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A weekend in Amish country: making the most of Lancaster County

Where to eat, what to see and how to slow down. A simple guide to spending a weekend among the farmland and markets of Lancaster County, straight from people who live here.

Sight & Sound Theatres entrance with copper domes in Lancaster County PA.

If Sight & Sound is the reason for the trip, where you sleep shapes the whole weekend. A church.

Dutch Wonderland castle entrance with red and yellow turrets in Lancaster PA

If Dutch Wonderland is the reason for the trip, where you sleep matters almost as much as the park.

Lancaster County Pennsylvania farmland with red barn, silos and farmhouse

Lancaster County might be the easiest family trip in Pennsylvania. Almost everything worth doing happens outside, nobody expects your.

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If you’re planning an Amish Country Lancaster PA getaway, this guide is for you. There’s something about Lancaster County.

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