Scranton, in the northeast of the state, was once an anthracite-mining center; it is now dominated by the electronics industry. Earlier days are recalled by the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum and the Scranton Iron Furnaces, four old coal-fired smelting furnaces. The Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour takes visitors 100 yards underground in a disused mine shaft.
Everhart Museum houses American folk, American Indian, Asian, African and Egyptian decorative arts as well as primitive art. The emphasis of the collection is natural history and the visual arts.
Address: Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510-2380, United States
Phone: 1 (570) 346-7186, Fax: 1 (570) 346-0652
Hours:
February 1 to December 31: 12pm-4pm; Sun:12pm-5pm; Sat:10am-5pm; Closed: Tue, Wed
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian
Visitors can explore 300 feet beneath the earth, learn about life and hard coal times in the Shifting Shanty. A photo-mural exhibit, mining tools, artifacts and video presentations are on display.
The Anthracite Heritage Museum in Scranton tells the story of the diverse people who came to the Anthracite region of Pennsylvania to work in the mines, mills, and factories. The galleries highlight the lives and culture of coal, mill and railroad families.
Address: Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, Bald Mountain Road, Scranton, PA 18504, United States
Phone: 1 (570) 963-4804, Fax: 1 (570) 963-4194
Hours:
9am-5pm; Sun:12pm-5pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Martin Luther King's Birthday - USA (3rd Monday, January ), President's Day - USA (3rd Monday, February ), Columbus Day - USA (2nd Monday, October ), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Veteran's Day - USA (November 11), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Scranton Iron Furnaces are four massive stone blast furnaces that the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company built between 1848 and 1857. Visitors can view the remains in the park-like setting.
Address: Scranton Iron Furnaces, Bald Mountain Road, Scranton, PA 18504, United States
Phone: 1 (570) 963-4804, Fax: 1 (570) 963-4194
Hours:
Sunrise-Sunset
Tips: Visitor Center, open on a seasonal basis April through October from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton
Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton
