Dutch Wonderland is a 48-acre amusement park just east of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in East Lampeter Township, appealing primarily to families with small children. The park's theme is a "Kingdom for Kids."
Central Market, also known as Lancaster Central Market, is a historic public market located in Penn Square, in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Until 2005, the market was the oldest municipally-operated market in the United States.
Misty Creek Goat Dairy: Numerous cheese varieties, scented soaps, and goat’s milk Lapp Valley Farm: Homemade ice cream and dairy products Kauffman Handcrafted Clocks: Customized and handcrafted from fine solid and exotic woods Fisher’s Bakery & Roadside Stand:Homemade canned goods and baked treats Fisher’s Quality Furniture: Handmade hardwood pieces that are equally beautiful and durable Glick’s Craft Shop: Authentic Amish quilts, quillows, and handmade toys for children Miller’s Organic Farm: See camels and choose from a selection of organic meats and nuts Lapp’s Toys & Furniture: The best wooden items built to last Smucker Gourds: A showroom of hand-painted gourds, jewelry, and light fixtures White Horse Mill Antiques & Fine Art: Antiques housed in a historic 18th-century gristmill Mascot Roller Mills & Ressler Family Home: A water-powered grain mill along the scenic Mill Creek Millers Natural Foods: Healthy foods and local produce in the family household and farm
Travel like the Amish do with a horse & buggy ride through the countryside. Places like A is for Amish, Aaron & Jessica’s, Amish Country Buggy Rides Ed's Buggy Rides, Abe's Buggy Rides, and AAA Buggy Rides offer short rides that take you through the countryside with an Amish or Mennonite driver at the reigns or longer rides that allow you to get off the buggy and tour an Amish farm. When you stop, you may get a chance to chat with the family who calls the farm home, purchase tasty treats like cookies, whoopie pies, and homemade root beer, and learn about farming without the help of electricity. Along the way, drivers encourage questions, and can provide history and facts about the Amish lifestyle in Lancaster County.
The Turkey Hill Experience features interactive exhibits allowing you to learn about dairy culture, the story of Turkey Hill Dairy, and how the company's ice cream and iced tea flavors are selected and created. You will truly experience what it's like to be a Turkey Hill Dairy ice cream maker for a day, including the opportunity to create your own virtual ice cream flavor. In addition, you can sit in our vintage milk truck, milk our mechanical cows, star in your very own Turkey Hill commercial, and enjoy plenty of free samples of iced tea and ice cream!
If you’re looking for an authentic farm tour, head over the Old Windmill Farm, where the family has graciously opened their farm for a look into the Amish lifestyle. During the one-hour guided tour, participate in the daily chores like milking the cows, feeding a calf, gathering eggs, and more while you learn and ask questions along the way.
With the Amish being a private group of people, living heritage attractions like the Amish Village and Amish Farm & House offer guests the chance to learn about this lifestyle through their farms. Both places have created guided and self-guided tours that teach visitors about the Amish as they explore the farmhouses, one-room school houses, and barns. While visiting, stop by and say hi to the farm animals or take a ride on a tradition Amish scooter. You’ll come away with new knowledge and appreciation of this culture.
The Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery, founded in 1861 is the first commercial pretzel bakery in America; and the Sturgis Family is the oldest pretzel baking family in America. Learn how Sturgis’ old fashioned recipes and methods were established and how they’re still used today! Visitors can tour the original pretzel bakery, get a hands-on lesson in pretzel twisting using a playdough mixture, observe our bakers twisting old-fashioned soft pretzels by hand, and shop for delicious treats and souvenirs in our bakery store.
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania educates the public regarding the Commonwealth’s rich railroad history, discovering the relevance of railroads in building the nation and the role of today’s railroads in our lives.