Transportation
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America on Wheels celebrates the history of over-the-road transportation and highlights future means of moving people and product, through a variety of exhibits and educational programs.
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Antique Truck Club - Antique Truck Show
An organization to preserve, restore and operate antique commercial vehicles.
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Built in the Victorian Italianate architectural style in 1861, this beautiful home was the residence of Asa Packer. Today, you will see his mansion just as it stood during Packer's lifetime.
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Biery’s Port Historic District
The Biery's Port section of Catasauqua is the oldest part of a town that became an early home for the anthracite iron industry in America.
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A one-day motorcycle event and street fair with food, entertainment and games.
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Dating back to 1841, and spanning 145 feet over Little Lehigh River, it is one of the oldest covered bridges in the region and in the nation.
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Bucks County Riverboat Company
On the scenic Delaware River, this beautiful riverfront property, large dock with tables and chairs, and 52' custom-built pontoon boat provide a unique venue for your special outings and events.
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
Constructed in 1868, it was once considered one of the finest passenger stations on the Jersey Central Line.
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Concours d'Elegance is a vintage car exhibition featuring over 200 of the rarest and exceptional automobiles ever made.
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Coryell’s Ferry Historic Boat Rides
A relaxing ride aboard this paddlewheel boat offers beautiful scenery and a boats-eye view of the Delaware River’s varied wildlife.
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of historic canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. It is one trail that travels through three distinct areas but ties the region together with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
New Hope, PA
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. It's an amazing journey for outdoor enthusiasts, families, history buffs and art lovers with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
Bethlehem, PA
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of historic canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. This path exposes walkers, hikers, bicyclists and others to some of Pennsylvania's finest wild lands, wildflowers and wildlife. It is one trail that travels through three distinct areas but ties the region together. It's an amazing journey for outdoor enthusiasts, families, history buffs and art lovers with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
White Haven, PA
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One of the country's largest antique and classic car shows and automotive flea markets, features arts, crafts and antiques, free musical entertainment, children's activities and fireworks.
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The 60-mile towpath of the Delaware Canal is a stroll into American History.
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Delaware Canal State Park Trailhead
The access point is on river left and lies just upstream from the Easton Dam at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers within Easton's Scott Park.
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Friends of the Delaware Canal - Locktender’s House
Restored 19th-century Locktender's House on the Delaware Canal.
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Geiger's Bridge is known for its impressive stepped portal.
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The Giants Despair Hill Climb, sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America. One-hundred competitors battle for hill supremacy.
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Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails
Trail users will experience many types of wildlife along the trails, as well as spectacular scenery, unique environmental areas, rare vegetation, scars of past mining and active on-going strip mining.
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The bridge that anchors the eastern end of South Whitehall Township's Covered Bridge Park is Manasses Guth's Bridge. It joins the Wehr Covered Bridge as bookends to this unique park along Jordan Creek.
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Josiah White II Canal Boat Ride
Ride along as a costumed interpreter pilots a mule drawn boat along a portion of the Lehigh Canal. Learn the history of the canal as you take in the beautiful scenery of the area.
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Kreidersville Bridge is in Northampton County, and is the only remaining covered bridge in that county.
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Lackawanna County - Electric City Trolley Museum and Station
The Electric City Trolley Museum and Station is a collaborative effort involving many partners. Together they have created a premier electric railway museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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The eight-foot-wide asphalt trail starts near the Easton Area High School and traverses a variety of landscapes including forests, farmland, residential neighborhoods, and the banks of the Lehigh River.
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Ride the rails from historic Jim Thorpe into Lehigh Gorge State Park. This view along this magnificent route changes with the seasons.
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Lehigh Valley Covered Bridge Tour
The Lehigh Valley's seven quaint, historic covered bridges are highlighted on this self-guided tour.
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Located in the small village of Little Gap, at the base of the Pocono Mountains, this authentic old covered bridge provides passage over one of the best trout fishing streams.
Little Gap, PA 18071
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Luzerne County Historical Society
Founded in 1858, the Society chronicles the history of the Wyoming Valley from prehistoric times to the present in three floors of exhibits.
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See 14 Mack truck models from 1907 to 1973, plus memorabilia and photographs. (Occasional changes in displays.) If you like trucks, you'll love this museum.
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The museum contains Switchback Railroad and canal lock models as well as a museum of the history of Mauch Chunk and a display of Jim Thorpe.
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Audio, visual and interactive exhibits on canal history, technology and regional history.
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Relax as you travel through the rolling hills and valleys of Bucks County and experience the sights, sounds and romance of the Golden Era of Steam.
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Closed for 2009 due to canal re-construction..
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Noble’s Blacksmith Shop and Mining Museum
Noble Henninger was one of the last blacksmiths in Panther Valley. The shop was built in 1927 and reflects the tools and machines in use at that time.
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Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society
Historical museum and genealogical library.
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Old Mauch Chunk - National Historic District
The Old Mauch Chunk Historic District features many historic buildings and sites. Self-guided tours are available.
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
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Old Mauch Chunk Landing (Jim Thorpe Visitor Center)
The Landing is Carbon County's hub for special events, exhibits and rail excursions, and an orientation center of the Delaware & Lehigh National and State Heritage Corridor. Explore the rich industrial heritage through themed exhibits.
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Rex Covered Bridge is one of the five covered bridges spanning Jordan Creek in Lehigh County.
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Probably built in the second quarter of the 19th century as a canal side hotel. Later that century, a barn/warehouse on the property south of the dwelling was the headquarters for Rickert"s Coal and Freight Company. The coal yards stood between the brick building and barn, and the canal.
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Even though Schlicher's Bridge is in a remote and wooded area, it's still a great bridge to see.
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Read the history. Climb aboard an old steam engine. Enjoy a train excursion. Learn about steam railroading and the people who made it possible at Steam Town National Historic Site.
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The Summit Hill Heritage Center has a model of the Switchback Railroad and many other artifacts from Summit Hill's past history.
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Built in the early 1800s, this monumental system of gently sloping pathways was designed to haul coal from the massive anthracite mine on Summit Hill down to the Lehigh Canal.
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This is a fine recreation trail, linking Jim Thorpe and Summit Hill to the overlook on Mount Pisgah. Some incredible views of the Lehigh Gorge and Jim Thorpe are from Mount Pisgah.
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The Jim Thorpe eXperience (JTX)
Guided Historic Adventure Tours - hike, bike, kayak or walk through historic Jim Thorpe and its beautiful surroundings, while enjoying historic and ecological discussion with local guides.
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In the 1860s, the second largest tannery in the United States sat on the banks of the Lehigh River at the small town of Lehigh Tannery.
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The WK&S Railroad is located in Kempton, Pennsylvania, in scenic Berks County. Known as the "Hawk Mountain Line" because of its proximity to the famous bird sanctuary, the WK&S has been open since 1963.
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Walnutport Canal & Locktenders House
Restored 1829 Locktender's House. Canal locks, towpath, picnic areas and a watered canal.
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Built in 1841, Wehr's Bridge is now located in a scenic county park.
