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List of attraction in and around the Lehigh Valley

Make sure to scroll down for the complete list. 

First half is Lehigh Valley based attractions.

 Second half is within approximately 2 hours of the area


Lehigh Valley Based

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Within 2 Hours

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Ways To Save Money on Trips

A List of Lehigh Valley Attractions & Activities

Lehigh Valley - Outdoors

  • 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]
  • St Luke's Enchanted Forest - St Luke's Anderson


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

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

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

Lehigh Valley - Splash Parks

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] 

Lehigh Valley - Indoors Attractions

Lehigh Valley - Open Play

  • Move n Play - Coopersburg [review video]
  • Ohana Wondertown Playground - South Mall [review video]
  • Imagi Nation Exp  [review video]
  • 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
  • SkyZone - Easton [Review]
  • 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 [photos]
  • Parkettes - Allentown [review]
  • Force Gymnastics - Nazareth [ALL AGES review video]
  • Tumble Time At Charles Chrin Community Center - Palmer Twp [review video]


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
  • Gravity Vault
  • Twisted Tees - golf simulator and other 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
  • Indoor Mini Golf - Monster Mini Golf
  • Laser Tag - Two Ts Easton


 

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]

Lehigh Valley - Museums

  • 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] 
  • National Museum of Industrial History - Bethlehem [review video]
  • 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]

Train Rides

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

Lehigh Valley - Movies

  • 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

Water Parks

  • 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

Lehigh Valley - Sporting Events

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

A List of Outside the Valley Attractions & Activities

Note: These places are within a two hour drive of the area

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
  • BucksCountyKid - Bucks County PA
  • KidFriendlyPhilly - covers the Philadelphia area
  • ThatPikeCountyMom - NEPA
  • Wee.Play.CentralPA - Central PA
  • PhillyMomExplores - Philadelphia area
  • PhillyBurbsWithKids - Philadelphia area
  • WildKidsWander - Philly area
  • Phoenixville.Mama - Phoenixville Area
  • DelCoMomDaily - Delaware County
  • Seek.Discover.Play - PA/NJ/NY
  • KidsFind - PA/NJ/NY
  • NJMom - New Jersey
  • littlekidbigcity_newyork - New York
  • Making.Memory.Mama.NJ - New Jersey

Amusement Parks

  • 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 

Aquariums

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

Zoos

  • 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

Outdoors

  • 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] [review video]
  • 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
  • Morris Arboretum - Philadelphia, PA 

Indoor Fun

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
  • KidzPlace - Limerick, 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 [review video]
  • 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]
  • Junior Playland - NewtownSquare, PA [Ages 10 months - Age 12]
  • Go Playland - several location sin New Jersey


Train Rides

  • Strasburg Railroad
  • New Hope


important links

helpful links to possibly save money at some of these attractions

check out a pass from the library


museums4all for those with an access card


access Philadelphia


groupon or local flavor for localized deals


use your Lehigh Valley Zoo membership towards discounted admission to other zoos & aquariums in the AZA network


Da Vinci Science Center Reciprocity Program - visit other science centers at a discounted rate with Da Vinci Science Center membership


Please Touch Museum Reciprocity Program - visit other children's museum for a discounted rate with Please Touch Museum membership


North American Reciprocal Museums - some museums are part of this network to allow free or discounted admission to others around the country. We have an America on Wheels membership and have been use it at other places!

 last update Jan. 2025


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