The Amish Experience
Bird-in-Hand, PA · 48 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Plan the day
The Amish Experience is a visitor center at Plain & Fancy Farm in Bird-in-Hand, PA, with a theater show, a replica Amish house and one-room school, and guided minibus tours through Amish farmland.
The 90-minute Farmlands Tour runs a 14-passenger minibus along the back roads with stops at Amish roadside stands, bake shops and quilt shops, and the Visit-in-Person tour calls at three Amish properties including a dairy farm. Jacob's Choice, the 35-minute theater show, plays on five projection screens, and the homestead tour shows daily life without electricity. Smokehouse BBQ, shops and buggy rides share the property.
Before you go
Online bookings carry no fees and refund up to 24 hours ahead; walk-ups are fine. Parking is free, with oversize spots on the west side of the lot. Farmlands Tours skip the Amish shop stops on Sundays. The theater has no stairs; the buses and homestead are not wheelchair accessible.
Coming up
Farmlands Tours run daily through November 25, then November 27 and 28 and December 5, 12, 19 and 26 to 31, at 10:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm; the theater is closed Thanksgiving Day and its last show on December 31 is at 3:00pm.
Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.
