Instead of using cars as their form of transportation, the Amish use a very unique type of travel: a Horse & Buggy. They connect their carriage to one of their riding horses and that is how they travel on the public roads and get from place to place. Below we are…

Here at The Amish Village property we are excited to announce that we offer three different tour options for our visitors to enjoy. Whether you have 1 hour, or 3 hours, we guarantee that we have a tour that fits into any time schedule. Below we are going to list each…

The holidays are upon us here at The Amish Village and we wanted to let you all know of our updated hours for the month of December. We are now open 7 days a week from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with our House Tours going every 15 minutes and our…

For the Amish community, weddings are held in November and December on either Tuesdays or Thursdays. The weddings are typically held in the brides home with about 350-400 guests that will be invited. Services begin at 8:30 am and last until 11:30 am. The bride and groom will usually say…

Today, on the blog, we wanted to spotlight one of our most famous animals on our property: Mollie the mule! Mollie is very friendly and loves to get her picture taken. She loves being pet and fed, by all of The Amish Village visitors, and always has her head out of…

Now that Daylight Savings time is upon us we wanted to make you all aware of our new hours for the rest of the Fall season here at The Amish Village! These hours go in effect today, November 2nd, until November 29th. We are now open from 9:00 am – 400…

Here at The Amish Village we have many things to see and do that are fun for people, of all ages, on the property! One of the most exciting aspects of our property, for young children especially, is our Bank Barn. Our Bank Barn is filled with many different animals that…

When it comes to education the Amish believe in basic education as long as it does not threaten their fundamental values. Today, in the Amish community, they support having One-Room-Schoolhouses, for their students, with about thirty students per classroom. The Amish students only attend school from 1st Grade to 8th Grade…

The fall season is the perfect time of year for all things pumpkin here in Lancaster County. Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Roll, Pumpkin Decorations, Pumpkin Wagons, but most of all Pumpkin Whoopie Pies! On the blog today we are going to share our favorite Pumpkin Whoopie Pie recipe from the cookbook titled…

Have you ever wanted to go off the beaten path, past working Amish farms, and along county roads where buggies roll along and farmers work their fields? Our Backroads Bus Tour, at The Amish Village, does all that, and more, and is fun for your entire family or group! Our 14passenger…