Allentown Attractions

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.

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.

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.

Lil-Le-Hi Trout Nursery have over 65,000 brook, brown, and rainbow trout available to view and be fed.

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.

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.