Lancaster

Pensilvânia · the United States

Lancaster

In the destination Lancaster, Gettysburg and Hershey.

In the photo: Lancaster Central Market, downtown Lancaster

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The city

What to expect from Lancaster.

Brick city from the 18th century in the center of an agricultural county home to Amish and Mennonite communities. The downtown features Lancaster Central Market, a covered market operating since colonial times. In the surroundings are the Strasburg steam railroad, the state railroad museum and the Landis Valley Museum of Rural Life, as well as the villages of Bird-in-Hand and Intercourse.

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The local experience

What to see in Lancaster

Lancaster Central Market
Historic market

Lancaster Central Market

Covered market from 1889 in downtown Lancaster, heir to a colonial-era fair, with stalls run by county producers, sweets and foods from Pennsylvania German tradition.

Strasburg Railroad
Historic railroad

Strasburg Railroad

Railroad from 1832 in Strasburg, with trains pulled by steam locomotives that run through fields and Amish farms in Lancaster County.

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Railroad museum

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

The state railroad museum in Strasburg, with more than a hundred historic locomotives and cars in a large shed and an outdoor yard.

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
Open-air museum

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

An open-air museum north of Lancaster that shows the rural life of Pennsylvania Germans in the 18th and 19th centuries, with houses, workshops and farm animals.

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