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Color-block MapGalleryMap_H_2010_July.pdf (401 KB)
Download a map with color-coded areas that correspond to the walks and drives below.
Backstage District Walk
A delightful walk awaits you in the shadow of the historic Fulton Theatre (12 N. Prince St.). From Prince Street, walk across Grant Street to Water Street. Enter Lancaster Galleries, the oldest gallery in the City, and then visit next door neighbor, Water Street Bindery. Continue north on Water to Orange Street. Turn right onto Orange Street and visit Kalargyros Gallery. Return to the intersection of Orange and Water Streets. Cross Orange and walk up Water Street to Gallery 141, just beyond the Sunoco Station. It's just a few steps farther to the middle of the block where you will find Hole in the Wall Puppet Theatre and then the beautiful window displays at Radel & Stauffer. Cut through the parking lot directly across from the store to return to Prince Street . Or, continue along Water Street to the well-known Chameleon Club in the middle of the next block where you can enjoy live popular music by local and touring bands.
Gallery Row Walk
Start at The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen at the intersection of Prince and Walnut Streets (252 N. Prince St.). Cross Prince to stop in Studio 235, which is set back from the street. Return to the other side of Prince and visit Isadore Gallery. A few steps away is the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design and its three-level Main Gallery. Turn right onto Chestnut Street and descend a short stairway to see Winding Way Books. Continuing south on Prince, enjoy the cluster of galleries in this block -- Pencilworks Studios & Gallery, Simplicity Art Gallery, CityFolk, Christiane David, Liz Hess Gallery, Red Raven Art Company, and the Pennsylvania Arts Experience Orientation Center. Cross Orange Street and head toward the Prince Street Cafe. Climb the stairs to The Infantree Gallery on the fourth floor above the Cafe. On the way down, stop on the second floor to browse the Julia Swartz Gallery. Back at street level, view the works on display in the Prince Street Cafe. Continue south, crossing King Street, to DreamsCollide Studios, your last stop.
Market District Walk
Begin at the gallery in the Visitors Center at Penn Square (Queen & King Sts). Walk a few steps north on Queen and visit the studios of Jerome Hershey and Gail Gray (located above Cross Keys Coffee and TMB). Return to Penn Square and visit the Heritage Center Museum including the working 1920s Print shop on the third floor. Continue a few steps farther on King and enter Strawberry & Co. where you'll find original artwork and paper mache figures in the eclectic mix. Exit by the back door and walk down to Market Street. Central Market, named one of the top 10 "great public spaces" by the American Planning Association, is open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Duck into the Hagar Arcade to see Chestnut House and New Beginning Gallery. Then proceed along Market Street to the Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum to view a collection of authentic Lancaster County Amish quilts.
Musser Park District Walk
Start at the Demuth Museum (120 E. King St.) and Exhibit 110, just doors away from each other on East King Street. From there, walk east on King to Lime Street. Turn LEFT onto Lime Street and proceed north to visit the Lancaster Literary Guild and then the Lancaster Museum of Art in lovely Musser Park. Turn RIGHT (east) on Chestnut Street and walk a little more than a block to Kathleen Abel Studio (#309). Retrace your steps on Chestnut & Lime Streets. Cross Lime and continue west on Chestnut to the studio of photographer Edwin P. Huddle. Follow Chestnut to Duke Street, turn RIGHTand go a half block north to The Painted Desert Gallery (#227). Retrace your steps on Duke, cross Chestnut and visit Square One Coffee where local artwork adorns the walls. Return to Chestnut Street, turn LEFT (west) and walk to Prince Street, stopping in at David the Goldsmith along the way.
Kevin Lehman, Kevin Lehman's Pottery
South of King District Drive
Drive south on Duke Street. Turn LEFT onto Chesapeake Street. Then turn RIGHTonto East Strawberry Street. Parking lot entrance is on the left immediately past the cemetery. Take the historic walking tour or see Living the Experience at Bethel AME Church, home of Bethel Harambee Historical Services. Continue on Strawberry Street. Turn RIGHTonto Queen Street. Turn LEFT on Conestoga Street, then LEFTagain on Prince Street. Drive south to Hager Street (just past Hazel). Turn RIGHT into the parking lot for Kevin Lehman's Pottery/Lancaster Creative Factory. The former Posey Ironworks, this large facility is home to fifteen artists who work in clay, glass, and metal. When exiting, turn RIGHT onto Prince Street. Then turn RIGHT at Fairview Ave., and take second LEFT onto Hershey Avenue. Continue onto SW End Ave. Turn RIGHT at Prangley Street and continue to Pearl Street. On your left you will see Keystone Art & Culture Center, a gallery, classroom, and working bronze foundry. Head north on Pearl Street toward 4th Street. Turn RIGHT at Columbia Avenue (PA 462). Park on the street near Pine. Visit Mio Studio where sculptural jewelry is made from exotic woods and metal. Walk across Columbia Ave/W. King St. to view hand-crafted wood sculptures, furniture, and signs at Gerhart Studios (9 N. Pine St., across from Kegel's Seafood Restaurant). Continue driving east on King St. to return to the downtown center and Prince Street.
West End District Drive
Start at the Arts Hotel Gallery in the beautiful and historic Lancaster Arts Hotel (300 Harrisburg Ave.). Next, drive along Harrisburg Avenue to Franklin & Marshall College. Turn LEFT on College Avenue, park, and enter the Phillips Museum of Art in the Steinman College Center. Continue driving south on College to Chestnut. Turn LEFT. Park when you reach Pine Street. Explore DogStar Books & Gallery and the Chestnut Hill Cafe, both of which exhibit the works of local artists. Continue on Chestnut to Charlotte and turn RIGHT. Park at Charlotte and Orange Streets to visit Veleska, where you will find fine handmade jewelry and local artwork on the walls. Continue south on Charlotte. Turn LEFT on King Street, then LEFT on Mulberry Street. Mulberry Art Studios will be on your right. Park on the street and explore this former bakery full of multiple gallery spaces and home to a variety of dance groups. Cross the street to visit The Mary Hoyer Doll Company, a boutique and museum of collectible dolls that date back to the 1930s. Continue north along Mulberry to your last stop, Barrick Design Candles (541 N. Mulberry) where you will find hand-crafted candles in unique shapes, colors and textures.
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