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The National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem, Pa., is dedicated to preserving America's rich industrial heritage.

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The National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem, Pa., is dedicated to preserving America's rich industrial heritage.

Address: 602 East 2nd Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
Phone: (610) 694-6644
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State: Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 18015


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Go there and learn how we got to where we are now technologically. We had an amazing tour guide, an older fellow who worked at Bethlehem Steel, and even wrote a huge book about it. So really got some great insight on past and present manufacturing, an overall amazingly deep and practical history lesson for the time we were there. So many exhibits. And it's in the complex of what remains of Bethlehem Steel, which you can explore the area...
9 years ago (23-03-2017)
March 2017 First, the parking entrance is on 3rd St, at the college. Fees are $12 adults, 7-17 $9, under 6 free. I could not suggest this to kids under 11, and above that age having an interest in history. This is not a "touch me" museum. Little ones would be boarded real quick. Grand parents and parents would be interested. Whoever took the large hall photo must have had a 5 mph digital camera, really poor quality. Lots of big and interesting machines. Nothing on the plaques that show "how" they worked, pressure or speed of the machines. Just who made, where used. The old sewing machines used pattern cards. Change the card, new pattern. A major advance in those days. There were a couple of videos available, to show the hard work and dangers in industry at the times. The name is "National", but is really about the workers in the Leigh Valley. It'll take over an hour to go through the place. Not much else in walking distance. The Casino is a short drive away if you want to gamble and lose money. There are fancy restaurants at the Casino too, the outlet store are like many others. It's not a giant mall. It's basically something else to do between the Casino and before/after concerts that are held there. My wife went to a big name CW concert by the Casino last year.
9 years ago (29-04-2017)
The space is basically a large box once you get into the back. The staff are helpful and informative, but it seems the entry fee is a bit high ($12) for how small it is. It took us less than 1hr to get through it slowly. Hopefully the upper floor opens soon to make this a more dynamic museum.
10 years ago (14-03-2017)
The exhibits were very interesting and I really enjoyed it. I'm​ a hobbyist metal/wood worker and I couldn't get enough of the classic equipment for it. Although it was very small. You can tour the whole museum in 45min which is why I rate 3. It left very much to be desired for the entry fee just based on size.
9 years ago (26-03-2017)
A large, well-lit space filled with a sprinkling of fascinating restored pieces and interesting exhibits. However, the museum lacks a clear narrative ("the history of heavy industry started here and here and then spread on to there and there") and does not come close to covering the entire nation's industrial history. Another plus is that the staff is very friendly and enthusiastic. However, the fact that a quarter of the exhibit space has been given over to what amounts to a paid advertisement on behalf of the Pennsylvania hydraulic fracturing and natural gas industry is disappointing. Fracking is a contentious issue and its effects are still being determined by modern engineers, biologists, and environmentalists. As such, it's a little early to put anything on the subject in a museum and be teaching about its effects. I understand that the industry donated a good deal of money to the museum, but its a little startling to see how much say they were permitted in defending their actions (and ignoring any and all sides of the counter-fracking argument) via their "exhibit."
9 years ago (19-03-2017)
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