List of tourist attractions in Allentown, Pennsylvania facts for kids

Allentown, Pennsylvania, 2010

The following is a list of sites of interest in Allentown, Pennsylvania and parts of the city's metropolitan area, the Lehigh Valley.

Historic sites

George Taylor House, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania

The Lehigh County Historical Society controls Allentown's historic sites.

• Bethlehem Steel
• Burnside Plantation
• Claussville Schoolhouse
• Colonial Industrial Quarter
• George Taylor House
• Goundie House
• Haines Mill
• Lockridge Furnace
• Sun Inn
• Trout Hall
• Troxell-Steckel Farm Museum

Museums

Allentown Art Museum in Allentown

Art

• Allentown Art Museum
• Baum School of Art
• Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts

Science

• Da Vinci Science Center

History

• Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum
• Liberty Bell Museum
• Moravian Museum
• Saylor Park Cement Industry Museum

Automotive

• America On Wheels
• Mack Trucks Historical Museum

Other

• Museum of Indian Culture

Outdoors

The first drops of Dorney Park's Steel Force and Thunderhawk rollercoasters

Amusement parks

• Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Arboretums

• William F. Curtis Arboretum

Animal life institutions

• Lehigh Parkway Fish Hatchery
• Lehigh Valley Zoo

Parks and squares

• Allen Park
• Bicentennial Park
• Buck Boyle Park
• Cedar Beach park
• East Side Reservoir
• Fellowship East Lot
• Fountain Park
• Franklin Park
• Hanover Acres Play Lot
• Herbst Park
• Howard Keck Juniata Play Lot
• Irving St Park
• Ithaca Play Lot
• Jordan Meadows
• Jordan Park
• Keck Park
• Kimmett's Lock
• Lehigh Canal
• Lehigh Landing
• Lehigh Parkway
• Lumber & Benton Play Lot
• Municipal Golf Course
• Nice 13 Tot Lot
• Old Allentown Cemetery
• Old Fairgrounds Playground
• Patriots Park
• Percy Ruhe Park
• Roosevelt Park
• Salisbury Drive Play Lot
• South Mountain Reservoir and Park
• Trexler Nature Preserve
• West Park

Performing arts centers

• Allentown Symphony Hall – classical music (performances by Allentown Symphony Orchestra)
• Civic Theatre of Allentown – plays, musicals
• Crocodile Rock – hip-hop/rock
• Maingate Nightclub – hip-hop/rock
• Zoellner Arts Center – plays, musicals, lectures

Bands

Allentown is home to the oldest civilian band in the United States, the Allentown Band. The city also has these civilian bands: Marine Band of Allentown, the Municipal Band of Allentown and the Pioneer Band of Allentown, which all perform at the West Park Bandshell.

Religious buildings

• Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena

Shopping areas

• Carbon Plaza Mall, small indoor shopping mall located outside of the Lehigh Valley
• The Crossings Premium Outlets, outlet mall located outside of the Lehigh Valley
• Lehigh Valley Mall, large indoor shopping mall with mid-range to upscale stores
• The Outlets at Wind Creek Bethlehem, outlet mall located at the Wind Creek Bethlehem
• Palmer Park Mall, average sized indoor mall
• The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, open-air mall with high-end retailers
• The Shoppes at Trexler, converted into a shopping center with big-box retailers, former Trexler Mall
• South Mall, indoor shopping mall with mid-range stores
• Westgate Mall, small indoor shopping mall
• Whitehall Mall, indoor and outdoor shopping mall with mid-range stores

Defunct

• Hess's, five-story department store located in Center City
• Neuweiler Brewery complex
• Phillipsburg Mall, defunct moderate sized indoor mall. Independently owned Kohls remains open.

Sports arenas and stadiums

Coca-Cola Park in Allentown

Professional

• Bicentennial Park, home of the Philadelphia Force
• Coca-Cola Park, home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, a minor-league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies
• J. Birney Crum Stadium, home of the Pennsylvania Stoners and Northampton Laurels
• Lehigh Valley Velodrome
• PPL Center, Home of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Eateries

• The Brass Rail
• Maingate
• Ritz Barbecue at the Allentown Fairgrounds
• Stahely's
• Yocco's Hot Dogs
• Zandy's Steak Shop