Here's your excuse to avoid the Monday Morning blues!

Sundays are different here - the true essence of Lancaster is a bit slower and quieter on Sunday.

So, once you relax, why ruin that mood by going to work on Monday? We invite you to Wake Up and play hooky.

If you've forgotten how to slow down and enjoy the ride, we've put together some Authentic ideas sure to make you smile:

Listen to the clip-clop of the buggies - our Amish and Mennonite neighbors are very busy this day with church and social obligations. It's possible that you'll see more buggies on the road on Sunday than any other day of the week.

• Take a bike ride on our country roads
• Go fly a kite in a park
• Tour our covered bridges
• Go for a hot air balloon ride
• Rent a canoe or hike through some of our local parks and nature preserves
• Tour a winery or brewery
• Shop - outlets, antiques, you-name-it!
• Take a buggy ride
• Enjoy our theaters
• Didn't find enough to do? Here's a list of local businesses open on Sundays.

• Amanda Gish House
• Apple Bin Inn
• Artist's Inn
• Australian Walkabout Inn Bed & Breakfast
• B F Hiestand House
• Blue Ball Bed and Breakfast
• Boxwood Inn
• E.J. Bowman House
• Hertzog Homestead Bed & Breakfast
• Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast
• Hillside Farm Bed and Breakfast
• King's Cottage
• Lovelace Manor
• O'Flaherty's Dingeldein House
• Sheep Hill Bed & Breakfast
• Speedwell Forge Bed & Breakfast
• Vogt Farm