1. Adamstown Inns and Cottages
City: Adamstown, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (717) 484-0800, (800) 594-4808
Address: 144 W. Main St.
Description: Five distinctive lodging options are available. Housed in a Victorian-era “painted lady,” the Amethyst Inn bed-and-breakfast is furnished with period antiques and has 2-person whirlpool tubs and gas log fireplaces. “Well-behaved” children over 12 are invited. Two-bedroom cottages and a 5-bedroom vacation home are also available; children of any age are welcome. Cottages and vacation home only are pet-friendly.
2. Stoudt’s Brewing Co. and Black Angus Restaurant & Brew Pub
City: Adamstown, PA
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (717) 484-4386
Address: 2800 N. Reading Rd.
Description: Steaks have been the specialty here for more than 40 years, but, in reality, it’s the brews that get the bravos. The pub’s a good bet—try the crab calzone or one of the wursts. (Brewery tours are available on Sat and Sun.)
3. Boehringer’s Drive-In
City: Adamstown, PA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (717) 484-4227
Address: 3160 N. Reading Rd. (Route 272)
Description: Super-premium stuff (17 percent butterfat) made with real crushed vanilla bean, big chunks of strawberry, and treasured family recipes since 1936. Open Mar through Sept.
4. The Country French CollectioN
City: Adamstown, PA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (717) 484-0200
Address: 2887 N. Reading Rd.
Description: Eighteenth- and 19th-century French furniture and suites set in a barn that’s an antique itself (built in 1790).