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Voykit pocket guide · United States
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown
Spend a half‑day to a full day: walk the downtown, visit Elizabethtown College campus and the Winters Heritage House Museum; stay if you need a base for nearby day trips.
Elizabethtown is a small Pennsylvanian town centered on Elizabethtown College and a modest historic museum. The downtown area is walkable from the Amtrak station, and most attractions fit into a half‑day. Use the town as a convenient base for quick drives to Lancaster, Hershey and Harrisburg.
- Country
- United States
- Local name
- Elizabethtown
- Best months
- check
- Avoid
- check
- Stay
- 0–1 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- USD
- Money
- Currency is the US dollar (USD, $). Cards and phone payments work almost everywhere; carry a little cash for tips and small vendors.
- Daily spend
- Budget $70–$100 excl. bed · Mid $120–$180 excl. bed · High $200+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile cover the country; prepaid SIMs at their stores and Walmart/Target (passport required), or an eSIM before you fly.
- Emergency
- Police, fire, ambulance 911
- Plugs
- Types A, B · 120 V · 60 Hz · Chargers are dual-voltage; hair dryers and straighteners from 230 V countries need a converter.
- Tipping
- Sit-down restaurant: 18–22% of the pre-tax bill.; Bar: US$1–2 per drink or 20% of the tab.; Taxi / ride-hailing: 15–20%, in the app.; Hotel housekeeping: US$3–5 a night.; Porter / valet: US$2–5 per bag or car.; Tour guide: US$10–20 per person for a day tour.; Counter service / tablet prompts: Optional; 0–15%.
- Water
- Tap water is drinkable nearly everywhere; boil or treat water from streams in parks.
- Toilets
- Free public toilets are scarce in big cities; use cafés, department stores, libraries, stations. Rest areas on highways are free.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Coffee at a café | $2–$4 |
| Sandwich or sub | $5–$9 |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- LNS · Lancaster Airport
- ≈20 km (12 mi) east of town; rental cars available≈12 mi (20 km) east of town; rental cars available
Typical fares
- Amtrak Keystone Service, Elizabethtown → Harrisburg
- about $30 one‑way, 45 min (check)
- Car rental, daily rate
- about $45–$70 (check)
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card
Get around
Walk from the Amtrak station to downtown and the college (≈10 min). Driving is common; rent a car for trips to Lancaster, Hershey or Harrisburg.
See and do
Known for
- Elizabethtown College
- Winters Heritage House Museum
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Drive east on PA‑283, about 20 min | ≈30 min round trip |
| Hershey, Pennsylvania | Drive east on PA‑283 and US‑322, about 20 min | ≈40 min round trip |
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Drive west on PA‑283, about 20 min | ≈35 min round trip |
Sleep
- SureStay Plus by Best Western Elizabethtown Hershey
- Chain hotel near the college; convenient for weekend visitors.
- Red Rose Motel
- Budget motel on South Market St.
- Cameron Estate Inn
- Historic country inn 3 mi south, on 15 acres of farmland.
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Excuse me / Sorry | Excuse me / SorryExcuse me |
| Thank you | Thank youThank you |
| How much is it? | How much is it?How much is it? |
| Where is the restroom? | Where is the restroom?Where is the restroom? |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: Handshake and 'hi, how are you?' — reply 'good, thanks'; avoid: Treating the question as a real health enquiry
- Restaurants: Tip 18–22% and wait for the check; avoid: Leaving without tipping
- Personal space: Keep an arm's length in queues; avoid: Standing close to strangers
- Politics and religion: Listen more than you speak; avoid: Opening with hot-button topics
- Smoking: Smoke only in marked areas; avoid: Smoking near doors or in parks where banned
Scams and watch-outs
- Red Rose Transit Authority buses are infrequent and do not run after dark.
- Hotel rooms fill quickly during Elizabethtown College graduation weekend (mid‑May).
Elizabethtown is a low‑crime small town; standard U.S. safety precautions apply.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania yet. Suggested stay: 0–1 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Elizabethtown College
- Winters Heritage House Museum
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Elizabethtown station – Amtrak: www.amtrak.com/stations/elt
- Wikivoyage: Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania), revision 5238866 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5238866
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
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To this address, please
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My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)
- Police, fire, ambulance911
U.S. citizens use the nearest U.S. consulate in Philadelphia.
Voykit · checked 2026-09
Printed from Voykit (/elizabethtown-pennsylvania). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.