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