What to book before you travel to Lancaster, Pennsylvania?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

5 activities to book · about €86 per person

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Days 1-7
Days 1-7Amish Farm and HouseA 6-hectare farm presenting Amish life with respect and precision, with an 1805 stone house furnished without electricity, a one-room school, and a minibus tour past working Amish farms.€25Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Buggy rideA horse-drawn buggy ride with an Amish or Mennonite driver on the country roads around Bird-in-Hand, with a longer version that stops at a working farm selling homemade biscuits and jams.€15Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Strasburg Rail RoadFounded in 1832 and claiming to be America's oldest operating railroad, it runs steam trains with restored wooden carriages on a 45-minute round trip through Amish farms and tobacco fields.€28Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Railroad Museum of PennsylvaniaThe state railway museum, opposite Strasburg station, keeps more than a hundred historic locomotives and carriages, from 19th-century steam to Pennsylvania Railroad electrics, some of which you can climb aboard.€9Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Ephrata CloisterA religious community founded in 1732 by the mystic Conrad Beissel, whose celibate members slept on wooden benches, with 1740s buildings of narrow corridors and low doors that feel straight out of medieval Germany.€9Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Lancaster Central Market · Bird-in-Hand and Intercourse · Lancaster County covered bridges

All activities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on GetYourGuide

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Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Lancaster, Pennsylvania cost?

€86 per person if you do them all, across 5 bookings. The most expensive is "Strasburg Rail Road" at €28, the cheapest "Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania" at €9. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Lancaster, Pennsylvania without booking anything?

3 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Lancaster Central Market, Bird-in-Hand and Intercourse, Lancaster County covered bridges. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

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