Another site is the Landis Valley Museum. This is a cluster of 18 buildings that portray rural Pennsylvania German life. Other museums include the Railroad Museum of PA, the Heritage Map Museum, Le Petit Museum of Musical Boxes and the National Watch and Clock Museum. Lancaster County is famous for covered bridges and has 26 of them that are still standing. Most are painted red with white trim.
Hex signs are very visible on Pennsylvania Dutch barns.
These originated in southeastern PA in the mid-19th century. They also have coffee and sandwiches, poetry and prose readings and musical happenings. Not only do they have an excellent variety of childrens' and adult books, but they also offer a variety of coffee, a small but delicious assortment of soups and croissant sandwiches and a variety of music. When the weather is nice, you can sit outside at the tables set up on the sidewalk and enjoy a cup of coffee or watch the local folk walk by. Musical programs are every Friday night.