10 miles / 16 km east of Lancaster on SR 340 is Intercourse. In People's Place, on Main Street, visitors are introduced to the history and the crafts of the Amish, Mennonites, and Hutterites (films, well prepared background information). Local craft products, cakes and pastries, etc., can be bought in the Country Market and Old Country Store. In Kitchen Kettle Village are 30 shops selling craft goods and local culinary specialties. The Quilt Museum displays beautiful examples of traditional patchwork quilts.
A collection of U.S. military knives is on display at the American Military Edged Weaponry Museum. The knives were used by American servicemen, they include pikes, swords, sabers, knuckle and trench knives. Military artifacts from the Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam and Desert Storm are featured throughout.
Address: American Military Edged Weaponry Museum, Box 6, Intercourse, PA 17534, United States
Phone: 1 (717) 768-7185, Fax: 1 (610) 678-7778
This is a center for Amish and Mennonite crafts. A three-screen documentary show with music and narration interprets the story of the Amish, Mennonite and Hutterite people is also featured.
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