farmers, quiet people who farm and create crafts for
a living.

On Sunday the family will hitch the trotter to the
enclosed surrey for the ride to church service and
visits to family and friends.
The young men of Lancaster County will  borrow
Dad's top-down buggy for a horse-drawn cruise
through the village.

Their Standardbred carriage horses high-step down
Route 30 while truckers ease their big rigs around
them trying not to spook the ponies.

The young men will use the open coach in the Sunday
courting ritual and you will see them tour through the
village with a chaperoning sister or brother.
When he combined his 17th Century farm ethic and
hard work with 20th Century technology, he created
the huge Hershey empire.
He built a factory northwest of Lancaster on
Route 283 where he also built a village that became
a factory town and eventually he built a huge complex
dedicated to chocolate.  
Hershey embraced the machine age and put the
latest 1905 technology to work near a source of
abundant fresh milk produced by the Amish and
Mennonites in the surrounding villages.
With his fortunes from chocolate Hershey built an
antique automobile collection, a huge
amusement park, a zoo, and a 23-acre rose
garden for his wife. All are open for visits
One Famous area Mennonite built his own
village: Hershey Chocolate
Pennsylvania Dutch Villages, Bird In Hand, Intercourse, Paradise
The Penn Dutch Villages of Lancaster
county are small and simple places where
confections made famous by the Amish
and Mennonite families.
Other attractions are nearby: The
Strasburg steam trains and the Steam
Train Museum, Landis valley Farm and
many others.
Penn Dutch Attractions
www.hersheyspa.com      Chocolate Spa 1-877-772-9988  
www.aaabuggyrides.com  Buggy Rides in Paradise www.ppquiltmuseum.com   People's Place
Quilt Museum www.amishfarmandhouse.com   Working Farm and Museum Amish Penn Dutch
Engineers Historical Museum   Rough and Tumble Engineer's Historical Association
Adamstown
Bird-in-Hand
Columbia
Denver
Eastern Lancaster County
Elizabethtown
Ephrata
Intercourse
Lancaster City
Leola
Lincoln Highway East
Lititz
Manheim
Marietta
Mt. Gretna
Mount Joy
New Holland
Paradise
Route 30 East
Southern Lancaster County
Strasburg
Suburban Lancaster
Western Lancaster County
Willow Street
The Villages of Lancaster County:
Lancaster county spreads for 46 miles in one direction
and 43 in the other  A large portion borders the
Susquehanna River.  Some interesting villages with
quaint names occupy the center portion  near
Lancaster City: Bird in Hand, Paradise, and
Intercourse, the best known.  
Strasburg is in the south with its railroad museums,
along with Buck and Quarryville.
To the north is Ephrata and the Cloister as well as
Lilitz, Manheim, and Mount Joy.
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How to Reach Amish Penn Dutch Country:
By Auto:  From the south take Route 95 to Baltimore, Route 83 to York (Harley Factory). Route 30 to
Lancaster,
From the north,: Route 95 to Philadelphia and then Routes 76, 202 and 30 to Lancaster. From the
west, Harrisburg
By air: Philadelphia Airport and rental car
When to Go To Amish Penn Dutch Country:   April is a good month to visit because
you might combine your visit to Amish country with a visit to Longwood Gardens
where on the second or third week in April the tulip gardens are in full bloom.  
Otherwise May until October are good months to visit and enjoy outdoor activities..
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