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Amusements

  • Balloon Chase Adventures
    140 Van Brunt Street • Moscow, PA 18444
    570-842-2418
    Balloon Chase Adventures offers balloon rides in the scenic Pocono Mountains. more...  map

  • Downs at Carbondale, The
    15 Fleetwood Drive • Carbondale, PA 18407
    570-281-9455
    Year round thoroughbred and harness simulcasting. Great food and group rates.  map

  • Houdini Museum Tour and Show
    1433 North Main Avenue • Scranton, PA 18508
    570-342-5555
    Shows by nationally known magicians Dorothy Dietrich and John Bravo. Featuring live animals and audience participation. Includes guided tour of incredible Houdini collection. more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Catlin House (circa 1912)
    232 Monroe Avenue • Scranton, PA 18510
    570-344-3841
    English Tudor style manor containing a collection of books, photographs, furnishings, clothing and artifacts. The house is home to the Lackawanna Historical Society.  map

  • Tripp House
    1011 North Main Avenue • Scranton, PA 18508
    570-961-3317
    Historic federal house which is Lackawanna County's oldest home offering tours, luncheons, dinners, bridal showers, engagement parties, and wedding receptions. more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

  • Steamtown National Historic Site
    150 South Washington Avenue • Scranton, PA 18503
    570-340-5200
    Revisit America's railroading heritage by seeing the history and technology museum, steam locomotives, guided tours and excursions.  map

Libraries & Research Centers

  • Albright Memorial Library
    500 Vine Street • Scranton, PA 18509
    570-348-3000
    Magnificent library opened in 1893 featuring an extensive collection of reference materials available. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces
    Bald Mountain Road (R.D. # 1); 159 Cedar Avenue • Scranton, PA 18505
    Located in McDade Park
    570-963-4804 or 570-344-4993
    Owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Historical and Museum Commission, the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces are two of three sites that make up the Anthracite Museum Complex, which also includes Eckley Miner's Village. The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum’s "diverse regional collections represent all facets of work, life and values of the region’s ethnic communities." Representing the early iron industry in the United States, four massive stone blast furnaces are what remain of a once extensive plant operated by the Lackawanna Iron & Steel Company, near the Steamtown National Historic Site. more...  map

  • Electric City Trolley Station & Museum
    Cliff Street • Scranton, PA 18503
    800-22-WELCOME
    Relive the time of the trolley in a restored 19th century mill building with interactive exhibits, displays and much more. more...  map

  • Everhart Museum
    1901 Mulberry Street • Scranton, PA 18510
    570-346-7186
    Art, natural history, science and children's galleries are all displayed in this museum. more...  map

  • Holocaust Museum and Resource Center
    601 Jefferson Avenue • Scranton, PA 18510
    570-961-2300 X6
    Museum focused on the facts and lessons of pre-Holocaust life and of the Holocaust years with hope of helping new generations create a better future and of stemming historical revisionism. more...  map

  • Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum
    RR 1 Bald Mountain Road • Scranton, PA 18504
    570-963-4804
    Museum that tells the story of the people who came from Europe to work in the anthracite mining and textiles industries more...  map

  • Skylake Gallery
    Route 407 • Scranton, PA 18420
    Fleetville
    570-945-7000
    Located in a newly renovated former church. Hosting at least four exhibitions each year, both solo and group. Regional and national artists show their work in many different media, including marble, wood, bronze, and ceramics. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park
    Ledgedale Road • Scranton, PA 18436
    Lake Ariel
    570-698-6154
    Animals in large naturalistic enclosures. You will see wild and beautiful creatures including white tigers, wolves, bears and snow leopards. more...  map

Tours & Cruises

  • Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons
    RR1 Box 95 • Scranton, PA 18414
    Located in Dalton
    570-945-3008
    Offers services for Scranton, Philadelphia, Doylestown and Newtown. Hot air balloon rides, tethers and flight training. more...  map

  • Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour
    McDade Park • Scranton, PA 18504
    800-238-7245
    Imagine descending 300 feet below the earth's surface to explore abandoned tunnels of rock and coal while learning about life and hard coal times in the Shifting Shanty. more...  map

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