HISTORIC SITES & MUSEUMS
Lackawanna County’s history is on full display in our interactive historical sites and museums. Visit the home of the industrial revolution, unions, and child labor laws. See how early settlers to our area lived and worked to fuel the nation. You can ride on and through history with an excursion on a steam engine and learn why Scranton is known as the Electric City with a trip on a trolley. You can get a hands-on historical experience as you explore Lackawanna County.
April - November Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour
Explore 300 feet beneath the earth's surface through an anthracite coal mine in Scranton, PA, that originally opened in…
Electric City Trolley Museum
Learn how Scranton became named "The Electric City" at the Electric City Trolley Station & Museum. Located on the…
Steamtown National Historic Site
All aboard! Step back in time and learn, see, and experience how steam-powered engines drove the industrial revolution…
Anthracite Heritage Museum
The Anthracite Heritage Museum, located in McDade Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania, serves the educational needs of the…
Everhart Museum
Founded in 1908 and located in Scranton’s historic Nay Aug Park, the Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art…
Destination Freedom Walking Tour
Destination Freedom: The Underground Railroad Walking Tour at the Waverly Community House examines the complex history…
Scranton Iron Furnaces
The Scranton Iron Furnaces, four massive stone blast furnace stacks built between 1848 and 1857, recall the titan…
Lackawanna Historical Society
The Lackawanna Historical Society was founded in 1886 to preserve the history of Lackawanna County, for the benefit of…
Houdini Museum
Touted as the only building devoted to Harry Houdini in the World, the Houdini Museum located in Scranton, PA, is a rare…
Scranton Cultural Center
This architectural wonder in the Gothic District of Scranton boasts seventeen venue spaces including a ballroom that…
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