Welcome to The Village of Bird-in-Hand, PA

A Distinctive Name. A Rich Tradition.

Legend credits the Village of Bird-in-Hand’s distinctive name to two men surveying the Colonial highway between the port of Philadelphia and Lancaster. At dusk in 1734, they found themselves at an inn by a Conestoga wagon stop. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” suggested one surveyor, so they agreed to stay there for the night. The inn and the Village became known as Bird-in-Hand.

Today, the Village of Bird-in-Hand offers farm-fresh foods, hospitable lodging and entertainment from miniature golf and live stage shows to special events and hot air balloon rides over the rolling farmlands. For visitors to Lancaster County, Bird-in-Hand offers a relaxed Amish country experience and memories for a lifetime. Bird-in-Hand is one Lancaster County village you won’t want to miss!

Bird-in-Hand Village Map & Guide

Activities

Bird-in-Hand Petting Zoo

230 North Ronks Road, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(717) 768-4653

Bird-in-Hand Scooter Tours

2705 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(717) 344-2488
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Bird-in-Hand Stage

2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(800) 790-4069
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Lancaster Balloon Rides

2727 Old Philadelphia Pike ,Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(800) 723-5884
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Village Petting Zoo

2727 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 768-8272

Water’s Edge Mini Golf & Ice Cream

230 North Ronks Road Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(717) 768-4653
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Dining

Bird-in-Hand Bakery & Cafe

2715 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(717) 768-1501
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Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant & Smorgasbord

2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 768-1501
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Dinner Bell Luncheonette

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 875-2892
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Smokehouse BBQ & Brews

3121 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 768-4400
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Lodging

Amish Country Motel

3013 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 768-8396
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Amish View Inn & Suites

3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(866) 735-1600
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Bird-in-Hand Family Inn

2740 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 768-8271
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Bird-in-Hand Village Inn & Suites

2695 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 768-1535
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Greystone Manor Victorian Inn

2658 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 393-4233
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Services

Bank of Bird-in-Hand

309 North Ronks Road, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 768-8811
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Bird-in-Hand Events Field

2727 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 768-1502 rentals

Bird-in-Hand Post Office

2694 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(800) 275-8777
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Hand-in-Hand Fire Company

313 Enterprise Drive, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 392-0112
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Shopping

Bird-in-Hand Artisan Village

2705 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 344-6875
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Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 393-9674
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Aunt Ruthie’s Specialties

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 392-4848
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Blanks Quilts & Crafts

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
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Groff’s Candies LLC

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 872-2845
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Market House Bakery

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 393-9674
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The Pantry

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 209-2002
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Uncle Leroy’s

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA
(717) 288-2557
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Creative Home Shop

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 393-1555
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Creative Rustic Furniture

2705 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505
(717) 224-3145
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Fisher’s Handmade Quilts

2713-A Old Philadelphia Pike Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(717) 392-5440
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Harvest Moon Candle Co.

3027 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(717) 929-0025
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Kauffman Orchards

3097 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand, PA 17505
(717) 344-9527
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Log Cabin Quilt Shop

2679 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
717-393-1702
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Modish Lancaster LLC

2709 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(717) 203-3030

Speckled Sheep

2707 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(717) 435-8359
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Village Country Crafts

2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
(717) 394-8282
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Map

About

About the Village of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania

The Village of Bird-in-Hand was first inhabited by Native Americans, until Europeans began moving into Quaker William Penn’s colony in the early 18th century. Penn’s “Holy Experiment” offered many persecuted groups a refuge to worship as they chose, and Swiss Mennonites were among the first to permanently settle in Lancaster County in 1710. The first Quakers arrived in 1715, building a brick meetinghouse in Bird-in-Hand in 1790 and replacing it in 1888 after a fire.

By the end of the 18th century, many Amish families joined other German-speaking denominations (German Lutheran, Reformed and Baptist) in the area. The “Pennsylvania Dutch” Amish emigrated from southern Germany and Switzerland. They were called “Dutch”, an anglicizing of “Deutsch”, the German word for “German”.

As early as the late 1700’s, the Underground Railroad ran through Bird-in-Hand. Its first “conductor” was James Gibbons, a Quaker who founded the oldest operating commercial mill on the west side of Bird-in-Hand. His son and wife continued the family’s anti-slavery efforts on their nearby farm, shepherding about 1,000 slaves through their “station”.

In 1938, Bird-in-Hand came into the spotlight when Nation Geographic discovered a young mother – today known as Grandma Smucker – in her Pennsylvania Dutch kitchen. Bird-in-Hand hit Broadway in 1956 when the “Plain and Fancy” musical opened and started the early boom of tourism in Lancaster County. Today, with a population of only 300, on any given day the Village of Bird-in-Hand welcomes more visitors than inhabitants.