ALLENTOWN

• Allentown Symphony Hall

Address: 23 N 6th St, Allentown, PA 18101

Phone: 610-432-7961

Website: https://www.millersymphonyhall.org/

Information: The Allentown Symphony Association provides first-class symphony orchestra performances.

 

• Allentown Art Museum

Address: 31 N 5th St, Allentown, PA 18101

Phone: 610-432-4333

Website: https://www.allentownartmuseum.org/

Information: The Allentown Art Museum offers a variety of art collections and exhibitions.

 

• Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom

Address: 4000 Dorney Park Road Allentown, PA 18104

Phone: 610-395-3724

Website: https://www.dorneypark.com/play/wildwater-kingdom

Information: Make a splash at Pennsylvania's Wildwater Kingdom. It's the perfect way to cool off during a hot summer day. 

 

• Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum

Address: 432 Walnut St, Allentown, PA 18102

Phone: 610-435-1074

Website: http://www.lchs.museum/

Information: One of the largest historical society museums in the country, with 6 galleries on area history.

 

• Museum of Indian Culture

Address: 2825 Fish Hatchery Rd, Allentown, PA 18103

Phone: 610-797-2121

Website: https://www.museumofindianculture.org/

Information: The Museum of Indian Culture provides a unique opportunity for visitors to learn about the early history and culture of this Nation’s first Peoples.

 

• Liberty Bell Museum

Address: 622 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18101

Phone: 610-435-4232

Website: http://libertybellmuseum.org/

Information: Come and discover the place where America’s most famous symbol of freedom found refuge during the darkest days of the Revolution.

 

• Civic theater of Allentown

Address: 527 N 19th St, Allentown, PA 18104

Phone: 610-432-8943

Website: http://www.civictheatre.com/

Information: The Civic Theatre of Allentown is a historic Theatre production company that produces live theater, runs educational programs, and screens art house films. 

 

• America on Wheels Museum

Address: 5 N Front St, Allentown, PA 18102

Phone: 610-432-4200

Website: http://americaonwheels.org/

Information: The elaborate galleries of America On Wheels feature the vehicles that put the nation, literally, on the road to international leadership in automotive transportation.

 

• Curtis Hall Arboretum

Address: 1250 Church Road, Wyncote, PA 19095

Phone: 215-884-7675

Website: https://cheltenhamtownship.org/pView.aspx?id=2645&catid=29

Information: The arboretum surrounds Curtis Hall, once the ballroom of the Curtis family mansion. The arboretum features hills, two ponds, a dog park, a small World War II memorial, and over fifty types of trees.

 

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PHILADELPHIA

 

• Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site

Address: 532 N 7th St, Philadelphia, PA 19123

Phone: 215-597-8780

Website: https://www.nps.gov/edal/index.htm

Information: In Poe’s only surviving home, reflect on the human spirit surmounting crushing obstacles, and celebrate Poe’s astonishing creativity.

 

• Independence National Historic Park

Address: Philadelphia, PA 19106

Phone: 215-965-2305

Website: https://www.nps.gov/inde/index.htm

Information: Independence National Historical Park preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history.

 

• Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site

Address: 916 S Swanson St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Phone: 215-389-1513

Website: http://www.old-swedes.org/

Information: Visit the church's pastoral surroundings and its burial ground of patriots and ordinary citizens alike.  

 

• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

Address: 301 Pine St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Phone: 215-965-2305

Website: https://www.nps.gov/thko/index.htm

Information: Visit the house where wounded Polish freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko lived and hear how this brilliant military engineer designed successful fortifications during the American Revolution.  

 

• Underground Railroad Museum At Belmont Mansion

Address: 2000 Belmont Mansion Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131

Phone: 215-878-8844

Website: https://www.belmontmansion.org/

Information: The house museum is dedicated to colonial history and the 19th century network of people and places known as the "underground railroad.”

 

• Mutter Museum

Address: 19 S 22nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215-560-8564

Website: http://muttermuseum.org/

Information: The Mütter Museum contains a collection of anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment.

 

• The Franklin Institute

Address: 222 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215-448-1200

Website: https://www.fi.edu/

Information: In the spirit of inquiry and discovery embodied by Benjamin Franklin, the mission of The Franklin Institute is to inspire a passion for learning about science and technology.

 

• Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Address: 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215-299-1000

Website: https://ansp.org/

Information: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas.

 

• Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Address: 3680 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: 215-898-3900

Website: https://annenbergcenter.org/

Information: The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a theatre, dance and world music venue in Philadelphia.

 

• Eastern State Penitentiary

Address: 2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Phone: 215-236-3300

Website: https://www.easternstate.org/

Information: Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers.

 

PITTSBURGH

 

• The Warhol Museum

Address: 117 Sandusky St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Phone: 412-237-8300

Website: https://www.warhol.org/

Information: The Andy Warhol Museum is the largest museum in North America dedicated to a single artist. The museum holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives from the Pittsburgh-born pop art icon Andy Warhol.

 

• Pittsburgh International Raceway

Address: 201 Penndale Exd, Wampum, PA 16157

Phone: 724-535-1000

Website: https://pittrace.com/

Information: Pitt Race hosts amateur and professional automobile, motorcycle, and karting events. 

 

• Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

Address: 7370 Baker St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Phone: 412-665-3640

Website: https://www.pittsburghzoo.org/

Information: The Pittsburgh Zoo exhibits more than 4,000 animals representing 475 species, including 20 threatened or endangered species.

 

• Carnegie Science Center

Address: 1 Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Phone: 412-237-3400

Website: http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/

Information: One of Pittsburgh's best museums for hands-on exploration, with science shows, exhibits, a mini railroad and real submarine.

 

• Heinz History Center

Address: 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Phone: 412-454-6000

Website: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/

Information: Discover 250 years of Pittsburgh history at the Heinz History Center, Pennsylvania's largest history museum & an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

 

• Carnegie Museum of Art

Address: 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Phone: 412-622-3131

Website: https://cmoa.org/

Information: The Carnegie Museum of Art was founded in 1895 by the Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie and collects contemporary art, including film and video works.

 

• Sandcastle Water Park

Address: 1000 Sandcastle Dr, West Homestead, PA 15120

Phone: 412-462-6666

Website: https://www.sandcastlewaterpark.com/

Information: Sandcastle Water Park features 15 waterslides, a wave pool, and a lazy river.

 

• Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts

Address: 600 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Phone: 412-392-4900

Website: https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pso_home/web/heinz-hall

Information:  Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center and concert hall featuring various shows throughout the year.

 

• Fort Duquesne

Address: 3 Rivers Heritage Trail System, Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Phone: 717-783-3323

Website: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/PointStatePark/Pages/default.aspx

Information: Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.