Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Center 501 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 717-299-8901 www.padutchcountry.com
Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Center
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Location
3121 Old Philadelphia PikeRoute 340 at Plain & Fancy Farm (between Bird-in-Hand & Intercourse)
Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
Things To Do
Amish Country Homestead at Plain & Fancy Farm
The Amish Country Homestead is the only Amish house open for touring designated a Lancaster County "Heritage Site". Guides escort visitors through the rooms explaining Amish clothing, living without electricity, and an authentically furnished Amish schoolroom. (Allow 45 minutes.)
We also offer these specialty tours:
Amish V.I.P. (Visit in Person) Tour: Unique, intimate visit to 3 Amish properties --- a farm at milking time to observe how the Amish milk cows and cool milk without electricity, a home “cottage industry” to hear about and observe a unique handcraft, and a visit to an Amish family for an informal chat right in their home. (Limited to 14 guests.) Designated Lancaster County Heritage Tour.
Witness Movie Covered Bridge Tours: This exclusive tour visits the Amish farm where the 1985 Harrison Ford movie was filmed. Plus movie trivia, rides through three historic covered bridges, and backroads in southern Lancaster rarely traveled by visitors. (Limited to 14 guests.)
Take the Farmland Tour Mon.-Sat. 10:00am, 12:30pm or 2:30pm April - October; 11:00am and 1:30pm Sundays. Visit-in-Person Amish Tour Mon.-Fri. at 5:00pm mid June - October. Witness Movie Covered Bridge Tours Weds. and Sat. at 4:30pm May - October. Check website for winter and off-season schedule. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
The Amish Country Homestead is open Monday through Saturday 9:30am to 5:00pm mid-March through November, 10:30am to 5:00pm on Sundays. Open weekends December. Closed January through mid-March, and on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Click through to our website to buy tickets online for the Amish Farmlands Supersaver Tour Package, V.I.P., or Witness tours.
