1. Adams County Winery
City: Orrtanna, PA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (717) 334-4631
Address: 251 Peachtree Road
Description: This is Gettysburg’s oldest winery and its grapes cover about 10 acres of land 9 miles west of Gettysburg off U.S. Route 30. Signs direct you from US 30 down country lanes for the 3 miles you travel off the main road to reach the winery. Once you arrive, you enter a world of relaxation. The winery gift shop is within a 130-year-old bank barn where you’re invited to sample the wine. If you wish, you can bring a picnic lunch, buy some wine to go with it, and enjoy your feast on the winery land. Free summer concerts are held every Saturday afternoon in July and August, and free tours of the winery are available. Adams County Winery is open daily, and it also has a small wine shop within Gettysburg, at 25 Chambersburg Street. The winery took part in the first annual Gettysburg Wine and Music Festival held in September 2005 at Gettysburg Recreation Park (see the Annual Events and Festivals chapter), and it’s also represented at wine festivals throughout the region. Adams County Winery holds its own Art at the Winery Fest on its grounds in October, where it hosts several other wineries. This event lets you enjoy good wine, food, and music while admiring the work of local and regional artists.
2. Mr. Ed’S Elephant Museum
City: Orrtanna, PA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (717) 352-3792
Address: 6019 Chambersburg Road
Description: Ed Gotwalt received his first elephant in 1967 as a good-luck gift on his wedding day. In 1975 his collection of all things elephant had grown so large that his wife made him open a museum so she could regain her house. His free museum contains more than 6,000 elephant collectibles from throughout the world, and they’re made from just about every substance known to man. In addition to the selections of elephants, Ed has added a store that sells fresh-roasted peanuts and other nuts, fudge, classic candies from the 1950s through the 1970s (remember candy necklaces and penny candy?), sugar-free candy, and T-shirts and unusual gifts that relate to the museum collection. Mr. Ed’s Elephant Museum appeared on Good Morning America on July 5, 2005, as part of a story on unusual attractions across America. The museum and candy shop are open daily; to get there, head west on US 30 (Chambersburg Road) for 12 miles. Between the many signs and the life-size elephant in front of the place, it’s hard to miss.