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Top 10 Museums in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PA)
Allentown, is the largest of the three Pennsylvania cities that make up the Lehigh Valley. Formerly an industrial hub, Allentown is probably most well known as the subject of the eponymous Billy Joel song. The long history of Allentown has left it with an impressive architectural heritage that includes buildings such as the neo-Roman Art Museum, which contains a reconstructed room designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The city is also home to the Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom amusement park.
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1. Allentown Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 144 reviews
Reviewed By Bi-coaster - Bradenton, United States
This small art museum is a gem with a diverse permanent collection and, currently, several galleries devoted to Who Shot Sports, It’s an all encompassing exhibit of sports photography with early examples from the 19th century and the vast majority from the past 50 or 60 years. Think of a sport, any sport amateur, Olympic or professional, and chances are that there is at least one photograph of it in the exhibit. Horse racing, football, baseball, tennis, gymnastics, etc. plus photos of spectators. See it while you can!
2. America On Wheels Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 358 reviews
Reviewed By AnnaMae50
We visited on first Friday of October. Since Covid is keeping visitors away, it wasn't crowded. We were given a tour by Rich Greene. This gentleman had a passion for cars and their history. We learned so much about the first Ford vehicles and Hudsons. We also visited across the street at RB Collections where they restore classic cars. Al R. also provided us with information regarding the work they do restoring vehicles. It was fantastic. If you plan on visiting make sure it's on Wednesday and Friday when Mr. Greene is there. You won't regret it. The museum was great also.
3. Lehigh County Heritage Center
4. Merchants Square Model Train Exhibit
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 79 reviews
The Merchants Square Model Train Exhibit has over 40 model trains rolling down 18,000 feet of track; more than 1,000 miniature structures, some handmade from scratch; 30,000 lights illuminating the stars, sky, moon, and buildings; and a real thunderstorm!
Reviewed By samtK4351SK - Yardley, United States
I did not know what to expect, we arrived in middle of the show and were let in, came back later for full show. I was amazed, two types of trains, HO scale & O gauge. There were at least 15 trains running, even had a subway train. worth your time.
5. Haines Mill Museum
6. Mack Trucks Historical Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 92 reviews
Reviewed By retiredfrwork - Warminster, United States
I came here this past Wednesday with my cousin. Her and I were totally amazed seeing all these vintage trucks on display. You name it this museum had it. We were given headphones to listen and learn about each truck that was displayed. I was especially interested in the Army trucks because of my father. He served in WW ll and probably had ridden in these. A very nice volunteer offered his perspective and information to me about these vehicles. Just fascinating to view vintage fire trucks and dump trucks of all kinds. Just beware about using the GPS on their website. We wound up at a dead end. Then we put in their actual address and that took us smack dab into a Kia dealer. Thank goodness I called and a man answered and gave me exact directions from that point. Hard to believe we were five minutes away but to us it felt like we were never going to find this museum.
7. Liberty Bell Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By 563NancyB - Gilchrist, United States
I visited the Liberty Bell Shrine during a field trip in 3rd or 4th grade, my fiancé (from Texas) and friend had never been here. Our tour guide was so informative and told us many fascinating stories about protecting the Liberty Bell! It was very enjoyable because now as an adult I understand the geography and how they traveled from Philadelphia to Allentown! Of course we were able to ring the bell! Could have listened to many more stories!
8. Da Vinci Science Center
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4.0 based on 220 reviews
Reviewed By AlixSlade - Washington DC, United States
We go to every science museum we can with our family. This is a gem of a museum for kids of all ages, and covers the usual suspects of science museums. The bonus is the addition of the industrial strengths of the Allentown region with precisely machined hydraulics and other equipment. Well worth the visit!
9. The Museum of Indian Culture
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By BaltimoreTraveler91
The Museum of Indian Culture is small, but worth a trip if you are in or near the Allentown area. Our tour guide was quite knowledgeable and provided us with a lot of information about the Lenape tribe in particular, and other Native American tribes from the region as well. Overall, a fun visit and a good history lesson!!!
