Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Pros: Enjoy Bubes and Intercourse! 'nuff said...
Cons: Lots of driving if you don't have a horse and buggy.

Pennsylvania Dutch Country is quirky and wonderful, full of flavors and traditions that are slow to change. Visitors come to see how the area's "plain people" live. Plain people, of course, is how the Amish and Mennonite communiy refers to itself. It's a ...

Pros: when you walk in you will be amazed! low admission
Cons: night pageant may put off the agnostic crowd

I can remember going here in my teens and being awe-struck then. Knowing my husband's fondness for train sets and model cars, it was a place I knew I wanted to take him someday. The opportunity presented itself on our return from Hersheypark (about a ...

Pros: pretty scenery, great antique shopping, Amish culture
Cons: can be crowded on weekends, a lot is closed on Sundays

I updated this review on 10/17/03 We have been traveling to scenic Lancaster County for many, many years. It is a beautiful area with lots of large farms and picturesque barns. The tourist industry has added a lot of traffic, strip malls, t-shirt s ...

Pros: Very diverse and a wonderland of fun things for the kids to do!!
Cons: gets very crowded at times

My wife and I "discovered" the Pennsylvania Dutch Country nearly forty years ago. Some things have changed and others have stayed the same and there are now many more new quaint and fun attractions for kids. This is a great place to visit!! Tourist love ...

Pros: A serene and beautiful place to get away from it all, the great outdoors.
Cons: Summertime heat and humidity, no nightlife

I grew up in Pennsylvania Dutch country, at the juncture of four beautiful counties: Lehigh, Berks, Bucks, and Montgomery. In reading some of the previous reviews for the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, I noticed that many epinionators seem to equate Dutch...

Pros: some great deals to be found
Cons: shopping here can be hit-or-miss; traffic getting out there from Philly

It's hard to believe that just an hour drive west of a major metropolitan area, lies such a quiet, rural area. But it does in fact exist. It is the "Amish country" located in eastern Pennsylvania, and it is officially known as the "Dutch country."...

Pros: Wonderful food, beautiful scenery, lots of activities, great weekend getaway
Cons: None

It is hard to believe that this is my 100th review on epinions. I wanted to pick something special to review to mark this momentous occasion and what better than one of my favorite places on earth - Pennsylvania Dutch Country! I spent four of the best ...

Pros: wonderful home baked goods, and hand made crafts
Cons: getting stuck behind 50 horse and buggies, on their way home from church on Sunday

I grew up in Lancaster County, which is well known as Amish country. I lived in a very small community, just across the boarder of Chester County, called Cambridge. It consists of about five streets, not including alleys. There were, and still are, very...

Pros: Charming, Quaint, Romantic
Cons: 2 day trip TOPS!

I placed my hand on his thigh. I leaned over across the van and whispered..."Hey Baby, How would you feel about a lil' Intercourse?"

He laughed and said, "Yeah, I'm feeling cheap too."

We were in a long line...

Pros: Both are near the Rockvale and Tanger shopping outlets in Lancaster, no reservations needed
Cons: eating with strangers

Good N' Plenty Restaurant is between Rtes. 30 and 340, Smoketown, PA. Phone: 717/394-7111.

Plain & Fancy Farm & Dining Room is Rte. 340, 7 miles east of Lancaster, Bird in Hand, PA. Phone: 717/768-4400.

Price:...

Pros: Beautiful countryside and friendly people
Cons: Six hours of drive time from our place in CT

My husband is a Civil War Reenactor. He has wanted to go to Gettysburg for years. I am interested in Christian religions and wanted to visit Lancaster and learn about the Amish. So when we planned our trip we included both places which conveniently are...

Pros: Fun for the whole family!
Cons: None

Nestled away in Pennsylvania's Dutch country is a town named Quarryville which is the home to Yogi Bear's Campground (Jellystone). Finding this campground is one of the best things my family ever did! From start to finish you are bound to have a...

Pros: The home-type restaurant, the countryside and the Fall colors
Cons: none for a 5-hour visit

I visited Lancaster some years back. A friend and I went on a bus and that had a special rate which was advertised in the News Tribune newspaper when I lived in New Jersey. The ride took about 2 hours and then we entered the green countryside with...

Pros: Family centered, low-intensity, inexpensive in theme park terms
Cons: Only 26 rides, no monster coasters

Okay, so it's not Disney World, (although it does have both a castle and monorail). It's not even in the same league as Six Flags or Hershey Park, nor does it pretend to be. Nevertheless, Dutch Wonderland, a smaller, family-owned, Pennsylvania theme...

Pros: A large variety of events, destinations and shopping
Cons: none

The Lehigh Valley is a an area of contrasts in southeastern Pennsylvania. Not quite in Pennsylvania Dutch country, but the area still has many of the influences from the German settlers who, along with English, Scotch-Irish and Native Americans,...