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All the United States Pennsylvania Bethlehem

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bethlehem

7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Updated February 25, 2025

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The original project, the Millennium Folk Arch

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lehigh Millennium Folk Arch

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.
Sleeping steel in the snow

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Hoover-Mason Trestle

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Engine at NMIH

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

National Museum of Industrial History

A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.
The Moravian Book Shop

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Moravian Book Shop

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.
Soldiers Re-Interred at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Bethlehem.

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Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Bethlehem)

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1758 Sun Inn

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

1758 Sun Inn

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.
The Moravian Cemetery

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

The Moravian Cemetery

In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.
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Stories About Bethlehem

Bethlehem Steel was once among the largest steel-producing companies in the world. Though the company dissolved in 2003, the blast furnaces at its flagship mill in Pennsylvania remain a local landmark.

The Steel Mill That Built America

Bethlehem Steel was the birthplace of skyscrapers, bridges, and battleships. What happened after the plant's furnaces went cold?
by Matthew Christopher
February 25, 2025

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