Top Lancaster Cultural Tours

Immerse yourself in the customs and traditions of Amish country during this 3-part tour. Explore a farmhouse dating from 1805 where you will listen to narrative on the customs, culture, and traditions of the Amish. In a minibus, enjoy a scenic ride through the Amish countryside, complete with photo ops. Then take a self-guided tour through an historic farmstead that includes a schoolhouse, a craft market, and a variety of farm animals.

Discover the highlights of Lancaster, learn about the area’s Amish and Mennonite communities, and enjoy local experiences that most tourists miss on this small-group tour. Led by your guide (who has local roots), you’ll visit highlights like the Lancaster Central Market and Fulton Theatre, will explore historic churches and museums, will connect with community members, and will even enjoy several sweet treats as you go.

Learn about Amish culture in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County on this tour and dining experience. You'll explore the countryside to see historical landmarks and then meet a local Amish family for a sit-down home-cooked meal, where you'll have the chance to observe their way of life on a farm. The tour is designed by a local resident who grew up as a Mennonite outside Strasburg, PA, and whose father was born Amish. Times and dates may be subject to change due to scheduling with the families.

Experience historic sites while traveling the pathways of the Underground Railroad in Lancaster County across river valleys, farmland, cities and small towns. Located just north of the famed Mason-Dixon Line, Lancaster County was a magnet for freedom seekers due to its network of religiously-inspired Abolitionists, free African Americans and white sympathizers, including civil rights pioneer, US Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868). Be inspired by a professional historian and storyteller who brings alive this little-known yet significant history from the years following the American Revolution to the outbreak of the Civil War. Gain new perspectives on social issues in America today.

Combine history and craft beer during this guided tour of Lancaster, ideal for first-time visitors. Learn more about Lancaster landmarks—such as the farmers market and theater—than you could if exploring independently, before sampling some of the city’s best craft beers alongside your guide.

This is a fully "contactless" tour. You drive in the comfort and convenience of your own car, and our guide leads you using our mini bus. Whatever our guide says comes through your car's FM radio. Unlike a taped tour, or an app on your phone, this tour will be up to date moment by moment tailored to whatever is happening in the Amish farmland at the time.

Your conductor is a former journalist, now a consulting historian and advocate for the preservation of historic sites associated with the Underground Railroad. Randolph Harris has been responsible for the research and documentation of 21 of the approximately 55 sites, programs and facilities included in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This is a program of the US Department of the Interior/National Park Service. Four of these designated sites are visited on this walking tour of the City of Lancaster. The tour is conducted in the heart of the historic City of Lancaster, one of the most vibrant and attractive small towns in America.

This tour is specially designed for safe distancing by engaged cell phone technology between the conductor's private vehicle and the vehicles of the guests. One or two vehicles can be accommodated in this way, following the conductor who narrates stories along the tour route and also makes occasional stops. Short walks and talks are done at proper distances at select locations. Your conductor is a former journalist, now a consulting historian and advocate for the preservation of historic sites associated with the Underground Railroad. Randolph Harris has been responsible for the research and documentation of 21 of the approximately 55 sites, programs and facilities included in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Seven of these designated sites are visited on this walking tour of the City of Lancaster.

Looking to get a real taste of Amish Country? What better way to learn about the Amish lifestyle than to sit around a table enjoying a home-cooked meal with an Amish family. This tour will allow you to enjoy your time in Lancaster to the fullest. This tour is a great combination of culture, history, and an up-close and personal look into the Amish lifestyle.