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mer fun guide FAMILY FUN
BONRTHIENFGUN Whether you’ve been to these Lehigh Valley summer fun
spots many times or never, you can be guaranteed a good
Valley has muCh tO entertain the family time. They’re perfect for family outings and great places to bring
your out-of-town guests, too.
By Beth Orenstein ■ Crayola Experience, 30 Centre Square, Easton, offers 25
interactive exhibits spanning four floors at Easton’s Two Rivers
BE HERE Landing. Visitors can see how crayons and markers are made
and then color and play to their hearts' content. Open daily.
HOURS: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm Sun 12pm-5pm Crayolaexperience.com.
*Hours and days of operation subject to change ■ The Lehigh Valley Zoo, 5150 Game Preserve Road, Schnecksville,
A Museum of Education Entertainment Events is home to nearly 300 animals representing more than 125 species.
5 North Front St., Allentown 610.432.4200 Enjoy the animals, nature trails and picnics. Open from 10 a.m. to
www.americaonwheels.org 4 p.m. daily through Oct. 31. Lvzoo.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. ■ America on Wheels, 5 N. Front St., Allentown, is a museum
that celebrates everything on-the-road transportation. The exhibits
change every six months and there are more than 75 cars, trucks,
motorcycles and bikes in the museum. AmericaonWheels.org.
■ Dutch Springs, 4733 Hanoverville Road, Lower Nazareth, offers
lots of family adventures above and below the surface. There are
activities on water (kayaks, paddle boats, snorkeling and scuba
diving) and on land (rock and rope climbing, camping and picnics).
Dutchsprings.com.
■ Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, 3830 Dorney Park Road,
South Whitehall Township, has roller coasters, thrill rides, pools and
slides. There’s also live entertainment and food. Dorneypark.com.
■ Twin River Tubing, 4 Union Square, Phillipsburg, N.J., located
inside the sandbar where the Delaware and Lehigh rivers meet,
offers scenic views of New Jersey and Pennsylvania as you tube,
kayak, raft or canoe. Twinriverstubing.com.
■ Lost River Caverns, 726 Durham St., Hellertown, offers guided
tours of the natural limestone cavern’s chambers. There’s also a gift
shop and museum. Lostcave.com.
■ Crystal Cave, 963 Crystal Cave Road, Kutztown, offers tours
of its milky white stalactites, stalagmites, pillar and dripstone
formations. Crystalcavepa.com.
■ Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem,
offers guided tours of this historic farm-in-the-city property. The
property includes a restored 1748/1818 farmhouse, two 1840s
bank barns, kitchen garden and orchard, a corn crib and wagon
shed. Historicbethlehem.org.
■ Da Vinci Science Center, 3145 Hamilton Blvd., bypass,
Allentown, is a national award-winning science center. It aims to
inspire kids to be interested in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) subjects by presenting them in informal,
creative and interesting ways. Davincisciencecenter.org.
BONRTHIENFGUN Whether you’ve been to these Lehigh Valley summer fun
spots many times or never, you can be guaranteed a good
Valley has muCh tO entertain the family time. They’re perfect for family outings and great places to bring
your out-of-town guests, too.
By Beth Orenstein ■ Crayola Experience, 30 Centre Square, Easton, offers 25
interactive exhibits spanning four floors at Easton’s Two Rivers
BE HERE Landing. Visitors can see how crayons and markers are made
and then color and play to their hearts' content. Open daily.
HOURS: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm Sun 12pm-5pm Crayolaexperience.com.
*Hours and days of operation subject to change ■ The Lehigh Valley Zoo, 5150 Game Preserve Road, Schnecksville,
A Museum of Education Entertainment Events is home to nearly 300 animals representing more than 125 species.
5 North Front St., Allentown 610.432.4200 Enjoy the animals, nature trails and picnics. Open from 10 a.m. to
www.americaonwheels.org 4 p.m. daily through Oct. 31. Lvzoo.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. ■ America on Wheels, 5 N. Front St., Allentown, is a museum
that celebrates everything on-the-road transportation. The exhibits
change every six months and there are more than 75 cars, trucks,
motorcycles and bikes in the museum. AmericaonWheels.org.
■ Dutch Springs, 4733 Hanoverville Road, Lower Nazareth, offers
lots of family adventures above and below the surface. There are
activities on water (kayaks, paddle boats, snorkeling and scuba
diving) and on land (rock and rope climbing, camping and picnics).
Dutchsprings.com.
■ Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, 3830 Dorney Park Road,
South Whitehall Township, has roller coasters, thrill rides, pools and
slides. There’s also live entertainment and food. Dorneypark.com.
■ Twin River Tubing, 4 Union Square, Phillipsburg, N.J., located
inside the sandbar where the Delaware and Lehigh rivers meet,
offers scenic views of New Jersey and Pennsylvania as you tube,
kayak, raft or canoe. Twinriverstubing.com.
■ Lost River Caverns, 726 Durham St., Hellertown, offers guided
tours of the natural limestone cavern’s chambers. There’s also a gift
shop and museum. Lostcave.com.
■ Crystal Cave, 963 Crystal Cave Road, Kutztown, offers tours
of its milky white stalactites, stalagmites, pillar and dripstone
formations. Crystalcavepa.com.
■ Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem,
offers guided tours of this historic farm-in-the-city property. The
property includes a restored 1748/1818 farmhouse, two 1840s
bank barns, kitchen garden and orchard, a corn crib and wagon
shed. Historicbethlehem.org.
■ Da Vinci Science Center, 3145 Hamilton Blvd., bypass,
Allentown, is a national award-winning science center. It aims to
inspire kids to be interested in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) subjects by presenting them in informal,
creative and interesting ways. Davincisciencecenter.org.
