On the calendar · Updated October 20, 2026
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Elizabethtown is a borough of about 11,500 people in northwestern Lancaster County, 10 miles south of Hershey. Barnabas Hughes bought the Bear Tavern on Conoy Creek in 1753, laid out a town with Market and High streets, and named it for his wife, Elizabeth; it was incorporated as a borough on April 13, 1827. Today the borough holds an Amtrak stop on the Keystone line, the Elizabethtown College campus, and the Mars chocolate factory where Dove Promises are made.
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Original 1760s log cabins a block from the town square tell the story of the Scots-Irish and German settlers of early Elizabethtown, with hearth cooking, textiles, tools and hands-on activities. Self-guided tours are $3 for adults and free for kids 12 and under, and fall hours are Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A brewery and pub across the street from the Elizabethtown train station, with about a dozen of its own beers on tap and a locally sourced food menu. The taproom has no TVs and hosts live music on some nights.
The Masonic Village Farm Market sells fruit from its own orchards, including cherries, peaches, nectarines and plums, along with vegetables, bedding plants, baked goods and hand-dipped ice cream. It is open year-round, and the Orchard View Cafe serves food from May through October.
A 5-mile county rail trail on the former Cornwall-Lebanon line that follows Conewago Creek through farmland and woods and connects to the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail. Its level surface is open dawn to dusk for walking, biking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing.
A coffee shop serving coffee drinks, salads and seasonal items made with house-made and local ingredients, along with kid-sized drinks. It is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The largest venue on the Elizabethtown College campus hosts most of the college's major concerts, including faculty recitals, guest artists and ensemble performances. It has two levels of seating and a Steinway Model D concert grand piano.
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Subscribe free →Places to go in Elizabethtown include Winters Heritage House Museum, Moo-Duck Brewery, Masonic Village Farm Market, Conewago Recreation Trail. Each one on this page links to its own website for hours and admission.
Conewago Recreation Trail is free to visit.
The Lancaster Ledger lists events and live music across Lancaster County three mornings a week. Anything happening in Elizabethtown shows up on this page once it's in an edition.