Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Allentown

Name: Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum
Address: 432 W Walnut St, Allentown, 18102-5428, United States
Telephone: +1 610-435-1074

#13 among attractions in Allentown

Museum, History museum

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Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Allentown

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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. ()

Established: 1904 (120 years ago)Coordinates: 40°36'7"N, 75°27'57"W

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432 W Walnut StCenter City (Downtown Allentown)Allentown 18102-5428 United States

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+1 610-435-1074

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Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: PPL Center, Allentown Art Museum, Zollinger-Harned Company Building, Liberty Bell Museum.

~1990 ftW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
PPL Center, Allentown
10 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.
~1040 ftNW
Museum, Art museum
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown
6 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.
~1380 ftW
Shopping, Department store, Neoclassical architecture
Zollinger-Harned Company Building, Allentown
7 min walk • Zollinger-Harned Company Building, now known as The Sovereign Building, is a historic department store building located at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
~1220 ftW
Museum, History museum
Liberty Bell Museum, Allentown
6 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.
~1260 ftNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Performing arts
Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown
7 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
12 min walk • The Albertus L. Meyers Bridge is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
~1250 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
High German Evangelical Reformed Church, Allentown
7 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.
0.4 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Strand Theater, Allentown
11 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.
~1230 ftNW
Museum
The Baum School of Art, Allentown
6 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.
~910 ftNW
Music venue, Nightlife
Colonial Theater, Allentown
5 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.
0.5 miNW
Church
Union Baptist Church, Allentown
13 min walk • Union Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a historically black church that was founded by the Reverend Dr Horace A Melton.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum?

Nearby attractions include Allentown School District, Allentown (2 min walk), Trout Hall, Allentown (3 min walk), Colonial Theater, Allentown (5 min walk), Allentown Art Museum, Allentown (6 min walk).

How to get to Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum:

Bus

Allentown Terminal (9 min walk)