Allentown offers Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, an amusement park, the Allentown Art Museum and the Liberty Bell Shrine Museum (the bell was hidden here for a short time during the Revolutionary War).
Allentown Art Museum presents a diverse collection of exhibits including European and American art, textiles, printings and drawings and the Fuller Gem Collection. The museum also has the Northome's library, a portion of the last of Wright's famous houses in the Prairie style.
Address: Allentown Art Museum, 31 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1605, United States
Phone: 1 (610) 432-4333, Fax: 1 (610) 434-7409
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is a 200-acre amusement park and water park with more than 100 rides, including five roller coasters, a white-water raft, laser show, a wave pool, 11 water slides and a three-story water playground. A special area for children is based on the Peanuts character strip and includes interactive attractions as well as play areas.
Housed in the Old Court House, the Lehigh County Historical Society maintains several museums and a genealogical library. Exhibits trace the history of the area from the rural life of early Pennsylvania German settler to development of industry in the area. Weapons of war and the tools of peace, photographs of people and places as well as American Indian artifacts are on display.
Address: Lehigh County Historical Society, 432 West Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18102, United States
Phone: 1 (610) 435-1074, Fax: 1 (610) 435-9812
The Liberty Bell Shrine Museum is located in the Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ. The museum houses a replica of the Liberty Bell and Civil War displays. The original bell was hidden here during the Revolutionary War.
Hours:
February 1 to March 31: 12pm-4pm; Closed: Sun, Mon, Tue
April 1 to November 30: 12pm-4pm; Closed: Sun, Mon, Tue, Sun
Mack trucks from 1907 to 1973, plus memorabilia and over 80,000 photographs are displayed at the Mack Trucks Historical Museum. Exhibits include an original sightseeing bus built by Jack and Augustus Mack, a 1911 Mack Jr., and a 1918 AC model, one of 4,100 built for World War I.
Address: Mack Trucks Historical Museum, 2402 Lehigh Parkway South, Allentown, PA 18103, United States
Phone: 1 (610) 266-6767, Fax: 1 (610) 266-6823
This is Allentown's oldest home, built in 1770 by James Allen. Meant as a summer home, Trout Hall became a year-round retreat during the Revolutionary War - today it can be seen as it was in the 18th century.
Hours:
April 1 to November 30: 12pm-3pm; Sun:1pm-4pm; Closed: Mon