Every once in a while you drive past a place so many times that it almost becomes part of the…read morescenery. That was the Turkey Hill Experience for me. I'd driven past it countless times over the last few years but either didn't have enough time to stop or couldn't convince anyone else to stop with me. During my Lancaster Adventure Day, though, all of that changed. I purchased a Single Scoop ticket online ahead of time for $16.75 and reserved the very first time slot of the day at 10am. I figured a late-summer Thursday morning would be the sweet spot, and it turned out to be a great decision. It was busy enough that the place felt lively but not so crowded that I had to wait for every exhibit. Parking was plentiful, and I somehow managed to snag a spot right in front of the GIANT cow out front. Honestly, my day was already off to a fantastic start! The only hiccup of the visit came during check-in. Even though I'd already purchased my ticket online, I still had to wait in the same line as everyone buying gift shop items, purchasing admission and asking questions. Since there were only a two employees working both the registers and admissions, the line moved a little slower than I expected. If I could change one thing, it would be creating a separate express check-in line for folks who already have tickets. Once I finally made it inside, though, everything became easy peasy! The exhibits are completely self-guided, so you can wander at your own pace learning how Turkey Hill makes its ice cream and iced tea while playing with interactive displays along the way. One of my favorite parts was creating my own virtual ice cream flavor, complete with custom packaging. I also wanted to film my own Turkey Hill commercial, but those stations stayed busy the entire time I was there, so that'll have to wait until another visit. Naturally, I made a beeline for the tea sampling station. As someone who appreciates sugar-free options, I was thrilled to find both Zero Sugar Sweet Tea and Zero Sugar Fruit Punch available to sample. Both were fantastic! Then it was time for the part we'd all been waiting for...unlimited ice cream samples. One thing I really appreciated is that they weren't tiny little "blink and it's gone" samples. You picked two flavors, and they served actual scoops in a bowl. For an attraction centered around ice cream, that felt exactly right. My only tiny complaint? Wooden popsicle sticks instead of spoons. They definitely got the job done, but they made eating melting ice cream a little more awkward than it needed to be. Still...free and unlimited ice cream? I'm not about to complain too loudly! I spent about an hour wandering through the exhibits, playing with the interactive displays and enjoying the air conditioning on a hot August morning before making one final stop in the gift shop. Prices there were about what you'd expect for a tourist attraction, but there were plenty of fun souvenirs if you're looking to bring a little Turkey Hill home with you. Overall, I'd absolutely recommend visiting the Turkey Hill Experience at least once. I don't know that it's somewhere I'd return over and over again, but it was a fun, interactive way to spend an hour learning something new, eating entirely acceptable quantities of free ice cream and escaping the August heat. That sounds like a pretty successful adventure day to me!

Turkey Hill Experience was a fun stop for our family! We visited with three kids, and everyone…read morefound something to enjoy. The interactive exhibits were engaging, and the kids loved learning how ice cream is made and creating their own virtual flavors. The highlight was definitely sampling the different ice cream flavors and making our own ice cream creations.

Awesome experience with Becka our very knowledgeable and fun guide! I learned so much and I'm a…read morenative of Lancaster!!!

I was fortunate enough to find Kendra's tour company. I cannot recommend Kendra's tours highly…read moreenough! (If I used all the superlatives in my mind, my review would sound unreal.) I have never had a better city tour experience, or a more attentive, sensitive, personable, professional guide. I felt like I was visiting a friend, and getting to share her day as she visited with her friends. If you're looking for an amazing experience with absolutely scrumptious food, history told with heart, and a chance to meet some of the most welcoming people in one city, Kendra's tours are for you.

Nothing beats a brew-and-history tour! Glenn was incredibly knowledgeable and made for an…read moreexceptional tour guide. Each brewer had a unique story -- and, of course, the beer was fantastic!

Had a fantastic time on the Hanover Ale Trail this weekend with Brewery Tours! Glenn showed us…read moresome stops we've never been to, dropped some interesting beer history knowledge - even for this non-beer drinker! Plus, the brewmasters at the sites gave us tours of the brewing area. Huge shout-out to Sign of the Horse Brewery - Hanover, Something Wicked Brewing Company, and Public House At The Markets. If you like craft beer, good food, and a touch of history - both beer & local - this is the tour for you! What a great way to support local, enjoy a day with friends, and, most importantly, do so safely! An awesome idea for out-of-town guests too!

What a gorgeous day for the Massive Barn Market. Apparently tripled in size this year! Parking was…read morebedlam, food trucks ran out of food and not enough port-a-potties (25 min. + Lines)..Do not think I'll be back. One plus hours to get .3 miles up hill from Baltimore Pike to parking entrance - one police officer until PA State trooper showed up with no where to turn around and high tail it out, basically trapped:( Please organize better & get the word out that you have! For over 7,000 people attending ~ yikes.

Came here for Chadds Ford Day as a day trip for my job and had an overall unpleasant experience…read more Enjoyed the food trucks and the different venders selling art, jewelry, and such but getting in was a hassle. Didn't get handicap parking when we needed it. So we had to walk a good distance while pushing a wheel chair to get to the entrance. I didn't know they only accepted cash and not card so once I arrived to the ticket stand the lady sitting at the stand told me they had a ATM machine and where to find it but refused to let me use it, which I couldn't understand. When I asked if I could use it to pay for my ticket she literally laughed at me and told me no I could not use their ATM machine and would not tell me why, she then assisted the person behind me in line. Another lady approached me and ended up having a free voucher ticket and gave it to me. I don't have any plans on ever coming back here for any event that is held.

Very nice little but packed museum in Lutherville! I loved learning about the history of fire…read morerescue and all the tools, gadgets and trucks they used to use. The museum also gave insight into how the fire men used to live at the stations. Very interesting stuff. They also give you a free poster! Recommend!

WOW What an experience this has to be one of the best fire apparatus collections I've been to. You…read morecan tell they take great pride in the museum!!!

Don't expect a five star publicly funded museum but for a small town museum by volunteers they have…read morenice programs. The upstairs from the weekend after Thanksgiving to Christmas hosts a model train layout. The layout is quite large, probably 1000 square feet and made by hand to represent Columbia. In any given Sunday before the holiday season you will find volunteers working with tiny paint brushes and glue to make the layout look as realistic as possible. I attended for an UGRR walking tour. For a donation, docent volunteer Chris does a walking tour leaving from the Columbia Historical Preservation Society that loops through town for about a mile. If you are an underground railroad buff, you really want to take the tour. Wear comfy shoes. Call ahead to try to make a reservation.

Avoid this historical society at all costs! The buildings look like they are ready to fall down;…read morethe steps are dangerous and there is no handicap accessibility. We did even bother going in, it wasn't worth the risk.

First visit to try out their wines. Very pleasant surroundings and really unique tasting room…read morethat's in house that's been converted. Feels very homey. Service was friendly and I think overall the prices here are reasonable. Was not big on their whites - they were a bit to austere for our taste. The grunier vetliner holds promise but it's missing some of that wonderful pepper spicy note that you typically get. On the red side, they're entry-level wine, which is Redbone was actually our favorite kind of a pizza style light red. I also thought the title, which is there biggest red was pretty decent and they had a new release which I didn't catch the name of but tasted, and it was a Good one as well. Knocked on some cheese and bread with a music in the background and a beautiful deck. A worthwhile destination on a beautiful Saturday

Kylie was great! Beautiful views and delicious wine! We will definitely come back! Beautiful views!read more

I toured the Wright's Ferry Mansion this past Saturday when I visited Columbia. In fact, I was in…read moreColumbia specifically to tour Wright's Ferry Mansion after a tour guide at another historic home told me it was an absolute gem in the area. I'm so glad she mentioned it to me; she was so right - it is one of the beautiful and best preserved/renovated homes I've ever visited. The home was built in 1738 by Susanna Wright (1697-1784). Susanna and her family were English Quakers that settled in the area in the early 18th century. Susanna was brilliant; known as "the Blue Stocking of Pennsylvania," she was a scholar, a poet, a friend of Benjamin Franklin, and so much more. The house is a two-story stone house - not large, but incredibly beautiful. I've toured many historic houses in the United States and abroad and, while I almost always enjoy a tour of them, I don't often think, "I want to live here." But as I walking around Wright's Ferry Mansion, I thought, "Oh, wow, I'd live here." It's just a gorgeous historic home - the wood, the colors, the flowers, the furnishings, the art... The Rasbridge family saved the house from scheduled demolition and lived in the house until 1973, when he sold it to artist, graphic designer, and art connoisseur Richard C. von Hess and his wife, Louise McClure Tinsley Steinman von Hess. They hired a celebrated preservationist (George Edwin Brumbaugh), and the four-year restoration of the house made it what it is today. I'm not exaggerating, it's one of the most beautiful historic homes I've ever toured. But I found arranging a tour to be more difficult than is typical for a historic home. You cannot pre-purchase tickets for a tour on their website. The website does provide the house of operation and states that tours are one the hour and that reservations are advised. There is a phone number that you can call to schedule a tour, but I didn't do that! They open at 10am, so I showed up right at 10am last Saturday. There was a chalk board on the door that says that tours are on the hour and that you may knock. I heard voices inside, so I knocked. I was told the 10am tour was full but that I could come back to at 11am. I came back at 10:50 this time, worried that the next tour would fill up (and this would be my last chance to take a tour during my visit to Columbia, as I had arranged other tours in the afternoon in Columbia and Willow Street). There were two other women waiting, too. Unfortunately, there's nowhere to wait except at the front door of the house, and there was no shade at all. It was a sweltering day, and I was immediately sweating through my clothes. It was 11, and no one had come to the door. We weren't sure if the tour had ended much earlier (since the house is on the smaller side, we did wonder if the tour was an hour or had already ended) or if it hadn't ended yet. Then someone came out with a fussy baby who didn't want to finish the tour, and we realized the tour was still going. I'd say we probably started around 11:10-11:15. That made my day really tight (I had somewhere to be at 1 and needed to have something to eat first), so I let our (very nice) tour guide know that I probably wouldn't be able to stay for the whole tour unfortunately. We finished the tour of the first floor around 11:50-11:55, so I called it at that point and now need to return to tour the upper floor. FYI: they don't allow photographs inside the house, so use your imagination (or check out their website), but I took plenty of pictures of the exterior of the house and the flower garden in front of the home. Susanna Wright was a fascinating woman, and the house is incredible. The tour is interesting; I learned so much about Susanna, the house, and Columbia. I wish I'd pay a little more attention to the fact that they recommend you scheduling your tour over the phone in advance, because the process of arranging the tour on the day of was a little difficult. So learn from my mistakes. Arrange your tour ahead of time to avoid a tour filling up and being turned away. Or - if you don't want arrange for a tour in advance, make sure your schedule is more flexible than mine was, so that you can come for the next tour if the tour you want fills up or if the tours don't start on the hour. This house is incredible. Since I shot myself in the foot by not pre-scheduling a tour, I need to go back to the do the tour again and see the second floor! But the house is so amazing, I'm happy to do it!

Hands down this was one of the best tours that I've been to! Our tour guide was amazing,she had all…read morethe history on the house as well as the beautiful antiques in the home. The tour took about an hour but what a wonderful was to spend an hour. Call find out the tour days and hours then run to be informed and impressed!