Lancaster, PA is about 90 minutes by car from Philadelphia. You can drive the Pennsylvania Turnpike or Route 30, or ride Amtrak to Lancaster, and be in Amish Country in time for lunch. A day trip can include a steam train ride, a buggy ride, a farmers market, outlet shopping, and a family-style Pennsylvania Dutch meal.
Lancaster is about 90 minutes from Philadelphia by car, depending on traffic and where you’re headed in the county. Attractions along Route 30 east of Lancaster city, including Strasburg, Ronks, Bird-in-Hand, and Intercourse, are the closest to the Philadelphia side. You can also take Amtrak to Lancaster, though you’ll want a car or a tour to reach the attractions outside the city.
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Check each stop’s hours and season. The Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market is not open every day. I also left out Shady Maple, which is further north in East Earl and would add drive time.
Want to stay overnight? See Lancaster lodging and Amish country attractions, or browse covered bridges and mud sales.
Fun, food, shopping, and lodging await at Kitchen Kettle Village! Built around our canning kitchen, we blend tradition with a twist—sample fresh jams, taste award-winning wines, and explore locally made treasures and top national brands. Come experience the joy we love to share!
3529 Old Philadelphia Pike (Rt. 340)
Lancaster’s original, award winning smorgasbord restaurant has been voted best, again! Located just west of Paradise, Miller’s is centrally located on Route 30, minutes from Sight & Sound, American Music Theater, Rockvale, Tanger and Amish attractions. Visit our website for current hours, menu and additional information.
Miller’s Restaurant & Smorgasbord, Since 1929
2811 Lincoln Highway E. (Route 30)
Come experience life on an Amish farm. Milk a cow, feed a calf and the pygmy goats, miniature bull, and miniature chickens. Watch the pot-bellied pigs perform. All ages will enjoy this! Then tour their big garden and sample the fresh produce. Groups are welcome. Learn about Amish life from the Amish.
Old Windmill Farm – Amish Farm Tours
262 Paradise Lane
Exciting outdoor adventures at Refreshing Mountain! Perfect for families, groups, or couples. Go ziplining, test your physically endurance on our obstacle course, explore an on-site wildlife center, join in on the Ascent and Basecamp packages, enjoy hiking trails or the outdoor pool, scale a 40-ft climbing tower, experience our escape rooms, and much more!
Refreshing Mountain Retreat & Adventure Center
455 Camp Road
Largest Buffet in the USA! Enjoy our deliciously authentic Pennsylvania Dutch all-you-can-eat smorgasbord buffet, including a wide variety of grilled meats and seafood, unlimited drinks and homemade desserts. Free meal on your birthday with the purchase of another adult meal, ID required. Open Monday thru Saturday. Closed Sundays.
129 Toddy Drive
Steam through Amish country. Enjoy 45 minutes aboard a real steam train. Enjoy authentic trains and railroaders, shops, dining and other fun extras at the historic East Strasburg Station. Check schedules and additional information at www.StrasburgRailRoad.com. All Aboard!
301 Gap Road (Route 741 East)
Save up to 70% off retail prices at our 65+ designer and fashion outlets. You’ll find stores of your favorite designer brands, like Polo Ralph Lauren, Talbots, Nike, Nautica, Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, Banana Republic and more. Open all year long Monday-Sunday.
311 Stanley K. Tanger Blvd.
Walk through interactive exhibits and learn how ice cream and iced tea flavors are made. Then create your own ice cream flavor in our Taste Lab, and create a TV commercial promoting your flavor. Enjoy plenty of free samples of ice cream and iced tea. Fun for the whole family.
Turkey Hill Experience – Ice Cream Fun for the Whole Family!
301 Linden Street
Our friendly drivers will enlighten you with information about the Amish lifestyle. Choose from any of our famous horse and buggy tours: The Ultimate Four Mile Country Buggy Ride, The Five Mile Covered Bridge Ride, The Amish Farm Tour ride!
3461 Old Philadelphia Pike (Rt 340)
Ride like the Amish do… with a Horse and Buggy view! Our Amish drivers escort you through working Amish farms. Several family priced ride options available. ASK ABOUT OUR Private Rides! Group tours welcome. Located at Plain and Fancy Farm just east of Bird-in-Hand along Route 340.
3121 Old Philadelphia Pike
The Amish Experience is a complete interpretive center focusing on Amish culture and heritage. Completely surrounded by Amish farmland along Route 340, the experience offers “Jacob’s Choice” in the Amish Experience multi-media Theater, guided walking tours of an Amish House & School, and guided bus tours of the Amish farmland.
Amish Experience: Theater, Homestead, & Farm Tours
3121 Old Philadelphia Pike (Route 340)
The entertainment never stops at the AMT! All year long you can enjoy celebrity concerts, Broadway tours, and original shows. You’ll leave with a song in your heart. Located across from Rockvale Outlets and just down the street from Dutch Wonderland. Call, or go to AMTshows.com for their current schedule.
2425 Lincoln Highway East (Rt. 30)
Learn about the Amish at our educational farm museum! We offer guided house tours through an old Amish farmhouse and bus tours through beautiful Amish country. Visit our Amish schoolhouse, pet our animals and ride on Amish scooters all on our 15-acre farm.
2395 Covered Bridge Drive
Discover Lancaster’s living heritage on Lancaster’s original 90-minute bus tour. Take in the scenic beauty of rural Lancaster County. You’ll see and learn about Amish schools, Amish farms and culture, covered bridges, and even visit an Amish store or roadside stand. Daily tours – please call ahead for reservation.
Amish Farm and House Countryside Bus Tours
at the Amish Farm and House
Take a guided tour of an authentic Amish farmhouse and learn about the customs and traditions of the Plain community. Have a picnic on our grounds, visit a one-room schoolhouse, and shop in our market where you can meet our Amish staff. Grab a selfie inside the Amish buggy.
Amish Village: Tour an Amish House, School, and Village
199 Hartman Bridge Rd. (Rt. 896)
A shopping/food and fun adventure featuring 40+ off-the-beaten path businesses. Travel place to place enjoying all the valuable coupons and special free things the businesses have planned for you. Every tour is different. What a fun way to explore! Order tickets online.
Throughout Lancaster County
Don’t miss a visit to one of the Dutch Country’s premier shopping destinations. Our 25 plus vendors offer a wide variety of foods, including meats and cheese, produce, canned and baked goods, snacks and so much more. In addition we have locally made silk floral arrangements, crafts, furniture and toys.
2710 Old Philadelphia Pike (Rt. 340)
Join us for hours of bouncing fun for your little one! Filled with 9 bounce houses, slides, obstacle courses & a toddler area, arcade with redemption prizes & snack bar. You will love our Birthday Parties~Group Discounts~Bounce Rentals & Fund Raising.
Bounce Kraze – Fun Indoor Inflatable Park and Arcade
407 Granite Run Drive
Join over a million adventurers. Over 50 Farm Fun Activities for all ages. Home of the Amazing Maize Maze. Entertain family and friends as you visit our farm animal center, singing chicken show, pedal karts, pumpkin slinger, guided wagon tour, and more. See you at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm.
Cherry Crest Adventure Farm – Family Fun on the Farm
150 Cherry Hill Road
Voted #3 in USA TODAY 2025 Reader’s Choice Awards. Make memories that last a lifetime with the hottest Broadway musicals, concerts and children’s shows. Your unique entertainment experience begins with a delectable meal followed by a captivating performance that will have you applauding for an encore.
510 Centerville Road
It’s family time! Enjoy Dutch Wonderland’s Duke’s Lagoon water play area, live entertainment, and over 35 rides. Open weekends starting April 1, weekdays Memorial Day – Labor Day and most weekends through December.
Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park
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