Historical Attractions & Sightseeing
Canterbury Tours & Services
Canterbury Tours & Services provides full receptive services, tour guides and speakers for groups visiting Pennsylvania’s great northeast.
51 Comstock Road
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
570.241.6807
877.664.4714
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Navigate the Delaware and Lehigh, 165 miles of America’s History.
110 North 3rd St.,
Suite 220
Lehighton, PA 18235
610.377.4063
Eagles Mere Historic Village
Visit historic Eagles Mere, an unspoiled Victorian Resort in northeastern Pennsylvania. Specialty Shops, Museum, Pristine Lake, Fall foliage and Parks.
288 Eagles Mere Avenue
Eagles Mere, PA 17731
Eckley Miners’ Village
Young and old will learn about the hardships and triumphs of the coal miner and his family with a visit to Eckley’s Miner Village.
RR 2, Box 236
Weatherly, PA 18255
570.636.2070
Electric City Trolley Station And Museum
Exit 185 off I-81
300 Cliff Street
Scranton, PA 18503
570.963.6590
Forty Fort Meeting House
Guided tours of the historic 1807 church with original boxed pews, elevated pulpit, and handcarved columns. Open Sundays from 1-3pm from Memerial Day Weekend through the last Sunday in September. Call 888.905.2872 for brochure.
20 River St.
Forty Fort, PA, 18704
570-287-5214
Greater Hazleton Historical Society Museum
The Museum offers a varied look at the events, institutions and people responsible for shaping the Hazleton community, including exhibits on anthracite mining.
55 N. Wyoming St.
Hazleton, PA 18201
570.455.8576
Historical Brainerd Church
This brick church was constructed in 1853 and is a significant example of Greek Revival architecture.
Off Route 93
Sybertsville, PA 18251
Houdini Tour & Museum
Based in Scranton for the past 10 years, it is the only museum in the world devoted solely to Houdini. Offering shows and exhibits.
1433 N. Main Ave.
Scranton, PA 18508
570.342.5555
Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour
Explore abandoned mines 300 feet beneath the earth and learn how men toiled their to harvest the "black diamonds" that fueled America’s Industrial Revolution.
McDade Park
Scranton, PA 18504
800.238.7245
Lattimer Massacre Memorial
Site of the 1897 Miner Labor Strife.
Route 940
Hazleton, PA 18201
Luzerne Civil War Monument
This monument was erected to honor the unit stationed at an encampment on the town’s farmlands. This unit participated in numerous battles at Gettysburg.
Bennett St.
Luzerne, PA 18709
Luzerne County Historical & Geological Society
Founded in 1858, the Society chronicles the history of the Wyoming Valley from prehistoric times to the present in three floors of exhibits.
49 South Franklin St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
570.823.6244
Nathan Denison House
Built in 1790 by early settlers from Connecticut. Open for tours Sunday from 1-4.
35 Denison St.
Forty Fort, PA 18704
570.288.5531
Steamtown National Historic Site
Climb aboard an old steam engine. Enjoy a train excursion. Learn about steam railroading and the people who made it possible.
150 S. Washington Ave.
Scranton, PA 18503
570.340.5200
888.693.9391
Susquehanna Energy Information Center / PP&L
Tour the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant while learning about the environment, nature and energy. All programs are free and open to the public.
634 Salem Blvd.
Berwick, PA 18603
570.759.2281
R&J Tours
Retail tours, charters, wholesale tours, line run to Harrisburg.
P.O. Box 69
Cressona, PA 17929
570.385.4488
The Lion Brewery, Inc.
The Lion Brewery brews beer including the Stegmaier label, but also soft drinks and non-alcoholic malt beverages. Tours are available by reservation only.
700 N. Pennsylvania Blvd.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
800.233.8327
The Frederick Stegmaier Mansion
Located in the River Street Historic District, The Frederick Stegmaier Mansion is a historic house museum, banquet facility and grand Bed and Breakfast.
304 S. Franklin St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
570.823.9372
The Swetland Homestead
The Swetland Homestead is a short distance from the Denison House on Wyoming Avenue in Wyoming. Both give visitors an insight to early American living and architecture.
885 Wyoming Ave.
Wyoming, PA 18644
570.822.1727
Wilkes-Barre Walking Tour
Call for free brochure.
From the Luzerne County Courthouse to Wilkes-Barre City Hall; visitors who take a walking tour of Wilkes-Barre will see a wide range of architectural styles and history living on through renovated buildings and structures.
888.905.2872
Wyoming Monument
This monument was built in 1843 in memory of those who fought and died in the Battle of Wyoming in 1778.
Wyoming Ave.
Wyoming, PA 18644
