Lititz, Pennsylvania

Amish culture and rock and roll converge 75 miles west of Philadelphia.

Sally Kohn

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania, is best known for being home to America’s oldest Amish settlement and oldest continuously operated farmers’ market. People come for rustic farm stays, buggy rides, quilt shopping—and, as it happens, to rock out. Lititz, less than 30 minutes from the city of Lancaster, is the de facto mission control of live music in the country; it has the largest concert tour production facility in the United States. For the past 10 years, everyone from BTS and Beyoncé to U2 and Green Day has descended upon this borough (population: 9,800) to perfect their epic stage shows at Rock Lititz’s 70,000 square feet of studio space before setting out on tour. And, yes, sometimes you can find rock stars wandering around downtown. Chance celebrity sightings aren’t the sweetest part…

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