Planning out your calendar? Be sure to include these fantastic things to do in Historic Bethlehem.
Join us for workshops, programs, events, exhibitions, and our amazing walking tours.
Things to Do in Historic Bethlehem
Museum & Historic Site Hours
- Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center
- Moravian Museum of Bethlehem
- Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts
- 1810 Goundie House
- 1750 Smithy
- Burnside Plantation
All other historic sites can be toured by appointment: 1.800.360.TOUR
1810 Goundie House Market
located at the 1810 Goundie House, 501 Main Street
Fall Market open now!
Explore the beautifully curated spaces of the 1810 Goundie House, featuring home decor, accessories, jewelry, and more from the Marche Maison Vintage Market and My 3 Girls. Also featured is the Domaci Flea collection, sourcing the unique and vintage and mixing those elements with the contemporary and unexpected.
Exhibits
Purseonality: A Stylish Handbag History
On Exhibit at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts and the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem
Spanning the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, ranging in style from folk art, to contemporary designer to embroidered. Ilene Hochberg Wood’s collection, which numbers into the thousands, is broken up into sub collections of 150 to ~ 300 purses grouped by material, aesthetic elements, and use.
Explore a timeline of handbags, representing the trends of each decade, displayed alongside corresponding fashions and paired with life-sized graphics from fashion advertisements that visitors can pose alongside.
Tickets can be purchased at the Visitor Center or by calling 1.800.360.TOUR
Walking Tours
Historic Bethlehem Tours
- Heritage Trail Self-Guided Walking Tour: Everyday! Download tour online and complete at your own pace!
- Old Bethlehem Walking Tour: September, Saturdays & Sundays at 1 pm
- Death and Dying Cemetery Tour: September, Saturdays & Sundays at 3 pm
Programs & Workshops
Design After Dark
Design After Dark offers a new place to get together with an artistic flair! Hosting trivia nights, beer gardens, documentary film showings, and retro arcades - this is not your typical night at the museum. Dive into history, art, and design while taking a trip down memory lane through local historic trivia and some of your favorite childhood pastimes. Proudly sponsored by Altitude Marketing.
Free Sundays at the Museum
Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts: Every Sunday 1-4 pm, returning January 19, 2020!
- Museum Storytime - Book reading that relates to a piece from our collection with an artifact show-and-tell.
- Family Room Crafts - Create your own historical crafts like crazy quilts, family trees, calligraphy chart, and more.
- Museum Tours - Kid friendly version with artifact scavenger hunt available!
- Career Corner - Select dates of the year a local professional will talk about design in their career and do a kid-friendly craft.
Single Sisters Series - Programming for Women
This series will offer everything from artist workshops to expert-led discussions to self-defense sessions drawing inspiration from the experience and contributions of Moravian women in the 18th and 19th centuries and how their legacy has and will continue to influence women in the Lehigh Valley.
Explore Burnside Plantation Programs
FREE to attend! Get involved in local history with these programs developed by the Penn State Master Gardeners and local historic groups. Spend a morning or afternoon with your family and friends exploring the beautiful sites of Burnside Plantation while learning about gardening, local fauna, colonial cooking, and the history of the plantation.
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.
- Blacksmithing 101 (Beginner)
- Blacksmithing 201 (Intermediate 1)
- Blacksmithing 202 (Intermediate 2)
- Advanced Classes
- Custom Group Classes
