Events
The Artist’s Inn is close to so much to do in Lancaster County.
Here are some of our favorites!
- Antiques Capital of the USA
- Maple Grove Raceway
- Shady Maple Smorgasbord
- Quilt shops and craft stores
- Hiking and cross-country skiing in nearby Nolde State Forest
- Outlets in Lancaster and Reading
- Amish and Mennonite attractions
- Farm markets, gift shops, buggy and sleigh rides
- Covered bridges, one-room schoolhouses, unique restaurants, wineries and microbreweries
- Hot Air Balloon Rides
Museums
- Landis Valley Museum (15 minutes)
- National Watch and Clock Museum (25 minutes)
- National Civil War Museum (60 minutes)
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania (30 minutes)
- Mid Atlantic Air Museum (30 minutes)
- Winterthur Museum (60 minutes)
- Hagley Museum (65 minutes)
- Longwood Gardens (55 minutes)
Golf
Farm Markets
You will find lots of flowers and produce fresh from the farm within 3 miles of the inn – no matter what direction you travel.
- Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market (Wednesday-Saturday) (20 minutes)
- Weaverland Auction (Wholesale but open to public) (2 minutes)
- Green Dragon (Fridays only) (15 minutes)
- Roots Market (Tuesdays only) (30 minutes)
- Lititz Farmers Market – (Saturdays) (30 minutes
- Shady Maple (5 minutes)
- Central Market (Tuesday, Friday and Saturdays) (30 minutes)
- Village Farm Market (5 minutes)
Other Links
Outlets and Antiques
- Rockvale Outlets Lancaster (20 minutes)
- Tanger Outlets (20 minutes)
There are thousands of antique dealers just ten minutes away in Adamstown, known as The Antiques Capital of the USA.
- Oley Valley Antiques (15 minutes)
- Renningers Antiques (10 minutes)
- Antiques Capital of the USA (10 minutes)
- Hess Auction (30 minutes)
- Horst Auction (15 minutes)
- Morphy’s Auction House (10 minutes)
- Shupps Grove (5 minutes) – Read our Blog to find out more
- Rivertown Antiques – (30 minutes)
- Burning Bridge Antiques – (30 minutes)
- Red Barn on Boulder Hill & The Cackling Hen – (10 minutes)
- Mary’s Gift Shop – (10 minutes)
Wineries
- Va La Vineyards (45 minutes)
- Moondancer Winery (30 minutes)
- Mount Hope Winery (30 minutes)
- Waltz Vineyards (30 minutes)
- The Vineyard at Grandview (35 minutes)
- Thorn Hill Tasting Room (20 minutes)
- Weathered Vineyard Tasting Room (15 minutes)
Great Shopping (Retail Therapy)
- Kitchen Kettle Village (20 minutes)
- Frysville Farms Nursery, Ephrata (7 minutes)
- Cornfields, New Holland (5 minutes)
- Best Kept Secrets Tour (throughout the county)
Theaters
- Sight and Sound Theatre, Strasburg (35 minutes)
- American Music Theatre Theatre, Lancaster (30 minutes)
- Dutch Apple Dinner Theater, Lancaster (25 minutes)
- Magic and Wonder Theater, Lancaster (25 minutes)
- Santander Performing Arts Center, Reading (30 minutes)
- Santander Arena, Reading (30 minutes)
- Fulton Opera House, Downtown Lancaster (25 minutes)
Other Fun Things To Do
- Aaron and Jessica Buggy Rides (20 minutes)
- Franklin and Marshall College (25 minutes)
- Long’s Park (20 minutes)
- Maple Grove Raceway (5 minutes)
- Painting With a Twist (25 minutes)
- Pa Dutch Travel
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire (30 minutes)
- Strasburg Scooters (30 minutes)
- U. S. Hot Air Balloon Rides (20 minutes)
- Zip Line – Refreshing Mountain
- Hollywood Casino (15 minutes)