Places to Explore In Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Discover the best places to explore in Pennsylvania Dutch Country with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Adamstown

Known as "Antiques Capital USA," Adamstown has dozens of shops, galleries, and markets selling goods from bygone eras. The bigger markets, such as Renninger's Antique...

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  • 4 Things To Do

Bird-in-Hand and Intercourse

This village, which dates to 1734, remains a center for the Pennsylvania Dutch farming community. Its name, according to local lore, is attributed to two...

  • 3 Restaurants
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  • 6 Things To Do

Columbia

They're quiet towns now, but Columbia and other river communities were bustling in the days when boats were one of the easiest methods of transporting...

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  • 5 Things To Do

Ephrata

This is a classic American town, with a wide Main Street, a variety of shops selling locally made crafts, and an entertaining farmers' market. Except...

  • 5 Restaurants
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  • 2 Things To Do

Gettysburg

"The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." These words from Abraham...

  • 5 Restaurants
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  • 9 Things To Do

Hershey

Hershey is Chocolate Town, a community built around a chocolate factory and now home to Hersheypark, the Hershey Museum, and other diversions for children and...

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  • 7 Things To Do

Intercourse

The town's odd name came from the Colonial term for intersection. At the intersection of Routes 340 and 772, this town is a center of...

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  • 1 Things To Do

Lancaster

Near the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Lancaster is a colorful small city that combines Colonial and Pennsylvania Dutch influences. During the French and Indian...

  • 12 Restaurants
  • 6 Hotels
  • 20 Things To Do

Lititz

Lititz was founded in 1756 by Moravians who settled in Pennsylvania and created their own private community. Lititz's historic character remains, with tree-shaded streets lined...

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  • 5 Things To Do

Manheim

Baron Henry William Stiegel founded the small town of Manheim and manufactured Stiegel glassware here in the 18th century. Today a major draw is a...

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  • 2 Things To Do

Marietta

Almost half of the buildings in Marietta are listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the architecture ranges from rustic log cabins to elegant...

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  • 1 Things To Do

Mount Joy

A historic brewery and some good restaurants are the highlights of this little town...

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Strasburg and Ronks

Although settled by French Huguenots, the village of Strasburg is today a community of Pennsylvania Dutch. It's best known as the railroad center of eastern...

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  • 6 Things To Do

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