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Factory and food toursLehigh Valley

Martin Guitar Factory Tour and Museum

Nazareth, PA · 1 hour 16 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

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Martin Guitar Factory Tour and Museum

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 16 minutes from Reading, 49 miles1 hour 6 minutes from Boyertown · 59 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 36 minutes from Morgantown
Where510 Sycamore Street, Nazareth, PAOpen in maps →
OpenWeekdays year round, Monday through Friday; closed weekends, Labor Day, Thanksgiving November 26 and 27, and December 24 through January 19 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday; tours depart between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
AdmissionFactory tour $10; $7.50 for children, seniors, active military, veterans and students with ID; online in advance only, not sold at the factory (2026). Museum, 1833 Shop and Pickin' Parlor free, donations welcome
Plan onAbout one hour for the tour; check in 15 minutes before your tour time
Good forbig kids, teens, adults, a group of friends, older adults

Martin Guitar's factory in Nazareth, PA, offers a one-hour guided factory tour and a free museum. Tours leave weekdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.; the museum, 1833 Shop and Pickin' Parlor are open weekdays 9 to 4:30.

The tour costs $10 and walks you through the handmade work on every instrument in groups of no more than 8, with headphones so you can hear the guide over the floor. The museum displays well over a hundred guitars (the company's count), among them the earliest known Martin, Kurt Cobain's D-18 from MTV Unplugged and a 1930 OM-45 De Luxe, and the Pickin' Parlor lets you play select instruments sold from the factory.

Before you go

Book the tour online ahead; groups max out at 8 and tickets are not sold at the door. Check in 15 minutes early. Free parking in the visitor lot across from the front door. Closed-toe, rubber-soled shoes recommended; photos without flash allowed, no video; strollers allowed but not recommended.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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