Like many regions of Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley has a strong history of railroading that greatly impacted the region. The railroad industry was built up thanks to the many steel mills and other factories that were present in the valley, and replaced the region’s canals….
I’ve traveled all throughout Pennsylvania, and I’m not sure that I’ve visited many places that are seemingly more out of place than Columcille Megalith Park near Bangor, PA, in the very northern reaches of the Lehigh Valley. This privately-owned park features a series of large…
There are few better known companies in America than Crayola. Based in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, this company produces crayons and other art products used by nearly every child in America. In fact, they produce three billion crayons a year, which is enough to circle the…
Winter isn’t normally a popular time to visit zoos, but the holiday season is the perfect time to head to the Lehigh Valley Zoo near Allentown. From early November through the end of December, the zoo is home to the Christmas Light Spectacular. First opened…
On Christmas Eve 1741, a small group of Moravians and their benefactor, the German Count Nicolaus Zinzendorf, held a religious service to christen their new settlement. After observing the singing and atmosphere, Zinzendorf declared the new settlement to be known as Bethlehem. The fact that…
One of the most historic and imposing sites in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is the Steel Stacks. Once part of the large Bethlehem Steel factory that took up a large portion of the south shores of the Lehigh River, this series of five blast furnaces were built…
