Hanover: Close to Nature Activities and Interesting Guided Tours
An hour and 15-minute drive will take you from the Hagerstown Regional Airport to Hanover, a borough community in York County. This region is considered to be one of the most productive agricultural regions in Pennsylvania. Hanover, PA also happens to be Pennsylvania’s top independent manufacturer of potato chips and is known to be the “Snack Food Capital of the World”. You can fly to the Martinsburg-Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport and drive an hour and a half to explore the site of the Battle of Hanover in 1863. Hanover is named after British Monarch George I of the German House of Hanover.
Best Time to Visit
The busiest time of the month for tourism in Hanover, Pennsylvania is during July, followed by the months of June and August. You can enjoy and experience the Hanover Dutch Festival during the month of July. This celebration promotes the awareness and pride of the region’s Dutch heritage.
What to Do & Area Attractions
See live entertainment and fun musicals featured at the Eichelberger Performing Arts Center. Mr Ed’s Elephant Museum is also an interesting site to explore. You’ll get to see over 12,000 pachyderm figurines, toys, political history and paraphernalia as well as circus souvenirs in this museum. For more educational and historical experiences, you can visit the Eisenhower National Historic Site, the preserved home and farm of Dwight D. Eisenhower, former President of the United States. Relax afterwards in your comfortable and affordable Hanover, PA hotel rooms at the Holiday Inn Express Hanover and the Hampton Inn Hanover.