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Originally Posted by vclaes
In addition to the excellent previous recommendations, I would suggest you consider taking the grandchildren to Hershey Park or Dutch Wonderland, Sight and Sound Theatre, Clipper Stadium for a baseball game, American Music Theatre, visit the Lancaster Science Factory, have an Auntie Anne's pretzel, an incomparable sticky bun at Mr. Sticky, a cheesesteak at Caruso's, dinner at John J. Jeffries, and shop tax-free for clothing at Tanger and Rockvale outlets. Loving food, I would be happy to tell you of my many other favorite places to eat in Lancaster. Lancaster Host Resort, Hilton Garden Inn and Suites, and the new Comfort Suites are very conveniently located. Two NON-chain and interesting hotel choices are The Lancaster Arts Hotel and the Cork Factory Hotel. I highly recommend a day trip to Gettysburg. If I can be of any help to you, you know the drill. Wishing you safe travels and great adventures!
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Again, all wonderful ideas which we will be sure to explore......
I've sent for the big free Pennsylvania Amish Country Travel Guide.
Gettysburg is another great suggestion; we were last there back in our 20's when we lived in N.J.
I would appreciate knowing WHICH of the "Amish" restaurants you feel are the most authentic. I searched online and was surprised to find that some with Amish sounding or quaint sounding names actually had the typical food one might find at Applebee's on their menus..........we remember the family style REAL Amish dishes....chicken and noodles, the relishes, the pies, etc. and many many others served at long tables.
I just received an offer to stay in a real "ex Amish" guest house which comprises two.....both quaint....one a larger farmhouse and the other a cute guest cottage............I've also found some upscale big hotel/motel chains.
Would you say that "Bird in a Hand", "Intercourse", "Strasburg", etc. at the beginning of this old Philadelphia Pike (not sure the route number at the moment; not looking at a map) is a microcosm of everything else?
We want to also "get off the beaten track" and of course see the real farmlands, dirt roads and covered bridges, such as we have here in Vermont. But, we don't want to "fly through" the above mentioned towns on an interstate..................it's been over 47 years since we last were there and I'm certain progress has taken over.............
Sorry to bombard you with questions, but wouldn't Hershey Park be more in the western part of the state......or just in the western part of Lancaster County??? The grandchildren will be one year old and two years old.........not our "older crowd" who will be in school at the time.
THANK TO EVERYONE .....................
P.S. Apparently, Lancaster County now has a BIG WELCOME CENTER (similar to what Iowa has when you cross the border; we LOVE the Iowa Welcome Center on the Mississippi River)...........and Lancaster's welcome center offers a free 90 minute guided bus tour of the region so you can get your bearings. Again, we like to get off the beaten track and see the "back roads" whether it's Maine or elsewhere...........not stay on the highways. The road less traveled.
I noticed there are also HORSE AND BUGGY RIDES on dirt roads under covered bridges.....Amish driven. Not sure if I'd go on that....but it looked like a very scenic tour.
Would be different than a golf cart, wouldn't it?