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Welcome to Historic Bethlehem!

Join us for museum & historic site visits, workshops, programs, events, exhibitions, and our amazing walking tours!

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Museum & Historic Site Hours

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All other historic sites can be toured by appointment: 1.800.360.TOUR

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Harvest Fest

This popular street festival is back! Created in 2006 by the Historic District merchants, Harvest Fest started as an effort to attract visitors from all around the Lehigh Valley, to the downtown stores and restaurants. It started as a small wine and beer tasting Fall festival and has become the most popular street fair in the Lehigh Valley with the best Wine, Soup and Beer Tasting Trails around!

Visit with HBMS for Cave Brewing and Xplorer Spirits in the Visitor Center and Goundie House, kid's crafts and activities in the Goundie Garden, blacksmith demonstrations in the Smithy, and music and shopping outside of the Smithy!

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Shopping

Support HBMS from the comfort of your home!

We've moved online with curbside pick up at the Visitor Center & Museum Store on Main Street. Browse home decor, jewelry, personal care items, guide books, tickets, and more!

Walking Tours

Historic Bethlehem Tours

Planning to come with a group? Our staff will help you create a visit that is customized to your interests, time frame, and price points. We follow CDC guidelines for all guided tours. Learn more here!

Heritage Trail Self-Guided Walking Tour: Everyday! Download tour online and complete at your own pace!
The Rise & Fall of Bethlehem Steel Tour: Fridays-Sundays at 1 pm
Old Bethlehem Walking Tour: Fridays at 3 pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 1 pm
Cemetery Tour: Death & Dying: Saturdays & Sundays at 3 pm

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Programs & Workshops

Free Sundays at the Museum

Free Sundays at the Museum returns with the reopening of the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts and opening of Art at Home. Throughout the year we’ll be exploring different art techniques and mediums and expanding our art “palette”! Ticket reservations are strongly encouraged.

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Saturdays at Burnside

FREE to attend! Running every Saturday, April-November, visitors will be able to learn more about the barns, buildings, and gardens that have been a part of the Moravian community since 1748. Bring the kids along for fun outdoor activities and crafts each week! Burnside Plantation is also dog-friendly, so bring your furry friends along as well!

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Design After Dark - Community Curated

Design After Dark, an adult programming series at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, launched in April 2019. Focusing on art and design, the inaugural season included a pop-up retro arcade, trivia nights, an art café, exclusive walking tours, and a comedy night. While placed on hold for the 2020 season, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites is refocusing in 2021 around unique experiences by Lehigh Valley Creatives.

Proudly sponsored by Altitude Marketing.

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Single Sisters Series - For Your Health

You're invited to step into the Single Sisters’ House, the Lehigh Valley’s only historically rooted, bricks and mortar, women’s programming space. This year, the Single Sisters’ Series takes on the theme- “For Your Health,” highlighting different elements of health and safety and connecting to the progressive Moravian approach to healthcare and mutual aid.

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Blacksmithing 101

Discover how colonial blacksmiths made the intricate hinges, door handles, hooks, and decorative objects you see everywhere in Historic Moravian Bethlehem in Blacksmithing 101.