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Visit the Lackawanna Heritage Valley
Now is the time to plan your trip to the Lackawanna Heritage Valley – a wonderful place to visit and an easy day drive from every major city in the Northeast. We have historic attractions, art galleries and concerts, ethnic festivals, beautiful trails and parks, exciting skiing, the New York Yankees AAA baseball, and more!
Must See Sites - The Top 10 List
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- Lackawanna River Heritage Trail
- Steamtown National Historic Site
- Electric City Trolley Museum
- PA Anthracite Heritage Museum & Scranton Iron Furnaces Site
- Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour
- Lackawanna Historical Society
- Nay Aug Park & Nay Aug Gorge
- Everhart Museum
- Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple
- First Fridays Art Walk
Planning a Trip?
We can help! Call 1-800-22-WELCOME for more information about the events, lodging, restaurants, and attractions in the Lackawanna Heritage Valley. Or click on these sites:
Lackawanna County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Lackawanna County
City of Scranton
Guidebooks
To help you get around, the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority recommends two guidebooks to local attractions:
Pennsylvania’s Northeast Treasures ($19.99, Heritage Valley Press, 196 pages)
An entertaining travel guide to Northeastern Pennsylvania, this book is full of interesting information, beautiful photography, and historic tidbits. Author Daniel Perry takes readers on a wide-ranging tour of the Lackawanna Valley, revealing little known facts about the region. The work of a dozen local photographers adds to its visual appeal. Available at local historic sites, bookstores, and Amazon.com.
A History Set in Stone: A Guide to Downtown Scranton Architecture (Complimentary, published by the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority and Lackawanna Historical Society, 20 pages)
A concise twenty-page annotated walking tour of the City of Scranton, this booklet provides maps, tour routes, and interesting details about the city’s beautiful commercial and residential buildings. Available at the Lackawanna County Visitors’ Center on Montage Mountain (off I-81 in Moosic), several downtown businesses, and local historic sites.
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