Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Bethlehem, PA · 1 hour 2 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Plan the day
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites runs museums and historic sites in Bethlehem, PA: the Moravian Museum, the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, the Colonial Industrial Quarter and Burnside Plantation, in the city's World Heritage site.
The Moravian Museum of Bethlehem and the 1762 Waterworks are both National Historic Landmarks, and the grounds of the Colonial Industrial Quarter and Burnside Plantation are open dawn to dusk to walk on your own. Guided walking tours run $9 to $20, including a World Heritage Tour at 2 pm Thursday to Monday. The ticket shop also lists a Christmas City Stroll and a Spirits of Christmas pub walking tour for the holidays.
Before you go
Tickets for most museums, sites and walking tours sell online, at the Schropp Dry Goods Shoppe at 505 Main Street, or at the site on arrival. The grounds of the Colonial Industrial Quarter and Burnside Plantation can be walked without a guide. Custom tours need six people and a week's notice.
Coming up
The Art of the Dollhouse exhibition opens at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts on October 22, 2026, with guided and self-guided tour tickets in the shop.
Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.
