List of attraction in and around the Lehigh Valley

• Playgrounds
• Mini Golf Locations
• Lehigh Valley Zoo
• Farms & Farmer's Markets
• Crystal Cave - Kutztown
• Lost River Caverns - Hellertown [technically indoors? enter through a building and go underground]
• Hangdog Outdoor Adventure - Easton [ziplining, ages 5+]
• National Canal Museum - Easton [seasonal canal boat rides and can rent paddleboat, kayaks, and more]
• Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery - Orefield [walking trail, chestnut orchard, native plants for sale, programming] [review video]
• Beltzville State Park & Lake - Lehighton, PA [can go swimming here]

Lehigh Valley - Walk/Hike

• Jacobsburg State Park
• Sunflower field at St Luke's Anderson [August]
• Sunflower field at St Lukes Carbon [August/September]
• Columcille Megalith Park
• Wildlands Conservancy
• Hawk Mountain  - Kempton
• Allentown Rose Gardens
• Trout Nursery - Allentown
• Ironton Rail Trail - Whitehall area
• Nor-Bath Trail - Northampton area
• D&L Trail - various points
• Karl Stirner Arts Trail - Easton
• Hoover Mason Trestle - South side Bethlehem
• LockRidge Park and Furnace  Museum - Alburtis, PA  {bluebells in bloom in springtime}
• More trails can be found HERE

Lehigh Valley - Amusement Parks

• Dorney Park
• Bushkill Park [review video]

Winter sports include snow tubing, skiing, and/or snowboarding

• Camelback Resort - Poconos
• Blue Mountain Resort - Poconos
• Bear Creek Mountain Resort - Macungie

THESE ARE SEASONAL

• Bucky Boyle [free] - Allentown
• Old Fairgrounds [free] - Allentown
• Valania [free] - Allentown
• Promenade shops [free]
• Grange Park [membership required] - Upper Macungie
• Lower Nazareth [membership required] [opening June 2024]

Lehigh Valley - Open Play

• Move n Play - Coopersburg
• Ohana Wondertown Playground - South Mall
• Imagi Nation Exp 
• LV Sports Turf
• Restaurants with play places 
• 1st floor near JC Penny at Lehigh Valley Mall has a play area [free]
• Roots to Wings - Bethlehem [review video]
• Spark Creativity Center - Easton [review video]

Lehigh Valley - Trampoline Parks

• Urban Air - Trexlertown
• Sky Zone - Bethlehem
• Freefall Trampoline Park has closed as of 6/11/2024

Lehigh Valley - Open Tumble [geared towards younger children]

• East Penn Children's Fitness Academy - Alburtis
• Parkettes - Allentown
• Force Gymnastics - Nazareth
• Tumble Time At Charles Chrin Community Center - Palmer Twp

Lehigh Valley - Arcades

• Back to the Arcade
• Chuck E Cheese
• Dave & Busters
• Mystery Box Games -  Easton [board games]
• Country Junction - Lehighton 

Lehigh Valley - Indoor Sports

• Roller Skating
• Ice Skating
• Bowling
• North Summit Climbing Gym
• The Sweet Spot Bar & Grill - golf simulator and other virtual games
• Lehigh Valley Grand Prix - Allentown [indoor go karts {8+ years to race and axe throwing {15 years+ to play}]
• Captured LV Escape Rooms - Allentown & Bethlehem Locations [ages 8+]
• Escape.Exe Escape Rooms - Bethlehem [ages 8+]
• Angry Jacks Axe Throwing - Bethlehem [ages 9+ - website lists kids birthday parties]
• Skeggys Axe  House - Easton [ages 10+]
• Indoor Mini Golf - Two Ts Easton
• Laser Tag - Two Ts Easton
• Laser Tag at Planet Trog [must book a private group outing]

Lehigh Valley - Creatives

• Painting Pottery & Art [list of local art studios, pottery studios, and even a bead bar - make your own bracelet!]
• Crayola Experience - Easton [discounted tickets]

Lehigh Valley - Other

• Project Paw - Easton [review video] [thrift store and can give a donation to cuddle adoptable cats]

• America on Wheels - Allentown [review video]
• Sigal Museum - Easton [select days free admission]
• Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum
• Allentown Art Museum - [free admission & free weekend programming]
• Da Vinci Science Center - Allentown [review video]  [Dinos Alive. video now through September 2024]
• National Museum of Industrial History - Bethlehem
• National Canal Museum - Easton [seasonal canal boat rides and can rent paddleboat, kayaks, and more]
• Historic Bethlehem Sites - Bethlehem [first Sunday of the month they hold Free Sundays with arts & crafts for the kids]
• Burnside Plantation - Bethlehem [free family events on the first Saturday every month May - October]

• Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway - Jim Thorpe
• Allentown & Auburn - Kutztown
• WK&S Railroad - Kempton
• Delaware River Railroad  - NJ

• Becky's Drive In - Walnutport
• Shankweiler's Drive In - Orefield
• Movie Tavern - Trexlertown [Value Tuesdays - as low as $6/7 per ticket] [Kids Film Series - select dates, select summer movies as low as $3 per ticket]
• AMC [multiple locations] $3 Family Friendly Movies
• Regal Cinemas $1 Summer Movies
• Movies in the Park [seasonal, located in various parks in the summertime]
• The Roxy - Northampton [$5 tickets]
• Emmaus Theatre - Emmaus

• Wildwater Kingdom at Dorney Park [outdoors]
• Great Wolf Lodge [indoors] - Poconos [review]
• Camelback [indoor and outdoor options] - Poconos [indoor waterpark review]
• Kalahari [indoors] [review video] - Poconos
• H2Oooohh at Split Rock Resort - Poconos

Most of the area's water parks are outside the direct Lehigh Valley area

• Baseball : Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (season April - Sept)
• Hockey : Lehigh Valley Phantoms (season Sept - April)

Here are some pages similar to mine that cover other surrounding areas:

• Pennsylvania Kid - covers Southeastern PA
• ScrantonMom - covers Northeast PA
• BucksCountyMom - covers Bucks County PA
• KidFriendlyPhilly - covers the Philadelphia area

• Sesame Place - Langhorne, PA. [Sesame Place Playground video] [review video]
• Six Flags - NJ
• Dutch Wonderland - Lancaster, PA
• Diggerland - NJ
• Land of Make Believe - Hope Twp, NJ
• Knoebels - Elysburg, PA
• American Dream Mall - NJ [indoor water park, indoor ski resort, aquarium, and more!]
• Hershey Park - Hershey, PA [review post]
• LegoLand NY 

• Adventure Aquarium - Camden, NJ
• Electric City Aquarium - Scranton, PA [review video]
• Seaquest - Woodbridge, NJ
• Jenkinson's Aquarium - Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

• Philadelphia Zoo [review video]
• Elmwood Park Zoo - Norristown, PA
• ZooAmerica - Hershey, PA
• Turtle Back Zoo - West Orange, NJ
• Popcorn Park Animal Refuge - Forked River, NJ
• Animal Adventure Park - Harpursville, NY
• ReptileLand - Allenwood, PA
• Lake Tobias - Halifax, PA
• Claws n Paws - Lake Ariel

• Cherry Crest Adventure Farm - Ronks, PA
• Shady Brook Farm - Yardley, PA
• Longwood Gardens - Kennett Square, PA
• Ringing Rocks Park -  Upper Black Eddy, PA
• Churchville Nature Center - Churchville Bucks County, PA
• Treehouse World - West Chester, PA
• Magic Gardens - Philadelphia, PA
• Nay Aug Park - Scranton, PA
• Steamtown National Historic Site - Scranton, PA [site is free to visit] [rides available during warmer months. - extra fee]
• Linvilla Orchards - Media, PA [pick your own farm, animals, and other activities]
• Hickory Run State Park & Boulder Field - Poconos, PA
• Smith Playground - Philadelphia, PA
• Mt Gretna Lake&Beach - Lebanon, PA
• Grounds for Sculptures - Hamilton, NJ 
• Lackawanna Coal Mine - Scranton, PA
• Water's Edge Mini Golf - Bird in Hand, PA
• Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines - Pottstown, PA 

All Ages

• Funzilla - Bucks County
• The Works - Wyomissing, PA
• Legoland Discovery Center  - Plymouth Meeting Mall [Review Video]  [Review Post]
• Arnold’s Family Fun Center - Oaks, PA
• DEFY Scranton - Scranton, PA
• NOVA Wyoming - Wyoming, PA
• FunCity Trampoline Park - Blackwood, NJ
• FunCity York - York, PA
• Mr. B's PlayZone - Souderton [kids under 54"]
• Thrillz High Flying - King of Prussia
• Pocono Rocks - Mount Pocono
• Superior Play - Norristown, PA

Museums

• Academy of Natural Science - Philly 
• OtherWorld - Philadelphia, PA
• Museum of Illusions - Philadelphia, PA
• Reading Public Museum - Reading, PA
• Electric City Trolley Museum - Scranton, PA [rides available during warmer months] [review video]
• Turkey Hill Experience - Columbia, PA - [review video]
• Franklin Institute - Philadelphia
• InfoAge Museum - Wall Township, NJ
• Bloomsburg Children's Museum - Bloomsburg, PA
• Everhart Museum - Scranton, PA
• Independence Seaport Museum - Philadelphia, PA

Under Age 12 [check each individual organization for suggested age range]

• My Size City - Quakertown [review video]
• Please Touch Museum - Philadelphia
• Giggleberry Fair - Peddlers Village
• Bucks County Children's Museum - New Hope
• Climb a Lot Tree house - Tamaqua, PA
• Tiny Town - Lancaster or Philadelphia
• The Barn Yard - Collegeville, PA
• Bee's Backyard - Scranton, PA
• Play Pad - Langhorne, PA [ages 0-9]
• Imagination Street - Exton, PA [ages 0-7]
• Lulu's Casita - Ardmore, PA [under age 5]
• Busy Bodies Play Cafe - Lancaster, PA [ages 1 - 6]
• Chatter Splatter - Eagleville,  PA [7 months - 7 years]
• Hands on House Children's Museum of Lancaster - Lancaster, PA [ages 2 - 10]
• Long Live Playtime - Dallas, PA [Under 8 years]

• Strasburg Railroad
• New Hope