Lancaster, PA
Blue Ball Bed & Breakfast

A very affordable and tastefully decorated Lancaster County stay near
the towns of Intercourse, Adamstown, Lancaster and Hershey Pennsylvania (PA).

AREA INFORMATION

Antiquing
Adamstown
The Antique Capital of America. It has become the premier year-round antique destination in the Northeast.

Schupp's Grove
Bonanza Weekends.

QUILTING WEEKENDS AND FABRICS
  • Threadmakers Quilting Weekends - www.threadmakers.com
  • Burkholder Fabrics
  • Ceader Lane Dry Goods
  • Obie's Country Store
  • Sauder's Fabrics
  • Zook's Frabric Store
  • The Old Country Store
Museums
Landis Valley Museum
Landis Valley Museum is a nationally significant living history museum that collects, conserves, exhibits, and interprets Pennsylvania German material, culture, history and heritage from 1740 through 1940.
Open all year except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. 9-5

The National Watch and Clock Museum
Home of America's premiere collection of timepieces with interactive exhibits and museum. Includes over 12,000 watches and clocks, the largest collection in North America.

National Toy Train Museum
The Train Collectors Association, headquartered in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest and most prestigious collecting societies in the world.

Farmer's Markets
Central Market
Penn Square, Lancaster, PA. Tue and Fri 6 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. & Sat 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Green Dragon
Open every Friday from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Ephrata, PA

Root's Country Market & Auction
Open every Tuesday, Manheim, PA.

Amish Buggy Rides
Aaron and Jessica's Buggy Rides
Plain and Fancy Farm, 3121A Old Philadelphia Pike (Rt. 340), Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505, (717-768-8828)

Abe's Buggy Rides
2596 Old Philadelphia Pike (Rt. 340), Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505, (717-392-1794)

Amish Barn Buggy Rides
3029 Old Philadelphia Pike Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505, (717-768-8886)

Theatre
American Music Theatre
2425 Lincoln Hwy E/Rte. 30E, Lancaster, PA 17605, (717-397-7700 1-800-648-4102)

Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601 (717-898-1900)

Living Waters Theatre
Rt. 896, Strasburg, PA 17579, (717-687-7800)

Rainbow Dinner Theatre
Route 30 East, Box 56, Paradise, PA 17562 (717-299-4300 1-800-292-4301)

Sight and Sound Theatre
Live presentation of biblical stories. Rt. 896, Strasburg, PA 17579, (717-687-7800)

Restaurants
The Pub
Casual dining, full menu in New Holland, PA.

Shady Maple
One of the largest smorgasbords in Lancaster County. Only 1 mile away. www.shady-maple.com

Stoltzfus Farm Restaurant
Pennsylvania Dutch cooking in Intercourse, PA.

Intercourse (only 15 minutes away)
The Amish Experience
Located at Plain and Fancy in Intercourse. Everything you want to know about the Amish can be found here.

Kitchen Kettle Village
Kitchen Kettle Village is tucked in the town of Intercourse, located 10 miles east of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Route 340. (1-800-732-3538)

Peaceful Valley Amish Furniture
3347 Old Philadelphia Pike Route 340, 1/2 mile west of Intercourse, PA (717-768-0216)

The Peoples Place
3513 Old Philadelphia Pike, Intercourse, PA 1753
An educational and heritage center about the Amish and the Mennonites.

Lancaster
The Amish Farm
Explore the history and customs of the Amish as you tour a home and a working farm, complete with live animals and exhibits. Open year round.

Outlet Malls
Rockvale Square Outlet, Tanger Outlet Center in Lancaster, or Vanity Faire Outlet in Reading. Hundreds of stores that extend for miles.

Wheatland
The rural Lancaster County home of James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States.

Strasburg
Strasburg Railroad
Ride one of America's oldest steam trains through spectacular Amish farmlands. Or visit the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

The Choo Choo Barn
More than the 1,700 square foot miniature display.

Gettysburg
Gettysburg
National Military Park, with over 1,000 monuments and cannons along 40 miles of scenic roads, a battlefield shrine to the Union and Confederate soldiers who fought here.
Hershey
Hershey
Home of Hershey Park, a world-class theme park, and Hershey’s Chocolate World with museum, gardens and theater.
Other
Car Racing (Maple Grove Raceway)
March - November. Only 15 minutes away!

Longwood Gardens
Floral garden displays pertaining to in-season varieties.

Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair & Mt. Hope Winery - www.parenfair.com

 

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1075 Main Street, PO Box 396 - Blue Ball, PA 17506
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