Lancaster History and Breakfast Walking Tour

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Language
English
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Explore Lancaster's past on this unique walking tour! Delight in a delicious breakfast, discover historic sites, and enjoy engaging storytelling in small groups. Book your spot today!

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

We made history more fun by adding breakfast! Meet your historic tour guide bright and early for Lancaster’s only year-round Historic Walking Tour. We begin with your choice of freshly brewed coffee and tea, and a brief introduction from your professionally trained tour guide.


Walk the charming streets of America’s Oldest Inland City, uncovering stories from 1730 onward. Explore historic markets, theaters, gardens, and museums.


Enjoy Lancaster’s best breakfast! Including farm-to-table Amish breakfast sandwiches, pastries made from scratch, and other local favorites.


The ONLY breakfast history tour in Pennsylvania. Engaging storytelling, fascinating history, and tasty treats. A must-do experience before exploring the city – get local recommendations from a local expert. Small groups for an intimate experience. Vegetarian-friendly.


Limited Spots Available – Book Now or purchase a customized printable gift card. Hosted by Unique Lancaster Experiences.

What You Get

Breakfast
A Unique Lancaster Experiences guide will take you to get breakfast food and drinks from 4 different locations in downtown Lancaster
Your guide will take photos for you and your guest(optional)
You will receive a walking historical tour from a trained guide.
Alcoholic beverages
we discourage alcohol to keep this tour family friendly
umbrella
Gratuities

Good To Know

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

Aura Little Cafe - Espresso & Boba Tea

We will visit various Historic Markets, Cathedrals, landmarks, and moments. guest will receive either coffee or tea of choice. You will also learn about the historic market
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2

Lancaster Central Market

Learn the History of the Oldest operating Market in the US while eating Amish Farm-to-Table Breakfast sandwiches.
20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Steinman Park (Pass By)

Stops also include Steinman Park and the nations oldest hardware store.
3

Demuth Museum

Visit the secret Demuth Museum Garden. You will receive historic information about the Demuth family and see the Nation's oldest tobacco shop. Visit the family of Charles Demuth. An infamous artist known for the Precisionist movement.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
4

Thad's Place, home of the Thaddeus Stevens Museum

The tour will end at the historic Central Market. In addition to the historic background of Lancaster as a Market City dating back to 1730.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Fulton Theatre (Pass By)

Learn about the icons performs who vistied one of the countires oldest operating live action theatre

Trinity Lutheran Church (Pass By)

Stops also include the oldest standing church in Lancaster. You may get to experience a live show of one of the national's oldest pip organs
5

La Dolce Vita Courthouse Bakery

stops vary by day of the week. Each tour includes fruit, a savory breakfast wrap, pasteries, coffee or tea, water and From here you will also learn about 18th century architecture.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
6

Lancaster Sweet Shoppe

Stops vary by day of the week.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

The Spice & Tea Exchange Of Lancaster (Pass By)

Also inlcudes a stop to murals relating to the Lancaster's contribution to the underground railroad.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

38 Penn Square, Penn Square, Lancaster County Pennsylvania, United States, US, 17603

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Please meet your guide at the historic welcome center in the center of the city. Right next to central market. Park at the prince street garage or the prince street lot. Please arrive 15 minutes early to park and arrive on time. We will begin with coffee and tea.
End Point

The Spice & Tea Exchange of Lancaster, West Orange Street, Lancaster County Pennsylvania, United States, US, 17603

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We are almost making a complete circle back to where we started.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Great walk around Lancaster
June 22, 2025
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It was fun sampling the food and learning this history. Our tour guide was delightful, thoughtful, and knowledgeable.

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They didn't show up; didn't cancel. Didn't call.
February 22, 2025
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The tour provider did not show up at the designated place and time for the tour. They didn't respond to inquiries sent to them from the starting point using the means of communication provided by ...read more

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We had an amazing...
February 02, 2025
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We had an amazing breakfast/ history tour of Lancaster. Our tour guide Becka was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. Food was incredible as well. She answered all of our questions and had a lot o...read more

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Enjoyable tour with good food
October 19, 2024
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Visiting familiar sites not seen in a long time and visiting some new sites. Guide was pleasant and knwledgeable

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Good Tour
October 16, 2024
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The tour guide, Kendra, was very personable. The venues we stopped at were all delicious. Would recommend the tour. It was the right balance of history and food.

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