Yuletide at Wheatland General Admission

Yuletide at Wheatland General Admission

Tour the festive halls and rooms of President James Buchanan's Wheatland this holiday season and discover historic Christmastime traditions and customs. Yuletide at Wheatland will take you, figuratively, "below stairs" to learn about the those who also lived at Wheatland with Buchanan and his family, the domestic servants, and how they would have celebrated the holidays in mid-19th century America. From advent calendars to mistletoe, enjoy merry and popular Christmas decorations cherished by the German and Irish Wheatland servants at Yuletide at Wheatland: Christmas Below Stairs. Ticket includes a festive holiday and history-themed guided tour of Wheatland and admission to LancasterHistory’s self-guided museum exhibitions.

Visit: Wheatland, 1120 Marietta Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603-2550

Yuletide at Wheatland is an annual, holiday-themed program at President James Buchanan's Wheatland. Each year there is a different theme, commonly centered around the history of Wheatland, its inhabitants, or the time period in which they lived. Visitors begin their Yuletide at Wheatland experience by watching Buchanan's America: A Nation Divided, followed by a 1 hour history and holiday-theme tour of the presidential mansion. This tour includes both floors. Yuletide at Wheatland ticketholders also receive admission to the self guided museum exhibitions in LancasterHistory main building.

This year, tour the festive halls and rooms of President James Buchanan's Wheatland this holiday season and discover historic Christmastime traditions and customs. Yuletide at Wheatland will take you "below the stairs" to learn about the those who also lived at Wheatland with Buchanan and his family, the domestic servants, and how they would have celebrated the holidays in mid-19th century America. From advent calendars to mistletoe, enjoy merry and popular Christmas decorations cherished by the German and Irish Wheatland servants at Yuletide at Wheatland: Christmas Below The Stairs.