Best things to do in Intercourse

Located on 12 scenic acres, The Amish Village lets visitors tour an authentic Amish property.

Bus Tour Times:

11:00 am, 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm

www.TheAmishVillage.net

At Amish Country you'll learn about the culture of simple living. Take a guided tour of the village for insight into the 1840 Amish houses, blacksmith shop, schoolhouse, and operating water wheel. See how the communities maintain a rural lifestyle away from modern technological advancement. Visit a 200-year-old farmhouse. You can also take a bus tour to see workers in the fields and horse-drawn carts that the Amish use for transportation. You'll find handmade crafts at some shops.

Browse rows of Pennsylvania Dutch specialty items and other quality goods at Bird in Hand Farmers Market. Food items for sale include fresh baked goods, candies, hand-rolled pretzels, fried chicken, homemade canned goods, loose tea, friend chicken, and much more. You can even try a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch meal. Be sure to try a sample of the apple cider on your way in, and browse for Amish products and other souvenirs at the gift shops. The market is climate-controlled, so you can enjoy your time regardless of the weather. Check the website ahead of time for days and hours of operation.

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What began as a home business in a two-car garage has grown into Kitchen Kettle Village. The village experience includes a series of 40 boutiques that sell local, handcrafted goods. You'll discover that each shop is locally owned and sells locally made wares including food items, leather goods, furniture, and clothing. You'll even find a carriage ride service. However, the Pennsylvania Dutch attraction has its origins in old-fashioned home cooking, and the Canning Kitchen restaurant and cafe serves treats from the pantry.

Get an up-close look at more than 100 locomotives and train cars at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Preserving the memory of the great American railroads, the museum offers freight-train rides where you get to be the conductor. Watch a train restoration on a closed-circuit screen. Special exhibits and events take place throughout the year, so check the calendar online. Though the museum is in a rural area, it is easy to reach with a short taxi ride from the Lancaster train station or by Interstate 95.

This is the Official Green Dragon Farmer's Market & Auction Site.WE HAVE REOPENED SINCE THE FIRE ON 9/13/2014. PLEASE COME VISIT. We are open every Friday year round including Good Friday and Black Friday.

We are open rain or shine!

See an array of model trains in action at Choo Choo Barn, home to a variety of tracks running through a recreated model of the local countryside. Head to the facility, housed in a classic Amish-style country barn, and marvel at 150 props and figures, all hand-built, as well as the 22 different trains that zip back and forth around the track. Look closely and you'll recognize many local landmarks in miniature form, including barns, railroad stations, and more. Don't miss watching the videos offered in the museum, which document the process of building the model trains. They will give you a bit more background information on the mechanisms at work.

The National Toy Train Museum (NTTM), at 300 Paradise Lane, in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, USA, is focused on creating an interactive display of toy trains. Its collection dates from the early 1800s through current production. The building houses the Toy Train Reference Library and the National Business Office of the Train Collectors Association. It is located just around the corner from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
The NTTM is owned and operated by the Train Collectors Association (TCA) and serves as its headquarters. The museum's mission is to promote train collecting and to preserve the heritage of toy trains. Founded in 1977, part of the museum's ongoing appeal is that it brings children and adults together. The museum features Six working train layouts and a Toy Train Reference Library with reference and archival materials serving model railroaders. The nearby Choo Choo Barn "features a more than 1,700-square-foot model train layout with 22 operating model trains and more than 150 animations".
In August 2012, the National Toy Train Museum was one of twenty locations invited to participate in an international virtual celebration of Swiss contributions to railroad technology. The Skype talks, in which engineers, historians, museum curators and other experts presented Swiss trains and other Swiss train technologies and answered questions from the public, were accessible by computer and at the participating locations.
The museum is open on a seasonal basis with an admission fee charged. TCA members are admitted free. It is closed from January through March.