Intro Guide to Lancaster County

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Intro Guide to Lancaster County

Food scene

It has Amish fare as well as authentic diner fare. Served my Amish staff. It's a nice culinary intro to local food.
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Katie's Kitchen
200 Hartman Bridge Rd
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It has Amish fare as well as authentic diner fare. Served my Amish staff. It's a nice culinary intro to local food.
It's an all you can eat place great to sample lots of different local dishes. You can get the full buffet or just soup and salad.
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Miller's Smorgasbord Restaurant
2811 Lincoln Hwy E
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It's an all you can eat place great to sample lots of different local dishes. You can get the full buffet or just soup and salad.
Known for local Lancaster county home cooking. It's a hopping spot full of locals and visitors. FYI: It closes at 6pm so plan your trip accordingly.
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Dienner's Country Restaurant
2855 Lincoln Hwy
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Known for local Lancaster county home cooking. It's a hopping spot full of locals and visitors. FYI: It closes at 6pm so plan your trip accordingly.
Great local atmosphere and food.
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Lititz Family Cupboard Restaurant & Buffet
12 W Newport Rd
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Great local atmosphere and food.
Phenomenal Italian food and a favorite of mine. A bit pricey, but worth every penny. It is a bit loud and echoey inside, but has a nice and friendly atmosphere. For a bit quieter dinner sit outside and enjoy their patio seating. Be observant of the signs when parking so you don't get a ticket like I did.
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LUCA
436 W James St
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Phenomenal Italian food and a favorite of mine. A bit pricey, but worth every penny. It is a bit loud and echoey inside, but has a nice and friendly atmosphere. For a bit quieter dinner sit outside and enjoy their patio seating. Be observant of the signs when parking so you don't get a ticket like I did.
Local favorite. A great place to grab breakfast or lunch. Dinner is also an option or just enjoy a cup of coffee to go as you stroll around town.
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Prince Street Cafe
15 N Prince St
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Local favorite. A great place to grab breakfast or lunch. Dinner is also an option or just enjoy a cup of coffee to go as you stroll around town.
It's a personal favorite of mine. Be sure to call and make reservations. They also do take out. It is rather a small restaurant and would not be best for a larger group.
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Callaloo Trinidadian Kitchen
351 N Mulberry St
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It's a personal favorite of mine. Be sure to call and make reservations. They also do take out. It is rather a small restaurant and would not be best for a larger group.
Yummy Mexican food, I've eaten there and enjoyed it.
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Cocina Mexicana
112 North Water Street
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Yummy Mexican food, I've eaten there and enjoyed it.
It's a restaurant with a bar and also shows movies there. Cocina Mexicana is also right there as well. Kettle Works also has a bar there. There is an outdoor courtyard that all three businesses share which is nice to enjoy.
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Zoetropolis
112 N Water St
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It's a restaurant with a bar and also shows movies there. Cocina Mexicana is also right there as well. Kettle Works also has a bar there. There is an outdoor courtyard that all three businesses share which is nice to enjoy.
Local bistro and favorite of Lititz folks. It's super charming with a lovely atmosphere. The food and coffee are delicious. It your party is greater then 6 please make a reservation a head of time.
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Tomato Pie Cafe
23 N Broad St
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Local bistro and favorite of Lititz folks. It's super charming with a lovely atmosphere. The food and coffee are delicious. It your party is greater then 6 please make a reservation a head of time.
It's a smorgasbord! Enjoy!
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Good 'N Plenty Restaurant
150 Eastbrook Rd
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It's a smorgasbord! Enjoy!
Savory and sweet delicious and filling crepes. A local and personal favorite.
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Rachel's Cafe & Creperie
201 W Walnut St
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Savory and sweet delicious and filling crepes. A local and personal favorite.
A great spot to stop for Lunch as you explore the Ephrata area.
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Griddle & Grind Cafe
20 W Main St
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A great spot to stop for Lunch as you explore the Ephrata area.
A local soup and sandwich chain. There are several throughout the county. Be sure to grab a bite at one where ever your travels take you in the county.
Isaac's Downtown Bar & Grill
25 N Queen St
A local soup and sandwich chain. There are several throughout the county. Be sure to grab a bite at one where ever your travels take you in the county.
Amazing and delicious Puerto Rican food.
Old San Juan
201 W King St
Amazing and delicious Puerto Rican food.
Our local and delicious Thai restaurant! Definitely a favorite of mine.
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Sa La Thai
339 N Queen St
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Our local and delicious Thai restaurant! Definitely a favorite of mine.
A great place to grab breakfast and coffee! They serve locally roasted coffee.
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Square One Coffee Roasters
145 N Duke St
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A great place to grab breakfast and coffee! They serve locally roasted coffee.
Great pub with in walking distance of my house. Great beer and good. Brewed on site and is a local gem.
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Spring House Brewing Company
209 Hazel St
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Great pub with in walking distance of my house. Great beer and good. Brewed on site and is a local gem.
Irish pub with great beer. It often has live music and has multiple levels. It's room top area has a great view of the city and yummy food vendors complete with a silent disco. You can jam to tunes or enjoy a quiet time with friends overlooking the city.
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Tellus360
24 E King St
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Irish pub with great beer. It often has live music and has multiple levels. It's room top area has a great view of the city and yummy food vendors complete with a silent disco. You can jam to tunes or enjoy a quiet time with friends overlooking the city.
It's the pub designed after an English pub. It's attached to the historic Lititz Springs Hotel which also offers out door eating and delicious food.
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Bulls Head Public House
14 E Main St
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It's the pub designed after an English pub. It's attached to the historic Lititz Springs Hotel which also offers out door eating and delicious food.

Sightseeing

Great intro into Amish life as you tour an Amish fulling working farm.
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Old Windmill Farm
262 Paradise Ln
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Great intro into Amish life as you tour an Amish fulling working farm.
Offers and authentic Amish farm experience.
Verdant View Farm
429 Strasburg Rd
Offers and authentic Amish farm experience.
It a lovely place to be introduced to the Amish way of life and find out about there culture and customs. You can tour an amish house about a half hour tour and also take a bus tour through the fields and stop at an Amish road side stand. The tour is about an hour and a half.
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La Aldea Amish
199 Hartman Bridge Rd
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It a lovely place to be introduced to the Amish way of life and find out about there culture and customs. You can tour an amish house about a half hour tour and also take a bus tour through the fields and stop at an Amish road side stand. The tour is about an hour and a half.
Another great place to be introduced to the Amish and their way of life. There is a house tour and bus tour.
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The Amish Farm and House
2395 Covered Bridge Dr
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Another great place to be introduced to the Amish and their way of life. There is a house tour and bus tour.
Enjoy a show while you are in town. They get a wide variety of music acts throughout the year.
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American Music Theatre
2425 Lincoln Hwy E
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Enjoy a show while you are in town. They get a wide variety of music acts throughout the year.
Where the bible comes to life! Sight and Sound offers broadway level shows of stories from the Bible. The shows are outstanding! Folks come from all over the world to watch a show. The shows are amazing, fun, full of laughter and poignant moments as well.
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Sight & Sound Theatres
300 Hartman Bridge Rd
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Where the bible comes to life! Sight and Sound offers broadway level shows of stories from the Bible. The shows are outstanding! Folks come from all over the world to watch a show. The shows are amazing, fun, full of laughter and poignant moments as well.
A great place to take a walk and let the kids run! Be sure to stick your hand in where the water bubbles up to see how cold the springs are. In the summer there is a refreshment stand which is not open this season but should be back 2022.
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Lititz Springs Park
24 N Broad St
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A great place to take a walk and let the kids run! Be sure to stick your hand in where the water bubbles up to see how cold the springs are. In the summer there is a refreshment stand which is not open this season but should be back 2022.
It's a great place to take a ride on working steam engine trains through stunning Amish country. Also peak into the shop to see engineers working and fixing trains.
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Strasburg Rail Road
301 Gap Rd
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It's a great place to take a ride on working steam engine trains through stunning Amish country. Also peak into the shop to see engineers working and fixing trains.
A lovely experience. Well kept and maintained course. Plenty of shade and pretty flowers. There are two courses. A 21 hole one and and 18 hole course. I've gone several times and really enjoy it!
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Village Greens Miniature Golf
1444 Village Rd
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A lovely experience. Well kept and maintained course. Plenty of shade and pretty flowers. There are two courses. A 21 hole one and and 18 hole course. I've gone several times and really enjoy it!
Real trains. Real history. 100+ trains on display. Interactive displays and rides too.
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Museo del Ferrocarril de Pensilvania
300 Gap Rd
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Real trains. Real history. 100+ trains on display. Interactive displays and rides too.
Small, but fun, amusement and water park. A great place to take kids, run off steam and cool off too.
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Dutch Wonderland
2249 Lincoln Hwy E
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Small, but fun, amusement and water park. A great place to take kids, run off steam and cool off too.
Taste test ice cream. Learn how it's made and name a flavor of ice cream.
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Turkey Hill Experience
301 Linden St
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Taste test ice cream. Learn how it's made and name a flavor of ice cream.
There is a stand in Kitchen Kettle village, but if you go across the parking lot you can watch Amish folks make the candles by hand in the back and then they have a store up front. Surprising fun little find.
Old Candle Barn - Gift Shop
3551 Old Philadelphia Pike
There is a stand in Kitchen Kettle village, but if you go across the parking lot you can watch Amish folks make the candles by hand in the back and then they have a store up front. Surprising fun little find.
Lots of fun little shops. They have one shop with Amish ladies canning all sorts of jams, jellies and pickles. They have samples of everything. There is a shop with quilts and much more. You can also go on a buggy ride and on the right side of the parking lot visit and feed goats. There are places to buy snacks, a meal and or coffee. Even buy a bit of wine.
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Kitchen Kettle Village
3529 Old Philadelphia Pike
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Lots of fun little shops. They have one shop with Amish ladies canning all sorts of jams, jellies and pickles. They have samples of everything. There is a shop with quilts and much more. You can also go on a buggy ride and on the right side of the parking lot visit and feed goats. There are places to buy snacks, a meal and or coffee. Even buy a bit of wine.
Step back into the victorian era and learn about a little known president and Lancaster's influence on national history.
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President James Buchanan's Wheatland
1120 Marietta Ave
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Step back into the victorian era and learn about a little known president and Lancaster's influence on national history.
Enjoy a hike 5 min from my house.
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Lancaster County Parks Main Office
1050 Rockford Rd
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Enjoy a hike 5 min from my house.
It is the home of Edward Hand Adjunct general to George Washington.It offers guided tours of the elegantly furnished rooms of the circa 1794 Hand Mansion as well as the opportunity to visit the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts which is housed in a re-constructed 18th century bank barn. Historic Rock Ford offers visitors a peaceful enclave for lovers of history, art and nature just inside the boundaries of Lancaster City.
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Rock Ford Plantation
881 Rockford Rd
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It is the home of Edward Hand Adjunct general to George Washington.It offers guided tours of the elegantly furnished rooms of the circa 1794 Hand Mansion as well as the opportunity to visit the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts which is housed in a re-constructed 18th century bank barn. Historic Rock Ford offers visitors a peaceful enclave for lovers of history, art and nature just inside the boundaries of Lancaster City.
First Pretzel factory in the US! Take a tour. Make your own pretzel and bake it.
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Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery
219 E Main St
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First Pretzel factory in the US! Take a tour. Make your own pretzel and bake it.
Preserving a Legacy of William Penn’s Holy Experiment Since its start in 1732, the Historic Ephrata Cloister has attracted visitors fascinated by the community’s unique lifestyle that allowed the creation of incredible architecture, original music, significant publications, and remarkable art. Originally, Ephrata was a retreat from worldly distractions where devoted members followed a disciplined life designed to prepare them for a heavenly existence. Today, you can explore the surviving historic site and discover the history and culture of an intriguing story in the nation’s past.
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Ephrata Cloister
632 W Main St
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Preserving a Legacy of William Penn’s Holy Experiment Since its start in 1732, the Historic Ephrata Cloister has attracted visitors fascinated by the community’s unique lifestyle that allowed the creation of incredible architecture, original music, significant publications, and remarkable art. Originally, Ephrata was a retreat from worldly distractions where devoted members followed a disciplined life designed to prepare them for a heavenly existence. Today, you can explore the surviving historic site and discover the history and culture of an intriguing story in the nation’s past.

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Costumbres y cultura

Amish Buggy Rides

Enjoy Amish Country and Culture at the Amish pace. Several companies providing buggy rides are on route 340 between Smoketown and Intercourse.
Costumbres y cultura

Interacting with Amish

Enjoy chatting and interacting with the Amish. No pictures please with the Amish. It is not respectful of them or their customs. Feel free to snap a picture of a buggy going by or something like that when driving, but not selfies with the Amish please.
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Lunch or Dinner served in an Amish home by an Amish family

Come to Ruth Lapp's and enjoy a home cooked traditional Lancaster county meal. She is licensed with local and state food officials. $25 per adult plate. Food grown on the farm or locally sourced. She serves meals Monday-Friday noon and 6pm depending of group requests. Call ahead 610-593-1206 to schedule to join a meal. I joined her for a meal and it was wonderful! I highly recommend the experience.