Parkettes, Allentown

#58 among attractions in Allentown

Sport venue, Sport

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Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center, or Parkettes for short, is a gymnastics club located in Allentown, Pennsylvania that had its beginnings in the early 1960s with a middle school gymnastics program in Allentown that gradually grew into an intramural program and then into a facility that has produced several teams and individual gymnasts representing the United States, the Czech Republic, and Canada in international meets, including the Olympic Games. The husband and wife team Bill Strauss and Donna Strauss have served as the head coaches at Parkettes since its inception. ()

Coordinates: 40°36'2"N, 75°27'49"W

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401 Martin Luther King Junior DriveSouthsideAllentown United States

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Parkettes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: PPL Center, Allentown Art Museum, Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Zollinger-Harned Company Building.

0.5 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
PPL Center, Allentown
14 min walk • PPL Center is an 8,500 seat capacity indoor sports arena in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It opened on September 10, 2014. It is the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, the primary development hockey team for the Philadelphia Flyers.
~1830 ftNW
Museum, Art museum
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown
9 min walk • The Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley is an art museum located in the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was founded in 1934 by a group organized by noted Pennsylvania impressionist painter, Walter Emerson Baum.
~820 ftNW
Museum, History museum
Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Allentown
4 min walk • Lehigh County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1904, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. The Historical Society and Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum are located at 432 West Walnut Street in Allentown.
0.4 miNW
Shopping, Department store, Neoclassical architecture
Zollinger-Harned Company Building, Allentown
11 min walk • Zollinger-Harned Company Building, now known as The Sovereign Building, is a historic department store building located at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
~1960 ftW
Museum, History museum
Liberty Bell Museum, Allentown
10 min walk • The Liberty Bell Museum is a non-profit organization and museum located in Zion's United Church of Christ in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
0.4 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Performing arts
Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown
11 min walk • The historic, 1,100-seat Miller Symphony Hall is the premier performing arts facility in Allentown, the largest city in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. The hall was previously known as Central Market, Lyric Theater, and Allentown Symphony Hall.
0.5 miSW
Bridge, Reportedly haunted
Albertus L. Meyers Bridge, Allentown
13 min walk • The Albertus L. Meyers Bridge is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
~1980 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
High German Evangelical Reformed Church, Allentown
10 min walk • High German Evangelical Reformed Church, also known as Zion Reformed and Zion United Church of Christ, is a historic Evangelical and Reformed church at 622 West Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
0.5 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Strand Theater, Allentown
14 min walk • The Strand Theater is a former cinema in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It closed in 1953. Today, part of the building is used for retail and office space.
0.4 miNW
Museum
The Baum School of Art, Allentown
10 min walk • The Baum School of Art is a non-profit community art school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. In 2016–2017, the school had a total enrollment of 3,346 students, 1,921 of which were children and teens, and 1,425 of which were adults. 178 classes were offered for children and teens, and 168 for adult students.
~1720 ftNW
Music venue, Nightlife
Colonial Theater, Allentown
9 min walk • The Colonial Theater was a former cinema and stage theater in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1920, for over 50 years it was considered the glamour cinema in the central business district.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Parkettes?

Nearby attractions include Trout Hall, Allentown (4 min walk), Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Allentown (4 min walk), Allentown School District, Allentown (6 min walk), Allentown Rescue Mission, Allentown (8 min walk).

How to get to Parkettes by public transport?

The nearest stations to Parkettes:

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Allentown Terminal (10 min walk)