Ohio Amish Country Self-Guided Driving Tour: Explore at Your Pace

Hardware stores, cheese shops, auctions, and buggies: the Amish Country route you control

A self-guided audio driving tour of Ohio's Amish Country that plays automatically as you drive, with stops at Lehman's historic hardware store, local bakeries, cheese makers, and a buggy ride at Yoder's Amish Home. You set the pace and timing. The app works offline and never expires, so you can explore the route whenever you want.

Step-by-step itinerary

Self-guided Ohio Amish Country tour

• Visit Lehman's hardware store
• Browse traditional country store
• Watch Mount Hope Auction activities
• Discover Swiss cheesemaking at family farm
• Explore popular Amish village shopping
• Eat homemade pie at Amish restaurant
• Enjoy farm store and buggy rides
• Taste treats at traditional bakery
• Visit Baby Swiss cheese shop
• See family lumber business in Charm
• View cuckoo clock and Swiss museum
• Browse hilltop village food shops

The experience

Lehman's hardware store is where this tour begins: a 1955 landmark built to supply Amish families with non-electric tools and household goods. The app narrates the story as you drive, explaining how Swiss settlers founded Kidron and why the Mount Hope Auction on Wednesday draws farmers, horse-drawn buggies, and local families to buy and sell livestock. You move through the route at your own speed, stopping when something catches your eye or skipping ahead if you want to reach the cheese makers first.

The stops themselves are the draw: Guggisberg Cheese, where Alfred Guggisberg created Baby Swiss in the 1930s and visitors can watch cheesemaking on weekday mornings; Walnut Creek, a village hub for browsing local food and crafts; Miller's Bakery, famous for homemade peanut butter cream pie; and Charm, a hilltop village with a cuckoo clock and covered bridge nearby. The app tells you what each place is and why it matters to the region, so you understand the Swiss heritage and Amish traditions as you go. A buggy ride at Yoder's Amish Home caps the route, though you choose when, or whether, to add it.

The tour runs 2 to 3 hours if you move straight through, but the app never expires and works offline, so you can break it into pieces across multiple days or linger at any stop. The GPS-synced audio plays automatically as you drive, so you don't need to read directions. Just listen and turn when prompted. It's family-friendly and requires no admission fees to the stops themselves. You're driving past and through working businesses and villages, not entering paid museums.

What’s included

• Self-guided audio driving tour with GPS-synced narration that plays automatically as you drive.
• downloadable app for offline use that never expires.
• stories and history of the Amish community and Swiss heritage at each stop.
• optional buggy ride at Yoder's Amish Home.
• access to working businesses including Lehman's hardware, Miller's Bakery, Guggisberg Cheese, and Walnut Creek village.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

GroupPrivate

Audio guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 6 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcome

Operated by WalknTours

Is this one for you?You control the timing and stops: the app plays as you drive, but you decide when to linger at a bakery, skip ahead to the cheese maker, or return another day. This works best if you want to explore at your own rhythm without a fixed schedule or a guide setting the pace.

Top questions

What is Lehman's hardware store, and why does the tour start there?

Lehman's, founded in 1955, supplies Amish families with practical non-electric tools and household goods. It's a window into how the Amish community lives and works, and the tour uses it as the entry point to explain the region's Swiss and Amish heritage.

Can I watch cheese being made at Guggisberg?

Guggisberg Cheese offers the chance to watch cheesemaking on weekday mornings. The shop is open year-round, and you can browse and buy Baby Swiss, the milder cheese Alfred Guggisberg created in the 1930s that became a regional favorite.

What happens at the Mount Hope Auction, and when should I go?

The Mount Hope Auction draws farmers, buggies, and local families to buy and sell livestock and goods. Wednesday is the most popular day, especially for the livestock auction and market, so you'll see the most activity if you time your visit then.

How does the app work, and do I need an internet connection?

The app syncs with your GPS and plays audio automatically as you drive, narrating each stop and the stories behind it. You can download the tour for offline use, so you don't need cell service while driving, and the tour never expires, use it anytime.

Are there admission fees to visit the stops on the route?

This is an outdoor driving tour with no admission charges to the stops themselves. You visit working businesses like bakeries, cheese shops, and the auction at no cost. A buggy ride at Yoder's Amish Home is optional and separate.

How long does the tour take, and can I split it across multiple days?

The full route takes 2 to 3 hours if driven straight through, but you set the pace. Since the app never expires and works offline, you can break it into shorter segments across several days or spend extra time at any stop without losing access.