Everhart Museum
“Natural History, Science and Art”
1901 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510
Hours: M, Th, F, 12P – 5P; Sat 10A – 5P; Sun 12P – 5 P (570) 346-7186
everhart-museum.org/
Steamtown National Historic Site
“Steamtown National Historic Site is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on 62.48 acres in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.”
Lackawanna Ave at Cliff St., Scranton, PA 18503
Hours: Daily 9A-5P (Winter hours: January 8 – April 1, 10A – 4P) (570) 340-5200
www.nps.gov/stea/index.htm
Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour
“Descend slowly into the earth in a mine car as you enter the old Slope #190. Watch the sky slowly disappear. Soon you’ve reached “the foot”. Then explore 300 feet beneath the earth through an anthracite coal mine originally opened in 1860. Accompany a miner in the winding underground gangways and rock tunnel past three different veins of hard coal, past the mule boy and the nipper, past the monkey vein and the dead chute. Listen as he explains the fascinating methods used, and the heroic efforts involved, in deep mining’s history.”
McDade Park, Bald Mountain Road, Scranton, PA 18504
Hours: Box office opens at 10A. The last tour leaves between 2:30 and 3:00 and you must arrive no later than 2:45 to be scheduled for the final tour of the day. (Opens April 1st) (800) 238-7245 and (570) 963-6463
lackawannacounty.org/index.php/attractions/coal-mine
Anthracite Heritage Museum
“The Anthracite Heritage Museum serves the educational needs of the public regarding the story of hard coal mining, its related industries, and the immigrant culture of northeastern Pennsylvania.”
McDade Park, Bald Mountain Road, Scranton, PA 18504
Hours: M-Sat 9A – 5P; Sun 12P – 5P (Closed M-Tu in April) (570) 963-4804
www.anthracitemuseum.org/
Eckley Miners’ Village Museum
“Eckley Miners’ Village educates the public about the story of anthracite coal mining along with patch towns and their residents through the preservation and exploration of the site and its collection. Nestled among the coal fields of Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania, Eckley is an example of a planned 19th-century industrial coal mining town showing visitors what life was like during the time when “coal was king.”
2 Eckley Back Road, Weatherly, PA 18255
Hours: M-Sat 9A – 5 P; Sun 12P – 5P (570) 636-2070
eckleyminersvillage.com/
Frances Slocum State Park
“Frances Slocum State Park consists of 1,035 acres in northeastern Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County. The horseshoe shaped, 165-acre lake is popular for boating and fishing, and is a home to many species of birds, fish, and wildlife. The many hiking and mountain biking trails and the large day use area attract visitors to picnic and explore the forests.”
Address: 567 Mt Olivet Rd, Wyoming, PA 18644
Open from sunrise to sunset every day of the year Phone: (570) 696-3525
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/francesslocum/
Seven Tubs Recreation Area
“Seven Tubs Recreation Area is a publicly accessible recreation area located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and owned by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.”
900 Bear Creek Blvd, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Phone: (570) 675-1312
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/pinchot/index.htm
Rickett’s Glen
“Ricketts Glen State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 13,050 acres in Columbia, Luzerne, and Sullivan counties in Pennsylvania in the United States.”
695 State Route 487, Benton, PA 17814
Open every day of the year (570) 477-5675
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/rickettsglen/