Learn about downtown Lancaster’s past and its pivotal role in American history on a guided city walk. End the tour with delicious craft beer tastings.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Explore historic and charming downtown Lancaster on your visit to Lancaster County. The tour kicks off at the hub of Lancaster — the colonial square — and highlights the concentration of historical sites spanning 3 centuries, all within just a couple of blocks. 

The nation’s oldest, continuously operating farmers market and theater, the birthplace of the Conestoga wagon, homes of some of Lancaster’s most famous citizens, colonial churches, and much more will be brought to life through stories, characters, art, and architecture. Learn the outsize role this small city played in the birth and growth of America as you stroll through charming streets and alleys and begin to understand the building blocks that lead to the present day.

After the old city history walk, whet your whistle at some of Lancaster’s finest craft beer establishments with a couple of beer tastings. Learn how much of the city’s colorful past is tied to beer. From 19th-century German influence to amazing tales of prohibition ingenuity, the delicious beer flowing through the taps comes from the present day but reaches back across the last 200 years.

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Explore the history and charm of downtown Lancaster
Learn about the city’s important contribution to U.S. history
Taste some of the nation’s best craft beers, a legacy of German immigrants

 

 

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