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Lititz is a borough in northern Lancaster County, about nine miles north of the city of Lancaster. Moravian settlers founded it and gave it its name in 1756, and the Moravian Church on Church Square, Linden Hall, and the Fourth of July celebration in Lititz Springs Park all date to the town's early history. It is also known for pretzels and chocolate: the Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery opened here in 1861, and Wilbur Chocolate introduced Wilbur Buds in 1894.
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Founded in 1861 as the first commercial pretzel bakery in America, this historic site offers tours of the original bakery with a hands-on pretzel twisting lesson. Visitors can also watch bakers twist soft pretzels by hand and shop the bakery store.
Wilbur's flagship store in Lititz sells its full line of chocolate, including Wilbur Buds, along with Wilbur memorabilia. Shoppers can look into the candy kitchen and watch chocolatiers dip and finish candy.
Run by the Lititz Historical Foundation, the museum in the 1793 Christian Schropp home covers local history from Native American artifacts to a room devoted to General John Sutter. Next door, costumed docents lead 45-minute tours of the 1792 Johannes Mueller House, a tradesman's family home.
Guided tours arranged through the church office cover the 1787 sanctuary, the restored 1763 Coffee Kitchen, God's Acre, the Brothers' House with two Tannenberg organs, and the museum, for a suggested $5 donation. The Church Square grounds are open to the public at all times to see the buildings from outside.
This park in the center of town has walking paths along the spring-fed stream, playgrounds, pavilions, duck feeders, and a welcome center in the train station. It is open dawn to dusk with no fee to enter or park.
A paved walking, biking, and rollerblading trail built on the former Reading Railroad bed between Oak Street in Lititz and Clay Road in Warwick Township. Parking is at the Warwick Township Municipal Campus across Clay Road from the trail.
The pub at the Lititz Springs Inn serves British pub food alongside American dishes, with craft beer and cocktails from Cicerone-certified bartenders. It also offers an English breakfast on Saturday mornings.
A family-run cafe in downtown Lititz serving coffee drinks, baked goods, breakfast, and its namesake tomato pie, with seasonal specials on the menu.
A bakery and cafe next to the Brick Gables event barn that makes soups, salads, sandwiches, pastries, cookies, and pies from scratch using local ingredients. It is open Monday through Saturday and closed Sundays.
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Subscribe free →Places to go in Lititz include Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery, Wilbur Chocolate Retail Store, Lititz Museum and Johannes Mueller House, Lititz Moravian Church Square and Museum. Each one on this page links to its own website for hours and admission.
Lititz Springs Park, Lititz/Warwick Trailway are free to visit.
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