Took a quick trip out to Amish country this past weekend. I had to keep reminding myself that they weren’t paid actors.
- Amish Village – It’s like a visitor center, and I didn’t do the bus tour. Learned quite a bit from the short house tour. I didn’t realize that Amish were OK with electricity for certain off grid uses, such as LED headlamps.
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania – Very nicely preserved trains from the early steam era up through the diesel era. There is a replica of the first American steam locomotive
- Strasburg Railroad – oldest continually operated rail line. Very pretty views of Amish Farms (photo above)
- Town of Strasburg
- Town of Intercourse – pedestrian village area (closed Sundays)
Everything Amish-related is closed on Sundays, including the town of Intercourse, however it’s great to drive around on Sunday because the Amish were walking around enjoying their day of rest. Don’t bother driving through the city of Lancaster, stay in the countryside.