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Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown, PA
Population: 106,623

  
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Amusements

Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom 3830 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, PA 18104, 610-395-3724, Nearly 100 rides and attractions, including five world-class roller coasters, exciting water slides and fantastic thrill rides, can be enjoyed at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom. The park also offers live entertainment shows, a Midway arcade, arts and crafts, food, and souvenirs. more... map

Jungle Fun 3245 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103, Located in the Dorneyville Shopping Center, 610-770-0331, Jungle Fun's main attraction is a safe unique three-level soft play system with obstacle courses, web crawls, rope bridges, cushioned stairs, and slides. more...


Historic Homes & Buildings

Pearl S. Buck House & Historic Site (circa 1825) 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA 18944, 215-249-0100, 800-220-2825, Pearl S. Buck's 68-acre Bucks County estate, Green Hills Farm, is known as Pearl S. Buck International. A National Historic Landmark which is open to the general public for tours, the stone farm home includes her personal furnishings and belongings, including Chinese decorative screens, her literary and humanitarian awards, a silk wall hanging presented by the Dali Lama of Tibet and Chen Chi paintings. more... map


Museums & Galleries

Allentown Art Museum 31 North 5th Street, Allentown, PA 18101, 610-432-4333, European masterpieces, American collections, and a Frank Lloyd Wright library from the second Francis W. Little House are featured at the Allentown Art Museum. Lectures, after school programs, and public educational events are held throughout the year.  more...

Baum School of Art 510 Linden Street, Allentown, PA 18105, 610-433-0032, Accredited by ACCPAS, the Baum School of Art is a non-profit community art school that offers three adult class sessions during the school year, one summer session, three full terms, with a shorter post term for children; and a three-session day camp in the summer. Galleries displaying various artworks are open to the public. more...

Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum 432 West Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18102, 610 435-1074, One of the largest historical societies in America, the Lehigh County Historical Society's 30,000 square foot headquarters museum is a state-of-the-art climate-controlled facility that houses one of the finest historical research libraries in the state of Pennsylvania and four galleries with more than 10,000 square feet of exhibits. The Society's collection includes more than 35,000 historical artifacts, 65,000 vintage photographs, and almost three-million documents. more...

Liberty Bell Museum 622 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101, 610-435-4232, Located on the lower level of Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ, east of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument at Center Square, the Liberty Bell Museum is an impressive memorial that stands where the Liberty Bell was once kept safely from the British in 1777. more... map

Mack Trucks Historical Museum 997 Postal Road, Allentown, PA 18103, 610-266-6767, The Museum's Mack Trucks Historical Collection exhibit includes vehicles from early the 1900's to 1979. You can also see a 1911 Mack Jr. It is "the final truck design attributed to the Mack brothers before they sold their company to investors in 1911." more... map

Museum of Indian Culture 2825 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown, PA 18103, 610-797-2121, Experience Pennsylvania's first culture from the Lenape, Delaware Indians' perspective. Exhibits include artifacts, cultural items, agricultural tools and related natural materials. more... map


Parks, Gardens & Zoos

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton, PA 19529, 610-756-6961, Located along the Appalachian Flyway in east-central Pennsylvania, the 2,600-acre Hawk Mountain Sanctuary offers year-round mountaintop vistas, eight miles of hiking trails, and an autumn migration of hawks, eagles and falcons. more... map

Leigh Valley Zoo 5150 Game Preserve Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078, 610-799-4171, Located within the Center Range of the Trexler/Lehigh County Game Preserve, the Leigh Valley Zoo is open year round. Wildlife and nature education programs are offered. more... map

Lil-Le-Hi Trout Nursery 2901 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown, PA 18103, 610-437-7656, The Lil-Le-Hi Trout Nursery offers a chance to feed trout, walk a nature trail, and visit an arboretum. The nursery releases approximately 30,000 mature trout in city streams each year. more... map


Tours & Cruises

Ironton Livery & Coach 3741-A Maple Street, Allentown, PA 18104, 610-799-0591, Ironton Livery and Coach offers horse-drawn carriage rides to the entire Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas in eastern Pennsylvania for all occasions.  more... map

Wanamaker Kempton & Southern Railroad 42 Community Center Drive, Kempton, PA 19529, 610-756-6469, Known as the "Hawk Mountain Line," the Wanamaker Kempton & Southern Railroad offers train rides on weekends from May through October, with special events throughout the year, including a Santa Special weekend in December. Private charters can be arranged at any time, and educational school trips are held on two Fridays in May. more...


Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

Clover Hill Vineyards and Winery 9850 Newtown Road, Breinigsville, PA 18031, 610-395-2468, 888-CLOVER-HILL, Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery is a small, family owned business in the Lehigh Valley that produces more than 65,000 gallons of wine each year.  more... map


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