Description
The Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery is located in historic Lititz, Pennsylvania in the middle of beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Visitors can tour the original pretzel bakery, get a hands-on lesson in pretzel twisting, observe our bakers twisting sourdough soft pretzels by hand, and shop for delicious treats and souvenirs in our bakery store.

As the story goes, in 1850, Julius Sturgis was a bread baker in Lititz, Lancaster County. One day, a hobo hopped from a train about a half block from the stone building and followed his nose to the bread bakery. He was looking for a job and something to eat. Sturgis couldn?t offer the man a job, but he extended his hospitality and invited the hobo to sit down at the family dinner table. In exchange for the kindness, the hobo gave Julius a pretzel recipe and an institution was born.

In 1861, eleven years after he baked the first pretzel, Julius stopped making bread and became the first commercial pretzel bakery in America.

Today, visitors get a tour of the pretzel factory and a chance to roll their own pretzels and take a few home with them.

Hours
The Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery is located in historic Lititz, Pennsylvania in the middle of beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Visitors can tour the original pretzel bakery, get a hands-on lesson in pretzel twisting, observe our bakers twisting sourdough soft pretzels by hand, and shop for delicious treats and souvenirs in our bakery store.

Tours
We offer tours of the original bakery, during which each visitor is given their own piece of dough and taught how to twist a pretzel. Visitors will also see the original ovens built by Julius Sturgis and learn the history of pretzel baking in America.

We welcome school, church, family and tour groups! To make reservations for groups of more than 10 people, please visit our Group Tour page.

Admission: $3 adults and $2 children

We are closed Sundays, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

DATES DAY Bakery Hours Bakery Tours

JAN. 2 - MAR 15
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Monday - Friday
Bakery hours: 10am - 4pm
Tour hours: 10:30am - 3:30pm

Saturday
Bakery Hours: 9am - 5pm
Tour hours: 9:30am - 4:30pm

MAR. 16 - DEC 31
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Monday - Saturday
Bakery hours: 9am - 5pm
Tour hours: 9:30am - 4:30pm