Lancaster, PA NWR

Has anyone been on a trip there recently? FH & I have this long list of places we want to go to, but I thought I'd ask around and see if anyone had been to them recently. We don't want to waste our time if they aren't worth it.

Anyone been to:

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum
Central Market
Hayloft Candles & Petting Zoo
Amish Farm & House
Wolf Sanctuary
Herr Family Homestead
Amish Village
Lancaster Ghost Tour
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Factory
Landis Valley Museum
Country Barn Farm Market
Carlisle Sports Emporium
Ephrata Cloister
Cherry Crest Farm
Dutch Wonderland
Indian Echo Caverns
Middletown Railroad
Kitchen Kettle Village
Barnstormers Game
Farmland Fun
East Alpacas Exhibit
National Christmas Center
Choo Choo Barn
Railroad Museum
Strasburg Railroad

I have been to many of the following I have been to Lancaster a gazillion times.
I have been to:
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Factory
Cherry Crest Farm
Dutch Wonderland
Kitchen Kettle Village
National Christmas Center
Choo Choo Barn
Railroad Museum
Strasburg Railroad
I am actually going to Lancaster Aug 20-23 we are doing Lancaster and then Hershey for a few days.

I love Lancaster!!

I have been to the Strasberg railroad! It is cute.

My favorite thing to do in Lancaster is EAT! Bird in Hand is my favorite place.. they are an inn. They own a bakery, which is amazing! Best Shoe Fly pie everrrrrr. Also, there is this farmer's market type thing next to the hotel. It sells yummy food.
I love this one restaurant called Good and Plenty. It's family style, and they keep bringing food out to you!!! The only downside is that you have to sit at a long table with strangers and it's annoying to ask them to pass you food. Especially if you're like me, a pig, and love to eat! Haha!

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Posted by SuzanneK

I have been to many of the following I have been to Lancaster a gazillion times.
I have been to:
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Factory
Cherry Crest Farm
Dutch Wonderland
Kitchen Kettle Village
National Christmas Center
Choo Choo Barn
Railroad Museum
Strasburg Railroad
I am actually going to Lancaster Aug 20-23 we are doing Lancaster and then Hershey for a few days.

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I'll be there then too! 15th-21st lol

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Posted by MarjorieFrank

I love Lancaster!!

I have been to the Strasberg railroad! It is cute.

My favorite thing to do in Lancaster is EAT! Bird in Hand is my favorite place.. they are an inn. They own a bakery, which is amazing! Best Shoe Fly pie everrrrrr. Also, there is this farmer's market type thing next to the hotel. It sells yummy food.
I love this one restaurant called Good and Plenty. It's family style, and they keep bringing food out to you!!! The only downside is that you have to sit at a long table with strangers and it's annoying to ask them to pass you food. Especially if you're like me, a pig, and love to eat! Haha!

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my parents just went to Good and Plenty recentely and they said that you dont have to sit with a whole group of people anymore if you dont want to.

also DutchWonderLand is geared more toward little kids then adults, just a littl FYI

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Posted by JAAMS

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Posted by SuzanneK

I have been to many of the following I have been to Lancaster a gazillion times.
I have been to:
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Factory
Cherry Crest Farm
Dutch Wonderland
Kitchen Kettle Village
National Christmas Center
Choo Choo Barn
Railroad Museum
Strasburg Railroad
I am actually going to Lancaster Aug 20-23 we are doing Lancaster and then Hershey for a few days.

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I'll be there then too! 15th-21st lol

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That is soo funny. I think we just needed some time off. If you have time while your there you should drive to hershey and do the chocolate tour its fun also. My family is actually all there now and Im stuck here till next week.

we've been there and have done a ton of stuff. its fun for a weekend thing.

also look into New Hope PA, its really close and a great little town for a weekend trip.

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Posted by Dazzlin217

also DutchWonderLand is geared more toward little kids then adults, just a littl FYI

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ITA.
I would skip that.

I love Lancaster! I haven't been there in ages though. The shopping and the restaurants are so freaking good there! lol I've been to:

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum
Central Market
Amish Farm & House
Amish Village
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Factory
Landis Valley Museum
Country Barn Farm Market
Ephrata Cloister
Dutch Wonderland
Kitchen Kettle Village
National Christmas Center
Railroad Museum
Strasburg Railroad

Also, I don't remember if it's in Lancaster or close to Lancaster but you should go to Wilbur's Chocolate Factory. They make the chocolate right in front of you and it's soooooooo good!

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Posted by MarjorieFrank

I love Lancaster!!

I have been to the Strasberg railroad! It is cute.

My favorite thing to do in Lancaster is EAT! Bird in Hand is my favorite place.. they are an inn. They own a bakery, which is amazing! Best Shoe Fly pie everrrrrr. Also, there is this farmer's market type thing next to the hotel. It sells yummy food.
I love this one restaurant called Good and Plenty. It's family style, and they keep bringing food out to you!!! The only downside is that you have to sit at a long table with strangers and it's annoying to ask them to pass you food. Especially if you're like me, a pig, and love to eat! Haha!

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Ditto! I looooove that place Good and Plenty. Wear drawstring pants if you go there, LOL!

I love all those markets with the crafts too. The Amish House is so interesting. Dutch Wonderland is definitely more geared towards kids. If you're set on an amusement park, maybe Hershey Park instead?

Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

i HATE amusement park rides- Eric & I are just going to Dutch Wonderland to relive our childhood and to go on the log flume

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Posted by JAAMS

Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

i HATE amusement park rides- Eric & I are just going to Dutch Wonderland to relive our childhood and to go on the log flume

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You know what's funny? I went there when I was about 8 years old and the only ride I remember is the log flume!!!!

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Posted by JAAMS

Has anyone been on a trip there recently? FH & I have this long list of places we want to go to, but I thought I'd ask around and see if anyone had been to them recently. We don't want to waste our time if they aren't worth it.

Anyone been to:

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum
Central Market
Hayloft Candles & Petting Zoo
Amish Farm & House
Wolf Sanctuary
Herr Family Homestead
Amish Village
Lancaster Ghost Tour
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Factory
Landis Valley Museum
Country Barn Farm Market
Carlisle Sports Emporium
Ephrata Cloister
Cherry Crest Farm
Dutch Wonderland
Indian Echo Caverns
Middletown Railroad
Kitchen Kettle Village
Barnstormers Game
Farmland Fun
East Alpacas Exhibit
National Christmas Center
Choo Choo Barn
Railroad Museum
Strasburg Railroad

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FH and I went there 2 years ago and we had alot of fun....Its a great place and local to visist .

we were just there in june. we go every year.

restaurants that are a MUST :

Millers Smorgasbord - for breakfast and dinner
Shady Maple Smorgasbord: for breakfast and dinner !!
Good and Plenty or Plain & Fancy - good food, its family style so you sit with a few other couples or families


Out of the places you mentioned

Kitchen Kettle Village - cute place to kill time , some cute lil shops and a great jam shop that u can taste a bunch of dips and chips and jams.

Dutch Wonderland - more of a kids atmosphere, I wouldnt waste your time here if you dont have any kids with you.

Julius Sturgis pretzel- i wouldnt reccomend it, we went and its literally a 5 min really boring tour of how to make a pretzel, lol

Cherry crest farm- definatly for kids and families, once me and fh saw this we didnt bother going in and paying the entrance fee

Strasburg Railroad- you can take a tour on the RR , its pretty nice I would reccomend it. Fh and I did this.

Indian Echo Cavern- there will prob be a lot of families and kids there but it is a pretty neat place to go to. I went there when i was a teen with my family.

Other places to check out

Adventure Sports in Hershey - they have mini golf, go karts, bumper boats , arcade and batting cages

High Sports - same type of place with mini golf, go karts, etc... the track is better here for go karts.

Bird In Hand Market - a greattt place with a bunch of diff vendors for diff picky foods and baked goods!

Kauffmans Market- a great lil market , they have the best apple cidar! we buy a gallon to take home with us , lol.

Intercourse Pretzel Factory - they have these great soft pretzels in diff flavors and a bunch of packaged pretzels and chips etc... you can also take a tour here ( its free) but its short and kind of a waste of time, lol.

There is a CrackerBarrel restaurnat, Sonic, and CiCi's ..... all restaurants that of course we dont have here in NY so they are great stops to go to !

[ been to:


Amish Farm & House
Amish Village
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Factory
Indian Echo Caverns
Railroad Museum
Strasburg Railroad

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this is my FAV place to go EVER. The best hotel is the steamboat. The food is amazing everywhere you go, Plus you can get things like fuddruckers, sonic, texas roadhouse there. There is also a smorgousborg which is delish. also there are the outlets right there on the strip by dutchwonderland. The min i have kids I am so going there. i might try to convince FSIL to take my nephew there next summer.

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Posted by laulac98

I love Lancaster! I haven't been there in ages though. The shopping and the restaurants are so freaking good there! lol I've been to:

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum
Central Market
Amish Farm & House
Amish Village
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Factory
Landis Valley Museum
Country Barn Farm Market
Ephrata Cloister
Dutch Wonderland
Kitchen Kettle Village
National Christmas Center
Railroad Museum
Strasburg Railroad

Also, I don't remember if it's in Lancaster or close to Lancaster but you should go to Wilbur's Chocolate Factory. They make the chocolate right in front of you and it's soooooooo good!

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wilburs is in the same town as surguis

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Posted by kris_gets_hitched

Don't forget to get one of those awesomely cheesy 'I LOVE INTERCOURSE' magnets at the souvenir shops!!!

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i had to buy my work friends that stuff they didnt beleive me the town was called intercourse. I have a shirt that I bought that VA may be for lovers but PA has intercourse

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Posted by kimmaymb20

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Posted by kris_gets_hitched

Don't forget to get one of those awesomely cheesy 'I LOVE INTERCOURSE' magnets at the souvenir shops!!!

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i had to buy my work friends that stuff they didnt beleive me the town was called intercourse. I have a shirt that I bought that VA may be for lovers but PA has intercourse

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HAHAHAHA!!!! That shirt is awesome
'Bird-in-Hand' also has a naughty ring to it.