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summer fun Guide family fun

ENDLESS ABUNDANCE
New & familiar attractions OF FUN
offer engaging experiences
for the entire family

By Shannon Sigafoos

Summer’s arrival means planned visits to area staples n Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley
like Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Crayola Road, Stroudsburg, has 114 acres of beautiful pastures,
Experience, the Da Vinci Science Center or The Lehigh woodlands and streams for families to explore. Buildings
Valley Zoo. Luckily, the Valley has also seen its list of “must include the 1850s bank barn, original farmhouse, cabin,
visit” attractions grow in recent years, giving your family spring house, ice house, smokehouse, dry house and assorted
plenty to do both indoors and out. smaller barns. Quietvalley.org.

n America On Wheels Museum, 5 N. Front St., n Wildlands Conservancy, 3701 Orchid Place, Emmaus,
Allentown, teaches kids the practical applications behind offers educational wildlife and nature-based discovery for
how engines work, how cars are designed and built and how children of all ages. Visitors enjoy wildlife viewing provided by
automobiles shaped America. Americaonwheels.org. forest, meadow eand boardwalk trails. Wildlandspa.org.

n Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary, 18 Church Road, BE HERE
Jim Thorpe, is a hands-on, science-based education center
offering families the perfect place to bring a picnic or to use HOURS: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm Sun 12pm-5pm
their tables outside and explore native pollinators in the garden *Hours and days of operation subject to change
in front of their Sanctuary. Bearmountainbutterflies.com. Last ticket sale at 4pm

n Cops ‘N Kids Lehigh Valley (Reading Room), 511 E. A Museum of Education Entertainment Events
Third St., Bethlehem, is free and open to the public at 11 5 North Front St., Allentown 610.432.4200
a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesdays throughout the summer.
Children are invited to delve into a new experience or www.americaonwheels.org
adventure, celebrating diverse cultures and expanding their
horizons through books and crafts. Copsnkidslv.org. Directions from Scranton/Philadelphia: 476 towards Allentown, EXIT Rt. 22 East, EXIT 7th St. South, LEFT onto W. Hamilton St., LEFT onto N. Front St.

n Easton Public Market FreySmiles Kids’ Zone,
325 Northampton St., Easton, provides children with a
creative space for physical, artistic and interactive play
as well as an opportunity to learn about food and farming.
Eastonpublicmarket.com.

n Freefall Trampoline Park, 2800 Baglyos Circle,
Bethlehem, and Sky Zone Trampoline Park, Westgate Mall
in Bethlehem, offer giant wall-to-wall trampolines for
endless aerial fun. Freefalltrampolinepark.com; skyzone.
com/Bethlehem.

n ImagiNation, 3313 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown, is an
interactive, educational, entertainment experience where
kids ages 3-12 can role play over 40 different careers with a
realistic, kid-sized community. Imaginationexp.com.

n The Mill Experience, 3713 Linden St., Bethlehem,
combines five popular attractions inside a climate-controlled,
preserved factory. Families can enjoy the 18-hole indoor
miniature golf course, laser tag, aero ball, the Mill Grill
indoor food truck and more. Themillexperience.com.

n Lost River Caverns, 726 Durham St., Hellertown, is
a natural limestone cavern consisting of five chambers the
entire family will have fun exploring. Lostcave.com.

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