Intercourse, PA Road Trips

Founded in 1754 as Cross Keys, Intercourse (pop. 1,500 in 2020) is one of several small villages with unusual names in the heart of Pennsylvania's Amish country. Other charmingly-named local Pennsylvania Dutch villages include Blue Ball, Gap, Fertility, Mount Joy, Lititz, Bareville, Bird-in-Hand, and Paradise. As Amish villages are only about 40 mi (64 km) from Wilmington (Delaware) and 60 mi (97 km) from Philadelphia, these tiny communities are flooded with thousands of visitors.

1 American Military Edged Weaponry Museum, 3562 Old Philadelphia Pike, ☏ +1 717-768-7185. May-Nov: M-Sa 10AM-5PM, closed Sunday. Military knives and artifacts. Items from the Spanish-American War, the two world wars, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq (Desert Storm). 2 People's Place Quilt Museum, 3510 Old Philadelphia Pike, toll-free: +1-800-828-8218. On second floor of historic Old Country Store. Exhibits antique Amish quilts and decorative arts.

Aaron and Jessica's Amish Buggy Rides, 3121 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand, ☏ +1 717-768-8828. Amish Experience, 3121 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand, ☏ +1 717-768-8400. Shuttle van tour of Amish country.

Kling House, 3529 Old Philadelphia Pike, ☏ +1 717-768-2746, toll-free: +1-800-732-3538. M-Th 8AM-3PM, F Sa 8AM-4PM. Restaurant in old farmhouse, open for breakfast and lunch. On Facebook. Immergut Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels, 3537 Old Phila Pike, ☏ +1 717-768-0657. Hand-rolled and baked regular pretzels, specialty pretzels and pretzel wraps.

1 Bird-in-Hand Bakery & Cafe, 2715 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand (take Old Philadelphia Pike west from Intercourse, the bakery is about a half-mile down the road on the right past the light at N Ronks Rd), ☏ +1 717-768-1501, toll-free: +1-800-524-3429, [email protected]. M-Sa 6AM-6PM. Homemade casual cuisine for breakfast lunch, or early dinner. Baked goods (especially pies, cakes, cookies), specialty coffee, and artisan ice cream. (updated Mar 2018) Kitchen Kettle Village Café (Old Philadelphia Pike at Newport Road). One of several restaurants in Kitchen Kettle Village. Rumspringa Brewing Company, 3174 Old Philadelphia Pike, ☏ +1 717-768-7194. The Lancaster Beer and Wine Gallery includes a first-floor Wine Gallery and a Barn Café on the second floor. (updated Nov 2017)

1 Amish Country Motel, 3013 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, ☏ +1 717-768-8396, toll-free: +1-800-538-2535, [email protected]. 7AM-9PM. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Family-owned motel in the middle of Lancaster's Amish Country (about half-way between the town of Bird-in-Hand and the Village of Intercourse). Outdoor pool. Free Wi-Fi. Free guided bus tour of Amish Country, cable TV, individual room air conditioning and heat, and in-room refrigerator. Book online option. Rates vary. (updated Mar 2018) Holiday Inn Express - Lancaster, 24 S. Willowdale Drive, ☏ +1 717-293-9500. Just off of routes 30 & 896, surrounded by the Rockvale Outlets and located in the heart of the "Amish" countryside. Inn at Kitchen Kettle Village, 3529 Old Philadelphia Pike, toll-free: +1-855-STAYKKV (7829558). Inn and Spa at Intercourse Village, 3542 Old Philadelphia Pike, ☏ +1 717-768-2626 (inn), +1 717-768-0555 (spa), toll-free: +1-800-664-0949 (inn), +1-800-801-2219 (spa). Antique or locally-made furniture, fireplaces, wi-fi, shower or bathroom en suite, flatscreen TV/DVD. $260 (grand suite). Intercourse Village Inn and Suites, 3610 E Newport Road, ☏ +1 717-768-3636, toll-free: +1-800-717-6202. Best Western with indoor pool, restaurant, fitness room. Harvest Drive Family Inn, 3368 Harvest Drive, Gordonville, ☏ +1 717-768-7186, toll-free: +1-800-233-0176, fax: +1 717 768-4513.

From Lancaster (Pennsylvania), travel 10 mi (16 km) east on Pennsylvania Route 340.

Car: driving around farmlands Public transportation: Bus (RRTA Route 13, White Horse) Walking around the town