572 (717) 687-8511
63 Eastbrook Rd Ronks, Pennsylvania 17572 (717) 299-6535
262 Paradise Lane Ronks, Pennsylvania 17572 (717) 687-7929
429 Strasburg Rd Paradise, Pennsylvania 17562 (717) 687-7353
219 East Main Street Lititz, Pennsylvania 17543-2011 (717) 626-4354
302 North Plum Street Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 (717) 391-6258
368 Middletown Road Hummelstown, Pennsylvania 17036 (717) 566-8131
301 Gap Rd Ronks, Pennsylvania 17572 1-800-514-3849
210 S. Charlotte Street, Rear Manheim, Pennsylvania 17545 (717) 575-6099
2596 Old Philadelphia Pike Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania 17505 (717) 392-1794
3461 Old Philadelphia Pk Ronks, Pennsylvania 17572 (717) 989-2829
3121 Old Philadelphia Pike Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania 17505 (717) 768-8828
25 S. Queen Street Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603 (717) 687-6687
38 Penn Square Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603 (717) 392-1776
102 North Market Street Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania 17552 (717) 653-2056
881 Rockford Road Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 (717) 392-7223
2870 Church Rd Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania 17505 (717) 874-1701
137-145 East Main St Lititz, Pennsylvania 17543 (717) 627-4636
271 Old Baltimore Pike Nottingham, Pennsylvania 19362 (610) 932-6400
246 N. Decatur Street Strasburg, Pennsylvania 17579 (717) 344-2488
128 E. Grant St, Suite 402 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 (833) 565-2539
9 Reichs Church Rd Marietta, Pennsylvania 17547 (717) 426-1004
35 Carlisle Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 (717) 338-1244
312 Paradise Lane Ronks, Pennsylvania 17572 (717) 875-8304
500 Airport Rd Lititz, Pennsylvania 17543 (717) 283-4420
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