What's New

What’s New

Travelers have lots of fresh reasons to visit Lancaster County

Lancaster County has always been known as a destination where you can create new memories based on fresh experiences. Check out the latest offerings we have in store for you in 2025!

Our visitor experience trails – with their special deals & branded swag – continue to expand, the latest being scavenger hunts in both Columbia and Lititz.
Global honors: Lititz and other Lancaster areas named to AFAR’s worldwide “Where To Go In 2025” list!
It’s the first full year of the re-branded Hershey Farm Resort, following a complete restaurant rebuild that features an enhanced Grand Smorgasbord, plus a new café & shops, now all under one roof with the hotel.
The monumental and renewing story of “Noah” comes to life in a re-freshed 30th anniversary edition at Sight & Sound Theatres®.
Lancaster City has plenty to amaze in 2025, starting with Bistro Barberet & Bakery’s first-in-the-U.S. designation as a “World’s French Restaurant,” and Passerine being named to the New York Times’ latest list of “America’s Best Restaurants.” It’s also the first full year of operations for the fabulous Lancaster Art Vault – with lots of natural light & high ceilings for its over 15,000 square feet of exhibit and working artist space.
Other great downtown additions include Decades’ new outdoor patio experience (bar, ice cream, yard games), a complete renovation of the Demuth Museum with a fresh reinterpretation of the artist’s life & work, and new “eats” at an expanded Cabalar and a second location for Chellas Arepa Kitchen (ranked #5 in Yelp’s Top 100 U.S. Restaurants for 2025).
During the 40th anniversary year of “Witness,” come experience Lancaster County’s enduring Amish culture & farmland that form the landscape of this internationally-acclaimed film. LoKal’s “Unique Amish Immersion Experience” tour includes a stop at the Witness farm, and you can also see the silo from the movie’s infamous silo scene in the Barnyard Kingdom area at Country Barn.
Experience Historic Hotels of America’s current Best Small Hotel in the country with an exceptional stay at The Inn at Leola Village.
Looking forward to the return of “Living the Experience” at Bethel AME Church – a spiritual, interactive re-enactment of the Underground Railroad in Lancaster and its impact on free and enslaved Africans in the 1800s. Performances are planned for the first Saturday of each month.
Revel in the recent upgrades at the DoubleTree Resort Lancaster, including the sumptuous MADE Bistro & Bar, and a wonderful makeover of the entire family wing of the AmishView Inn & Suites.
Celebrate our multi-faceted history with special commemorations of the 100th anniversary of Pennsylvania German heritage at Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, and the 50th anniversary of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s world-class collection.
And even more new stuff in downtown Lancaster, with a Lancaster location of South County Brewing, as well as a chance to explore the underside of the city’s past with the Lancaster Vice walking tour.
Two beloved foodie spots have returned after significant renovations: Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant & Smorgasbord, and the Kling House Restaurant at Kitchen Kettle Village.
Also now open, a re-freshed (and delicious!) Strasburg Creamery in the village square.
A new version of the Olde Mill Restaurant has now opened in Intercourse as a chef-driven, classic-casual steakhouse that also offers fresh seafood and seasonal cuisine from area farms.
Just ‘round the corner in Intercourse is the new restaurant added to the second floor of Barry’s Car Barn – BJ's Pit Stop Bar & Grill, combining the nostalgia of classic American cars with the comfort of traditional pub fare.
Strasburg Rail Road has a new murder mystery train this year (“The Phantom Line”), as well as two new Escape Room experiences.
And slated to open in spring 2026, the powerful national stories and insights of the Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy in Lancaster City will utilize their experiences to help highlight larger themes within the continuing struggle for freedom and opportunity for all.