Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites

Leave from Steelstacks Visitor Center
711 East First Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015

Bethlehem Steel, once the 2nd largest steel producer in the country, helped build some of America's greatest landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Chrysler Building. Discover the humble beginnings, monumental growth, and humbling decline of this 20th-century giant.

The 90-minute walking tour features up-close views of the former steel plant and an in-depth look at the steel-making process and the roles the workers played in our country's history.

Dates: Fridays-Sundays in October at 1 pm (approximately 90 minutes*)

*Times are given approximately. It is recommended that visitors set asides 90 minutes for tours as times may vary depending on group size.

*Please note: The elevator is currently out at the Hoover-Mason Trestle and visitors should be prepared to take the stairs*

Complimentary screening of The Christmas City documentary available one half hour before tour. Check ticketing page for details.

Price: Value Package includes admission to the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH).

Adult - $20 tour only; $27 for tour and admission to NMIH
Child - $12 tour only; $20 for tour and admission to NMIH

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Walk, jog, or bike along the Historic Bethlehem Heritage Trail! Experience Bethlehem on your own time and at your own pace with the use of your own mobile device.

With 6 links, 80 stops, and 275 years of history, you'll meet the Moravian Founders, Monocacy Valley, Westward Expansion, Victorian Bethlehem, Farmland to Industry, and Bethlehem Steel.

Price: $12

Leave from the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Designed especially for Christmas, this tour will focus on cherished traditions: candle-in-every-window, the renowned Bethlehem Star, and the community Putz set among Bethlehem's exquisite Victorian and colonial architecture and two National Historic Landmarks: the 1741 Gemeinhaus and the Bethlehem Waterworks.

Dates:

November: Friday - Sunday beginning Friday, November 19
December: Thursday - Sunday from December 2 - December 19; and Wednesday, December 22, Thursday December 23, and Sunday, December 26.
1 pm, 3 pm, 6 pm

Price: Adults: $15; Children: $9

Leave from the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

How did the early Moravians establish the largest concentration of crafts, trades, and industries in the American Colonies--and learn to use them to become self-sufficient?

Explore the Colonial Industrial Quarter--America's first industrial park, with our costumed guide, to learn how it has morphed throughout the centuries from business center to junk yard to treasured museum site. 

Dates:

December: Saturday & Sunday December 11, 12, 18, & 19.1 pm

Price: Adults: $15; Children: $9

Combine a mesmerizing shopping trip to Christkindlmarkt--ranked one of the best holiday markets in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure--with the gilded Trees of Historic Bethlehem, Christmas trees from around the world, for one great price.

Ticket includes one-day admission to both Christkindlmarkt and Trees of Historic Bethlehem self-guided tour.

Dates:  November 19-21,  November 26-28,  December 2-5,  December 9-12,  December 16-19

Price: $27

Leave from the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

This motorcoach tour, led by a costumed guide, includes a visit to the famous star atop South Mountain, a look at early and current local holiday traditions, and historic highlights in North and South Bethlehem, the city with two downtowns.

Dates:

November: Friday - Sunday beginning November 19
December: Thursday - Sunday
Week of Christmas: Tours will be offered Monday - Thursday, December 20 - 23, Sunday, December 26, and Friday, December 31.
5 pm, 6 pm, and 7 pm

Price: Adults: $15, Children: $9

Leave from the front of Central Moravian Church
Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Nestle into a horse-drawn Christmas carriage to witness the beauty of Bethlehem's downtown National Historic Landmark District's sparkling lights, festive music, and imaginative decorations.

Dates:

November: Friday - Sunday beginning November 19
December: Thursday - Sunday from December 2 - December 19; and Wednesday, December 22, Thursday, December 23, and Sunday - Friday, December 26 - 31
Note: we will not be offering carriage rides on Saturday, December 4.
Carriages run every 20 minutes between 3 and 9 pm

Price: $75, carriage fits up to 4 adults and 2 children on laps

Leave from the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Led by one of our certified guides in period dress, the tour will tell the 275-year history of Bethlehem’s unique beginnings since 1741.

You'll stop at the 1741 First House and Gemeinhaus, 1761 Smithy, 1762 Waterworks, 1748 Brother's House, 1744 Sister's House, and the 1768 Widow's House to find out how Bethlehem residents lived and flourished.

Dates:Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today!

*Times are given approximately. It is recommended that visitors set asides 90 minutes for tours as times may vary depending on group size.

Price: $15 for Non-Members, $10 for Historic Bethlehem Members [Become a Member today and save!]

If you have a great experience on the Old Bethlehem Walking Tour, please consider tipping the tour docents who volunteer their time for us!

Leave from the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Walk through history with a certified guide to discover the story behind Bethlehem's founders--the Moravians! What made the Moravian community unique? How do the historic buildings reflect their daily lives? Who lived in the Single Sisters' House, Nain-Schober House, the 1741 Gemeinhaus, and the 1810 Goundie House, and why?

Dates:Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today!

Price: $15 for Non-Members, $10 for Historic Bethlehem Members [Become a Member today and save!]

If you have a great experience on the Moravian Story Walking Tour, please consider tipping the tour docents who volunteer their time for us!

Leave from the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Why did John Adams call Bethlehem “curious and remarkable town”? Find the answer to this, as well as the role Bethlehem played during the American Revolution during this tour led by a costumed guide.  

Dates: Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today!

Price: $15 for Non-Members, $10 for Historic Bethlehem Members [Become a Member today and save!]

If you have a great experience on the John Adams Bethlehem Walking Tour, please consider tipping the tour docents who volunteer their time for us!

Leave from the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

How did the early Moravians establish the largest concentration of crafts, trades, and industries in the American Colonies--and learn to use them to become self-sufficient?

Explore the Colonial Industrial Quarter--America's first industrial park, with our costumed guide, to learn how it has morphed throughout the centuries from business center to junk yard to treasured museum site.

Dates: Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today!

Price: $15 for Non-Members, $10 for Historic Bethlehem Members [Become a Member today and save!]

If you have a great experience on the Colonial Industrial Quarter Walking Tour, please consider tipping the tour docents who volunteer their time for us!

Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts
427 North New Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

A 16-room mansion, meticulously outfitted with curtains, rugs, and piano? A 19th-century kitchen with ice box, stove, and cupboards? You won't be able to tear yourself away from Elizabeth Johnston Prime's dollhouse collection--one of the largest in the U.S.

Dates: Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today!

Price: $25 for Non-Members, $20 for Historic Bethlehem Members [Become a Member today and save!]

*Tickets must be purchased IN ADVANCE Walk-ins at the Kemerer Museum will not be accepted.

Leave from the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem
66 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Bethlehem's oldest places of worship--the 1741 Geminhaus, 1751 Old Chapel, and the 1803-06 Central Moravian Church Sanctuary--still inspire visitors today.

Explore the history of the buildings, as well as the structure of the worship services that are still held here.

Dates: Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today!

Price: $15 for Non-Members, $10 for Historic Bethlehem Members [Become a Member today and save!]

Leave from the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem
66 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Early Moravians successfully treated the infirm with herbs and other plants collected from near and far. They also supplied medicines not only for Bethlehem but the for the surrounding areas as well.

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

Dates: Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today!

Price: $15 Non-Members, $10 for Historic Bethlehem Members [Become a Member today and save!]

Leave from the 1810 Goundie House
501 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Learn about Bethlehem's beer history on a guided tour starting at the 1810 Goundie House, home of one of Bethlehem’s early brewers, John Sebastian Goundie. Discover the importance of beer in Colonial America and explore Bethlehem’s brewing history as you visit Hotel Bethlehem, Lost River Tavern, Tapas, Red Stag Pub, and the Sun Inn!

The Historic Pub Tour will be offered select days during Musikfest.

One drink is included at the start of the tour in the 1810 Goundie House.  Visitors of all ages can sign up to join the tour, but in order to receive a drink participants must be at least 21 years of age and show valid ID.

Dates: Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today!

Price: $20

If you have a great experience on the Historic Pub Tour, please consider tipping the tour docents who volunteer their time for us!

Leave from the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Unsolved murders, eerie premonitions, ghostly sightings...do spirits roam among the historic buildings of Bethlehem? There's a spooky side to the early Bethlehem Moravians that you'll year about as you explore the grounds at twilight.

Your costumed guide will take you on a journey through the Colonial Industrial Quarter's 1750 Smithy and colonial blacksmithing building, the 1762 Waterworks, and 1761 Tannery. You'll find out about the fire at the Luckenbach Mill and the other struggles the Moravians faced.

Dates: Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today! (approximately 60-75 minutes)

*Times are given approximately. It is recommended that visitors set asides 90 minutes for tours as times may vary depending on group size.

Price: $15 for Non-Members, $10 for Historic Bethlehem Members [Become a Member today and save!]

Leave from the Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Your costumed guide will tell tales of the early Moravians' funerary traditions, stroll through God's Acre - Bethlehem's oldest cemetery, and hear the stories of the people behind the names you'll find there including men, women, and children of all races denoting equality in life as in death.

Dates: Dates will be posted shortly. Can't wait? Book your Custom Tour today! (approximately 90 minutes*)

*Times are given approximately. It is recommended that visitors set asides 90 minutes for tours as times may vary depending on group size.

Price: $15 for Non-Members, $10 for Historic Bethlehem Members [Become a Member today and save!]

If you have a great experience on the Cemetery Tour: Death & Dying, please consider tipping the tour docents who volunteer their time for us!

Create a lasting, one-of-a-kind experience for your group, family members, wedding parties, clubs, or corporate teams. And do it safely.

Our staff will help you create a visit that is customized to your interests, time frame, and price points. We follow CDC guidelines in fashioning individual events.