This is a great story to go and check out look around have coffee have a little snack and just…read moreenjoying the decorations and feeling like you're interested Safari Harding store at the same time

Cool place, overpriced oddities, barely any parking, still fun to go look around, I bought a couple…read moretee shirts just because I'm not from the area and wanted a souvenir, but expect tourist prices for things. The range of their menu wasn't that big, a few things but none of them sounded appetizing, so just went to buy some things from the store, they do have a tattoo place in the back, had no idea that was there, as there were no signs in plain sight about it. Overall a cute place for people who like dark macabre things, but not worth it if you're traveling for just this place.

Amazing property, it is a hidden gem. Went with my family for the tour and everyone enjoyed it!read more

Great tour guide. Highly recommend Zephyr. Very knowledgeable and friendly!!! The grounds are…read morelovely and the castle is impressive.

The Allentown Art Museum is a fantastic place to spend and hour or two. The permanent collection is…read morevaried with lots of types of art to look at and enjoy, and the rotating exhibits keep your visits fresh and interesting if you're a repeat customer. I say "customer" but it's actually free to visit which is amazing and a great way to encourage the community to immerse themselves in art. There's a fun children's room too on the second floor to keep kids active if wandering the exhibit rooms isn't for them. The staff is friendly and welcoming and the giftshop has all kinds of unique items that you'd expect to find in a museum giftshop. I try to stop in anytime I'm in Allentown...it's an artistic oasis in the city.

Free thanks to a large donation and we appreciate that it is. The staff is super welcoming and…read moretells you what you need to know about the different exhibits. They have an entire Tiffany glass exhibit and every 30 minutes they change the lights to mirror the effects of the sun setting and rising. There are a few different exhibits, but the Tiffany glass was the one that stood out the most. A great little stop to check out when in the Lehigh Valley.

I have family in Easton and visit frequently. Over the years, I learned that many people don't know…read morethis place even exists. If you are in the area and have never been there, it would be worth your while to take an hour or so for a tour of the Sigal Museum. The Sigal Museum opened a few years ago on Northampton Street, replacing the old Northampton County Historical Society Museum. They still own their old building which is in great need of repair. So, enter the Sigals. This was their old department store which closed several years ago. They donated it to the Historical Society and converted it into a museum. I've actually been there a number of times and never wrote a review. So, I'll cover a few things here. First, they have a regular exhibit on the second floor which includes many items from the area going back to Native Americans. The people who remain from the local tribe donated a number of very interesting items which are on display along with historical items from Revolutionary War times to the present. Since the Just Born Company (Peeps, etc.) is nearby, the basement used to have a permanent exhibit of their history. I recall fondly walking through it but it is no longer there. Speaking with the Director of the Museum I learned they are putting an interactive exhibit there. It will include sights, sounds, smells, etc., of leaving a boat on the canal. With the Crayola Museum just a few doors down, I hope this will increase their traffic. There really is a lot to see. And, this sounds like something a family would enjoy. They always have some temporary exhibit with fascinating items. I've seen exhibits on race, early American Portraits (they have a wonderful collection of them), clothing including a wedding dress exhibit, and this time they had an exhibit of Easton at the turn of the 20th century. The Docent really knew his stuff explaining a lot more than what was on the signs. They also have a wonderful gift shop - good prices and they always have some very unique items. I'm not a big shopper when it comes to curios, but I can't think of a time at the museum I haven't found something to get. Sorry, no pictures. I wasn't really comfortable taking photos in a museum although I could have asked.

My Yelp buddy Aaron T. has this place explained nicely so I'm only going to add in a few thoughts:…read more * Hours are 10-4 daily except for Monday from June 1st until Labor Day. The rest of the year it's 10-4 daily except for Monday & Tuesday. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children. Based on the price is it worth coming? That's a tough one as my review is a bit jaded since our tickets were freebies from an elected official in the PA Senate. * The basement still has the Just Born display and quite honestly it's not all that interesting. It's just a few display boards about the history of the company although the video regarding how a Peep is made is interesting since Just Born does not offer factory tours. The gift shop now offers a small selection of JB products so you can get your Mike & Ike fix satisfied before you go. * The first floor has displays regarding the steel making process in the area, the canal system, a complete history of Northampton County, artifacts (uniforms-drums-weapons) relating to County residents participation in WWII-WWI and the Civil War, Lenape ways, archeology, colonial life, conflict, and creative arts. To me the featured item is the original Treaty of Easton from 1758. This document came from negotiations between thirteen Native American Nations and the British where the Nations agreed not to fight for the French against the British. IN return they had large tracts of land in PA returned to them although they had to give up all land holdings in NJ for the princely sum of $1,000. * The second floor hasn't changed so I'll defer to Aaron's explanation as it's better than anything I could come up with. The museum itself is not all that large and while certain parts are interesting (many amazing pictures of the area from 100+ years ago) many parts are very dry and/or it would have helped to have had someone there to explain a few pieces (only one volunteer in the exhibit area and the only other couple in the place talked his ear off for probably over half an hour non-stop). IMHO, this is not really a place for younger children as the material while interesting is dry and without anyone there to explain parts of it if you're not a history person they're not going to get much from what they're looking at. I suppose Sigal falls into that once and done category of I'm glad we went and certain parts were no doubt interesting but I really don't feel a need to go back. Three stars in reality but I'm feeling generous and will go four since it didn't cost me anything.

Shorter guided cavern tour, which was original the Heller town Cave and then became Lost River…read moreCaverns. Our tour guide had informed our group, that the Lost River origin is still yet to be determined.History dates back to quarry workers 1883, public tours since 1930. My favorite parts of the tour were the 300 year old stallagitite, and the water throughout the cave; containing dulehemitite limestone, which contains magnesium, and if one drank the water , the bathroom would be their friend, lol. Overall, fun way to beat the heat and learn something new .

The tour guide was super knowledgeable, the gift shop was pretty cool looking. The caves are small,…read morenarrow and not very high or big rooms. I liked seeing the different formations. It's definitely worth a stop by. You go really deep underground.

This was a neat little house/museum that I hadn't heard of but was just randomly looking up things…read moreto do in the area and found it. It's right next to Princeton's campus and the Battle of Trenton Memorial. My husband is a big fan of all the Signers of the Declaration, and unlike a more restored house about the people who owned the house, it focuses on the Stockton family who lived here and the American Revolution and a special exhibit. We were actually here for a few hours since there's a lot of signs to read and a lot of Richard Stocktons who lived in the house, followed by some governors. When I went, there was also a really interesting exhibit on Ma Bell and the history of telecommunications upstairs. This was a great historical site, a cheap price, and a nice space. Would love to come back when the garden is in bloom, and I will look out for future exhibitions as they rotate in.

I was fortunate to be able to go when they were offering a cream tea which I can highly recommend…read more It was quite wonderful. The tour was interesting and ok but with limited things to see. There was information about some Stockton family members who lived there but would have liked to have more broad information. The house is quite beautiful and the garden is very nice. I did enjoy the visit but the cream tea was really the best.

I still cannot believe that this was an active jail until 1995 and they shut down the dungeon…read more(solitary confinement) in the 1970s. The conditions were truly not extremely modern to any standard of today and I guess this is what was expected when the jail was built over several decades earlier. The opening video which seems like a high school AV club production did explain about the Molly Maguires and the hangings at this jail. We then toured the cells, dungeon, and had free reign to check out the Warden's quarters and kitchen. Didn't take long and you could be in and out in less than an hour or so. Very interesting history. There is one bathroom for public use. The kitchen is supposedly the next major restoration project going to be started. A lot of the displays and signage needs some TLC, too. If you're in law enforcement or into this kind of history, I'd recommend it. They also have a gift shop. $13 each for us today, 8/7/2026.

If you have extra time, I recommend stopping by for a tour. The video at the beginning will make…read moreyou aware of the life back in the early 1900's. Be prepared to listen, this was my favorite part. It was rough, in which will also be described if you do the No 9 Coal Mine tour, which I highly recommend. It also clues you into that many people in the town were poor, despite the revenue and millionaires that lived there. Walking through the jail was standard fair, though it was in worse shape than most middle age castles in Europe. Also, I didn't appreciate the fiction about someone going through a four inch window slot or the protected hand print comes back on its own when the wall is replaced.

This reminds me of a NyC attraction called the Highline, except with different views. I can't…read morebelieve that this used to be a working steel factory in the past. There were small signs on the walk which were all numbered which speaks about the various parts of the trestle and history behind it all. It wasn't a great sight to see, but it sure was interesting. It was very clean the pathway so I was very impressed with all of that. Apparently, there are volunteers helping out to make sure the areas clean.

I didn't know what to expect when we drove here but after doing some research I learned that if you…read morego to hoovermason.com you can access a free audio tour. (The person at the visitor center didn't mention this at all perhaps because they want you to pay for the guided tour) There are markers that you click on each stop along the trestle that explain the steel business, the making of steel, audio clips from the steel workers and the buildings that you see around you. It was a bit sad to see nature starting to take over the steel plant, trees and vines growing where such a thriving business once took place. Steel for such remarkable structures as the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge was made here! But it's wonderful that this trestle was built (and it's handicapped accessible too!) so that you can really get up close to the incredible stacks and this behemoth man made wonder. Take about 2 hours of your day to explore this and learn a bit about the industry that made Bethlehem great in the early 20th century.

This place has been on my radar for a while, and I'm genuinely kicking myself for not coming…read moresooner. We visited on a Friday afternoon during the school year and it was the perfect day for it, not crowded at all, staff was warm and attentive everywhere you turned, and there was just so much to explore across two floors. As a homeschool mom, I am always on the lookout for places where kids are learning without even realizing it and this delivered completely. My little ones were engaged the entire time, bouncing between exhibits and coming back to do things on repeat. The water table on the second floor was a huge hit (dam building = instant obsession), the crawl-through body exhibit had them giggling the whole way through, and the immersive hall with the giant projector and the orchestra activity where they put their faces into the performers? They talked about that the whole ride home. We timed our visit to catch the 3 o'clock otter feeding and training, definitely worth planning around. Maybe 30 people gathered and it was totally manageable and really sweet to watch. What surprised me most was how engaged I was as an adult. I was genuinely learning things alongside my kids, which is not always the case at these types of places. It felt appropriate and interesting for every age in our group. A few things to know before you go: follow the directions on their website for the specific parking garage , it's about a 5-minute walk and was only $5 for us. Strollers and wagons are totally doable with elevators throughout. They also have a café if you want to make a full day of it, and rotating special exhibits (always check the website ahead of time so you know what's on and whether it fits your crew). We stayed about two and a half hours and left happy. Already thinking about when we're coming back.

It hasn't really changed much in 20 years. There is virtually nothing to do for children under 5…read more The food is trash and the prices are astronomical. When you purchase the pass, they say you can have access to tons of museums nationwide, but The 2 in NJ and the Franklin Institute are not included. Waste of money and time. Wish it was more like the "Please Touch" museum.

The America On Wheels Museum is an over-the-road transportation museum that opened in Allentown,…read morePennsylvania in April 2008. It was founded by a group of local civic and automotive enthusiasts in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. Beginning in 1989, Allentown city officials announced plans to revitalize an old industrial area, which included the abandoned Arbogast & Bastian meat packing plant, along the Lehigh River. This redevelopment, which was to be known as "Lehigh Landing," was to include a museum, a brewery, walking trails, a footbridge across the river, and a promenade for festivals. After a number of delays, the museum finally opened in 2008. The museum's collection features over 75 bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles and trucks in exhibits telling the story of people and products on the move from the days of the carriage to the vehicles of tomorrow. My family and I recently visited the America On Wheels Museum while we were visiting our cousins in Pennsylvania. Initially we thought that it was a car museum, but it actually focuses on all sorts of road vehicles from 19th century horseless carriages right up to present day electric cars and everything in between. There were some really beautiful antique automobiles and bicycles on display throughout the entire museum. We especially loved how kind-friendly the museum was. There were a number of interactive exhibits where our sons were able to sit in miniature racing cars, load packages into a UPS truck, and dress up like automotive mechanics and "fix" a car. We also really liked seeing the huge miniature city crafted entirely of LEGOs. Overall, we had a fun time at the America On Wheels Museum and would recommend it to any automotive or vehicular enthusiasts who are visiting the Lehigh Valley area.

This place feels less like a traditional museum and more like a really cool collection of cars from…read moredifferent eras. There are plenty of photo opportunities, and the plaques give you a lot of interesting information about each vehicle. The old-time cars are fun to see, especially when you start calculating what they would cost today and realize cars ain't cheap no matter what era you at. You can comfortably see everything in about an hour. The staff is friendly, and there is plenty of parking along the side of the building. A fun stop for car fans or anyone who enjoys a quick trip through automotive history.