Located in Easton’s Hugh Moore Park, where America’s golden age of canals is on full display, the National Canal Museum takes visitors on a journey back in time to the age of canals in America. Officially known as Hugh Moore Historical Park & Museums, the National Canal Museum spans 520 acres between the Lehigh Canal and River and is one of the largest canal heritage museums in the country. Visitors can experience this fascinating period of American history with seasonal rides on a 110-passenger, horse-drawn canal boat, and learn more it through a variety of interactive exhibits showcasing 19th-century canal life and technological evolutions.

2750 Hugh Moore Park Rd, Easton, PA 18042, Phone: 610-923-3548

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Get tickets to a baseball game at Coca-Cola Park Attend a music festival at SteelStacks Visit PPL Center Admire the artifacts at the National Museum of Industrial History Learn about transportation at the America on Wheels Museum Take the kids to Klein Farms Visit the Mack Trucks Historical Museum Try your luck at Wind Creek Bethlehem Ignite your curiosity at Da Vinci Science Center Enjoy a live performance at the State Theatre Center for the Arts Learn about farm life at the Burnside Plantation Admire the art collection at the Allentown Art Museum Tour the historic Moravian Museum of Bethlehem Explore canal life and technology at the National Canal Museum Have dinner at Bolete Restaurant Take the kids to The Shoppes of Premise Maid Taste authentic Irish cuisine at McCarthy's Red Stag Pub and Whiskey Bar Try Spanish food at Tapas on Main Shop for fresh produce at the Allentown Farmers Market Bring the entire family to Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom Go scuba diving in Lake Hydra Connect with nature at the Jacobsburg State Park Discover natural wonders at the Lost River Caverns Taste unique brews at the Weyerbacher Brewing Company

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