The Crayola Factory is only one mile away from The Lafayette Inn and offers real production lines making crayons and markers as well as hands-on craft demos.
Take a mule-drawn canal boat ride on the Lehigh Canal and you'll have so much fun you won't even realize you're learning about canal boat life a hundred years ago.
For your little (or big) train enthusiast, head across the bridge to Phillipsburg, NJ, for a ride in a steam train along the scenic Delaware river.
Head to Steel Ice Center in Bethlehem for some indoor ice skating whatever the weather.
The Da Vinci Discovery Center in Allentown is a hands-on science and technology extravaganza.
Looking for the excitement of one of the fastest roller coasters on the East Coast? Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown will get the adrenaline pumping!