A Day in the Amish Country

Sightseeing and Attractions: (Duration: 9 hours)

A 2-hour drive from Philadelphia is Lancaster County, where America’s oldest Amish settlement – the Pennsylvania Amish – still live a centuries-old “plain” lifestyle. With your private guide, learn about how the Pennsylvania Amish work, worship, and live.

Step back in time with a visit to the largest “living history” village in the country dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history and material culture of the Pennsylvania German rural community from 1740 to 1940. Its richly layered story is the history of an early Pennsylvania German settlement, an unusual farm family, and the ongoing creations and exploration of a wonderfully diverse collection of artifacts. After your visit of the village, stop for lunch on your own and try some local favorites such as chicken pot pies, apple dumplings or shoofly pies (lunch not included). At the end of the day, you will also have the opportunity to spend some time shopping for homemade Pennsylvania Dutch baked goods or local crafted goods.

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About Eric Gordon

Eric J Gordon has been working in the travel and tourism industry for over 25 years and founded Beyond Times Square, a leading New York-based company in 2003.

Eric is the son of Harold Gordon, the founder of Park East Tours, one of the first USA based African Safari Companies. Eric is a native New Yorker. He was raised just outside of NYC in Rockland County, but because of his parents love for NYC (they owned an apartment in Manhattan) and his father’s passion for Broadway Theater, Eric spent much of his youth in Manhattan.

Eric jumped out of college and into the safari business. After 10 years at Park East and selling the business, he moved on. Having spent so much time in New York, he declared himself a New York Expert. He saw the fragmentation in the New York City tourism industry and created Beyond Times Square, making many services available to travelers. He set out appealing to the group market and then moved on to private high-end luxury vacations in New York City, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia and Niagara Falls. The name Beyond Times Square grew and in 2012 Beyond Times Square became the preferred on-site tour company for the prestigious Virtuoso Luxury Travel Consortium. He also was voted on to the board of NYC&Co in 2014, serving as the first tour operator member.

Eric holds a BA in Psychology from the State University of New York College at Oswego and an MBA from Baruch College in NYC. He has visited 47 of 50 states, over 40 countries and counting.