Katie’s Hometown
Lititz, PA is about 30 minutes away from the wedding venue and is a wonderful place to get some breakfast or lunch and stroll around.
Things to Do
Shop local on Main Street, like cooking specialty store Zest and Aaron’s Books, an independent bookstore.
Bunyaad Marketplace is located in John Sutter’s old home and features fair-trade home goods from all over the world.
Main Men & Ladies for vintage clothing and accessories.
Stroll through Lititz Springs Park.
Visit the Wilbur Chocolate Factory store and try some of our famous chocolate.
Tour (and taste!) Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery, the first and oldest pretzel bakery in the USA.
Places to Eat
Grab some breakfast at Tomato Pie and try the local favorite, baked oatmeal.
Have some Fish and Chips and a beer at the town’s authentic British Pub, the Bulls Head.
New Holland Coffee Co. for cafe style lunch sandwiches and in-house roasted coffee.
The Tied House specializes in Southern-style food and local beers.
Dosie Dough for some quick bagels, coffee, and local donuts.
Collusion Tap Works has 16 taps of their own making.
Visit lititzpa.com
Lancaster City
The Red Rose City is the historic city center that Lancaster County is built around.
Dubbed “the new Brooklyn” by the New York Post, Lancaster City has evolved around its Pennsylvania Dutch roots to include great food from cultures all over the world. www.nytimes.com/dining-lancaster
Our Welcome Party at Lancaster Silverball is located in Lancaster City, so if you have some time beforehand, this is a great town to explore!
Things To Do
Go to Central Market to try local Amish and Mennonite goods like Whoopie Pies and Chicken Pot Pie.
Head to the “300 Block”, an area of N. Queen Street filled with some of the best thrift and vintage stores you can find. the300blockshops.com
On Queen St, wander through Building Character, three 1900s warehouses that now house over 70 vendor stalls of vintage, recycled, and handmade goods.
Theater fans can take in a show at the historic Fulton Opera House.
Places to Eat
Central Market is full of various food stalls.
Square One Coffee for local roasts.
On Orange for breakfast and their famous Swedish pancakes.
Prince Street Cafe for cafe lunch and baked goods.
Callaloo for authentic Trinidadian.
Rachel’s Cafe & Creperie for some great crepes.
Sa La Thai Lancaster for noodles.
LUCA for wood-fire pizza and Italian.
Annie Bailey’s for a solid Irish Pub lunch.
Tulus 360 has a fun rooftop bar.
Conway Social Club for dinner and fancy cocktails
York, PA
The White Rose City and home of our wedding venue. Downtown York has three distinct neighborhoods to enjoy!
Market District
Central Market is open 9am-2pm Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and is the place to grab fresh produce, baked goods, and specialty items.
WellSpan Park is located here, home of the MiLB team the York Revolution. They have home games happening during our wedding weekend! yorkrevolution.com
Shop vintage and artisan goods at Revolt Style Studio, estate jewelry and watches at The Watchmaker’s Daughter.
Shopping on Beaver Street. Bound Books is an independent bookstore with a cafe and Refillism is a recyclable and zero-waste lifestyle store.
Mudhook Brewing Company is a brewpub with 10 rotating taps. mudhookbrewing.com
Royal Square District
Home of the Mural Walk, thirty murals live in one square block. muralwalkinfo
HIVE artspace is a gallery and artists collective open weekends 12pm-4pm.
Collusion Tap Works’ original brewery is here with 24 of their own beers and ciders.
WeCo
York’s oldest Farmer’s Market is here, Penn Market.
The York Emporium is a huge used and vintage book store with antiques, records, comics and other finds.
Places to Eat
Roost Uncommon Kitchen for breakfast and lunch.
Central Market and Penn Market for local baked goods and all kinds of options for breakfast and lunch.
Prince Street Cafe for cafe style breakfast and lunch.
Tutoni’s for Italian dinner and their lower level speakeasy, The King George.
The Handsome Cab for bar style food, dinner and drinks.
Rockfish Public House is a seafood oriented pub.
Revival Social Club has all day food and great cocktails.
It you’ve got time to kill and aren’t looking to travel far from the venue, consider some of these websites for additional ideas of things to do!
21+ Capital Things To Do In York, PA For Artisans (And Folks Who Love ‘Em)