Dec 07 2013
Historical Ideas for the Family
Lancaster County is home to many family owned establishments that have been open for years. The Fairfield Inn & Suites is located in Lancaster, PA in Lancaster County and is it nestled between the bustling downtown of Lancaster and Hershey. The Fairfield is located about 10- 15 minutes away from Lititz & Manheim, PA both historical towns in Lancaster County. Lititz was voted America’s Coolest Small Town ! There is plenty that the whole family can get into and enjoy from making pretzels to seeing chocolate being made !
If you and your family are planning a trip to Lancaster County here are a couple of things that you all can do:
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery in Lititz, PA 
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery is the oldest commercial pretzel bakery in America. Visitors can tour the original 19th century pretzel bakery, get a hands-on lesson in pretzel twisting, and learn the history of pretzel making in the United States. You can also see old-fashioned soft pretzels being made by hand.
Wilbur Chocolate Factory in Lititz, PA
Wilbur Chocolate Factory was established in 1884 in Philadelphia, PA and then later a manufacturing company was established in Lititz in 1909. It is now one of the oldest establishments that is still operating to this day in Lititz and also adds history to this small town. Visitors will get to tour a large selection of Wilbur items, chocolate specialties, and many other confections. You can also watch our candy makers at work hand-dipping homemade marshmallows into luscious Wilbur chocolate and creating mounds of gooey caramel crunch, chunks of velvety almond bark, and rich pralines chockful of pecans and cashews.
Wilbur Chocolate Buds !
Steigel Glassworks 1976 in Manheim, PA
Steigel Glass was establishes by Henry William Steigel, the man who founded Manheim in 1762. Mr. Steigel was an immigrant from Germany who came to Lancaster County as many other German folk had before him. Nowadays you can visit Steigel Glass and see the blown beauties that they make on site by local artists as well as purchase them if you’d like. Henry William Steigel is now remembered as the person who laid out the foundation for Manheim, PA to flourish as a beautiful town that it has become. 
