Angela & Brian
Things To Do
Allentown Art Museum
A very fine permanent collection with varied special exhibits. It is a short walk from the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Allentown.
America On Wheels Museum
The elaborate galleries of America On Wheels feature the vehicles that put our nation, literally, on the road to international leadership in automotive transportation. Walkable from the Renaissance.
Lehigh Valley Zoo
Lehigh Valley Zoo is home to nearly 300 animals representing more than 125 species. The Lehigh Valley Zoo comprise 29 acres inside the 1,100-acre Trexler Nature Preserve.
Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
Bethlehem was founded by the Moravians on Christmas Eve 1741. There are several buildings and small museums tracing Colonial Bethlehem and the history of the Moravians, who founded the city. Once you park, you can walk to most sites and be in the lovely downtown area. There's lots of excellent shops and restaurants.
National Museum of Industrial History
Located on the southside of Bethlehem (the Lehigh River separates north and south sides of the city) the museum celebrates the legacy of key industries that helped build, transport and defend America, most notably Bethlehem Steel, long the second largest steelmaker in the country.
Hoover-Mason Trestle
Bethlehem's version of New York City's High Line, the trestle is an elevated walkway along the rail lines that transported coke, limestone and iron ore to feed the ironmaking blast furnaces at the Bethlehem Steel plant. It runs 1/3 mile and features story boards that detail the operation of the furnaces and the history of the steel plant. Free parking and at the same site as the Industrial History Museum.