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.

This place is awesome we enjoyed it so much! Random stop on our way home from Philadelphia. This…read moreplace was really neat the cavern was awesome with great formations and lots to see. Our tour guide and staff were great too and were friendly. Price was great and loads of parking available. They also have a nature trail as well on the property.

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 .

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.

Very overpriced. I feel bad for the large local families who can't get in at all or can't get in to…read morethe "special" exhibit. I have seen every special exhibit and let me tell ya - not worth any extra fee, especially what they charge. But with that said the Da Vinci center is only really worth it for the "special exhibit". It REALLY pays off to become a member even if you think you'll go once a season. Nothing so impressive. No real meaningful selling points. It's just okay. I liked it better when it was on CC. Go on Sundays. It's empty and street parking is free.

The tour guides are people who've worked for the Mack company, and know its history and love the…read morehistorical vehicles they have on premises. It's so nice to hear someone who's absolutely passionate about a subject talk about it. The history bits were interesting, but not as fun as seeing the historical vehicles they had on premises. You go through, and get to see various Mack automobiles (fire trucks, dump trucks, buses etc) from 100+ years ago, that have been lovingly restored and looking beautiful. You can see the MASSIVE jumps to technology over a very short time, because the vehicles all have placards that tell you what year that it was made. There's also a ton of memorabilia all along the walls in display cases. This is a good solid 1.5 - 2 hour tour, so be prepared to walk around a fair bit, and look at a LOT of stuff. Like I said, the tour guides worked at Mack for years, and know their stuff. If you have questions, they probably know the answers, and love talking about the various ways that the vehicles are powered. They don't charge for admission, but have like a $5 suggested donation, which is for sure worth the money, in my opinion.

There's a lot of things you need to be aware of before planning a visit to the Mack Trucks…read moreHistorical Museum. You need to pre-book your tickets and a limited number of them are offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It is a free guided tour but they suggest a donation, which I will tell you is worth it. Some GPS's apparently give wrong directions to get here, and while I did not have problems, you need to come in from the Airport on Lehigh Street. The drive does take you through a busy industrial park with vehicles parked along the road. There is plenty of parking with the museum entrance being clearly marked on the building. Outside were two newer Mack models on display, which was cool to see. One day per year (in 2025 there was several more) however, the tour is different. On the Saturday before Father's Day, they offer an open-house in conjunction with the Antique Truck Club of America Annual National Meet that goes on in Macungie. That Saturday the tour is self-guided, but staff are around to answer questions. Layout of the museum is simple with four parts. You enter into the hallway gallery that has historical displays about Mack and their products, along with various historical items and models. The sound room gallery houses one of the most unique trucks in the collection, the screen used 2006 Mack that was Megatron in Transformers Dark of the Moon. Both the sound room and main gallery house numerous trucks, engines, transmissions, and model trucks. Several prototype trucks are also on display. In the main gallery is also the largest bulldog in the world that was previously mounted on the Mack Headquarters building. The final area is the dyno and its control room. Doing the self-guided tour took me about an hour. The museum is generally enjoyable but is geared towards Mack enthusiasts. There is a gift shop, but I cannot comment on its quality as it was not open during my visit until later in the day. Overall, if you are a Mack enthusiast, this is a must stop, but there is enough to keep general visitors interested.

This review is for the docent-led tour not the museum- which we thought was included in the $15 per…read moreperson fee. Our guide was a very sincere former employee of Bethlehem Steel who started our tour asking if we all were up for an hour and a half walk. We said yes. He started his presentation outside the door of the museum. An hour later we had walked maybe a block up a nondescript driveway as we listened to his stories of mismanagement, nepotism and greed within the company. He also showed pictures and told stories of some of the people who worked there over the years as well as some of the products produced. Some of the stories were interesting but an hours worth standing in the road? I finally asked if we were going to be able to go into some of the deserted fantastic looking buildings - he said no. We left the group and headed off by ourselves and found, across from the Arts Center, a stairway that headed up to the rusted gigantic steel stacks and accompanying infrastructure. Although it was fenced off, it was amazing walking along looking up, down, and around the place, almost close enough to touch. This is what we thought we were going to be learning about on the tour. Did we need to know what each gigantic piece did - not really - Did we waste $30 for the tour - sadly yes. Did we go back to see the museum - no. Will we, most likely not. Should you go? Take a look at the pictures and decide - you don't see this kind of scenery very often.

If you want to learn about industrial history, particularly that of the Lehigh Valley and Bethlehem…read moreSteel, this is the place. I love industry, building, construction, machinery, engineering, etc., so I loved this museum. It's a Smithsonian affiliate, which is great, and they are expanding to a second level. It's across from the old Bethlehem Steel mill, so if you are looking for milltown vibes, this is it. We started with a ~30 minute overview/history of industry in the U.S., which was helpful for context. The docent provides this overview for the lobby exhibits/pre-exhibits. Our docent was fantastic. After that, you are free to move into the main room, which is full of machinery. There was a section on silk-making, which was interesting, as well as about early hot air balloons. You can also go across the street to an elevator, to get great views of the mill and area, but we didn't have time for that. I really appreciated that the learning starts outside, with information plaques and exhibits before you enter. Also, there is a parking lot next to the museum, and the museum is (currently) one level, with a few ramps, so is very accessible, though more seating in the lobby might be helpful. I'm looking forward to returning when the addition is complete.

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.

We arrived 20 minutes before closing so we couldn't read ALL the information. There was an amazing…read moreamount of information all around the room. I'm not sure we would have read it all even if we got there at opening! Thank goodness for the curator! He was so passionate about explaining the plight of the Lenape and how their lives are still affected today. It's a blessing to have that passion to teach us and open our eyes to a part of history I don't think most people talk about. . As a nation, we have to keep learning from our history.

This little Museum is right next to the Fish Hatchery (great fun for kids and adults - the…read morehatchery, that is). It's really more of a 3 star place because it is so tiny - but i am giving it 4 stars as i would like to see more people know about it. If you live in the ABE area and have not been here - please go. It's inexpensive (it was free in the late '80's) anda good, easy, painless way to learn more about the Native Americans in our area. If you have kids and live near here go during the spring, and feed some fish (at the hatchery) and learn a little about out great land and native people.