Southeast Road Trip I - Lancaster & Gettysburg

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Part 1 of summer vacation - Lancaster and Gettysburg, learning a lot of American history. Given the Covid / delta resurgence, we decided on another domestic trip. In the spirit of trying something new, we are driving south bound for a road trip all the way to Hilton Head / Savannah instead of our usual northeast route to New England.

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Lancaster, Doylestown, Ronks

Day 1 Itinerary

Places visited: Main Street Market Place - Mercer Museum - Kids Castle, Central Park - Doylestown - The Amish Farm and House - Strasburg Rail Road - Residence Inn by Marriott Lancaster - Lancaster City Historic District - Callaloo Trinidadian Kitchen

Main Street Market Place

Mercer Museum

Kids Castle, Central Park - Doylestown

The most impressive kids playground we have ever been!

The Amish Farm and House

The farm itself is not that different from any other regular farm we visited. It was converted from a former Amish farm so they just put up a few signs for special structures and call it a museum.

What made the place interesting was that we got to meet some real Amish girls. They were 3 sisters from a nearby Amish community and were selling home-made cookies and lemonade at the farm site. They seemed nice, happy, and hardworking. We even saw their mom pick them up in a horse carriage and drive through traffic just like any normal cars.

Strasburg Rail Road

Residence Inn by Marriott Lancaster

Lancaster City Historic District

Callaloo Trinidadian Kitchen

Gettysburg, York, Lancaster

Day 2 Itinerary

Places visited: Residence Inn by Marriott Lancaster - The Haines Shoe House - The Inn at White Oak Bed and Breakfast - Gettysburg - Mela Kitchen @Jack’s Cider House - State of Pennsylvania Monument

Residence Inn by Marriott Lancaster

The Haines Shoe House

The Inn at White Oak Bed and Breakfast

We loved this inn. Our room (Commander) is big and well-decorated. Our bathroom is larger than most NYC bedrooms. Floor-to-ceiling windows throughout and a wrap-around deck to enjoy the beautiful nature surroundings.

Gettysburg

Mela Kitchen @Jack’s Cider House

State of Pennsylvania Monument

Gettysburg, Biglerville

Day 3 Itinerary

Places visited: The Inn at White Oak Bed and Breakfast - Yellow Hill Farm - Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center - Gettysburg Auto Tour Stop 1 - Gettysburg Auto Tour Stop 2 - Gettysburg Auto Tour Stop 3 - Gettysburg Auto Tour Stop 4 - Gettysburg Auto Tour Stop 5 - State of Alabama Monument - Gettysburg Auto Tour Stop 8 - Gettysburg Auto Tour Stop 12 - Gettysburg Auto Tour Stop 14 - Gettysburg National Cemetery - The Inn at White Oak Bed and Breakfast - Dobbin House Tavern

The Inn at White Oak Bed and Breakfast

Yellow Hill Farm

Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center

Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center

Really well done museum with a short film on American Civil War narrated by Morgan Freeman. Morgan Freeman’s voice makes any movie sound great 😉

Gettysburg Auto Tour Stop 1

Highly recommend this auto tour done by the official site. The Gettysburg battlefield grounds are vast so for a hot summer day, it’s nice to drive around instead of walking around. The website provides videos for each marked stop.

Budget at least 3 hours if you plan to hit all stops and get out at each stop.