Museums & Historic Sites

Explore 14 historic buildings and museums across Bethlehem, each telling a unique story of the Moravian settlers who founded America's "Christmas City" in 1741.

1782 / 1834 Grist Miller’s House

457 Old York Road, Bethlehem, PA, USA, Bethlehem

Today: Custom Tours Available

The Grist Miller’s House stands as a gateway to Bethlehem’s Colonial Industrial Quarter, a location that in the mid-1750s was home to approximately 50 crafts, trades and industries, making it the first industrial center in the nation.

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Colonial Industrial Quarter

1761 Tannery, 145 Ohio Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA, Bethlehem

Today: Open Dawn to Dusk

Explore America’s first industrial park As a part of Historic Moravian Bethlehem National Historic Landmark District, the Colonial Industrial Quarter…

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1750 Smithy

425 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA, USA, Bethlehem

Today: Closed for Winter

Discover the treasured art of metalworking at Bethlehem’s functioning 1750 Smithy; where blacksmiths used their skill to create tools for…

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1761 Tannery

Today: Closed

The Tannery was constructed in 1761 in the Colonial Industrial Quarter to tan hides into leather. It is a part…

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1762 Waterworks – National Historic Landmark

Today: Custom Tours Available

The 1762 Waterworks, recognized as a National Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, and an American Water Landmark, was the…

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Nain-Schober House

429 Heckewelder Place, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA, Bethlehem

Today: Custom Tours Available

The Nain-Schober House is the only extant 18th-century building that was built by and lived in by Indigenous Peoples in…

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Moravian Museum of Bethlehem – National Historic Landmark

66 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA, Bethlehem

Today: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Visit this unique museum highlighting the impact of the early Moravians on our growing nation. Located inside the 1741 Gemeinhaus, the oldest building in Bethlehem and part of the Moravian Church Settlements–Bethlehem World Heritage Site.

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Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts

427 North New Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA, Bethlehem

Today: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts is housed in three interconnected mid-1800s homes featuring changing exhibits, period rooms, and galleries highlighting furniture, paintings, china, clothing, and silver.

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1810 Goundie House Welcome Center

501 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA, Bethlehem

Today: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The 1810 Goundie House Welcome Center is the place to start your visit to Bethlehem! Purchase museum admission, tickets for our…

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Schropp Dry Goods Shoppe

505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA, Bethlehem

Today: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Opened May 23, 2024, the Schropp Dry Goods Shoppe is a charming store inspired by the town’s original dry goods…

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Burnside Plantation

1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA, Bethlehem

Today: Dawn – Dusk

This historic 6.5-acre farm-in-the-city, Burnside Plantation, opened doors to early American agricultural life. The property includes a restored 1748/1818 farmhouse,…

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