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Apothecary Tour

Explore the Apothecary museum—the oldest continually operating drug store in the U.S.—to find out what other medicines they used between 1743 and 1952.

Apothecary Tour Overview

Hear about early Moravian medical practices. Get the recipe for the 1743 Elixir for a Long Life and find out how inoculations were done before vaccines. Explore the Apothecary museum—the oldest continually operating drug store in the U.S.—to find out what other medicines they used between 1743 and 1952.

Note: There is some light walking on this tour to go from one building to the other.

Location

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem – National Historic Landmark

66 West Church Street
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018

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