Day Tour to Philadelphia & Amish Country from New York

Discover the first capital of the United States and see Independence Hall and Liberty Bell before exploring America’s largest Amish community where a lifestyle of a bygone era continues to this day.

Depart New York and explore historic Philadelphia, the first Capital of the United States and nicknamed “the city of Brotherly Love” for it’s founders, the Quakers. Among the many highlights you will visit Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and City Hall.

Continue west to Lancaster County in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. This is home to the Pennsylvania Dutch, America’s largest Amish community. These ‘plain people’ as they call themselves live, without modern conveniences like electricity, car or computer and preserve a life based a deep religious faith. Visit an Amish farm where horses still plow the fields, and a single room schoolhouse, where Amish children learn to read and write and speak a foreign language, English. Stop at marketplace to sample the local fruits, sausage and chocolates.

This is an amazing day in the American heartland to see the unique lifestyle of a bygone era that continues this day.

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