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Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) activities: What to do in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)
Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) activities: What to do in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)
If you were to give a typical building in each of Bethlehem's two main destinations, the Historic district would be "18th-century industrial museum" and the South Side would be "college bar" (or as of late, "casino"). If you don't fit either of those (and especially if you have kids) you'll still find stuff to do; you'll just need a car and maybe a GPS to get there. Most of the city's parks, recreational facilities, sports teams, etc. are on the outskirts of the city, and the bus system leaves a lot to be desired here.
Bethlehem Municipal Golf Club, 400 Illick's Mill Road, ☎ 1 610 865 7079, . Public golf course within the city. For those looking for just a round on the links on the cheap, the city course will do the trick. Also see Saucon Valley Country Club below. �
Bethlehem Skateplaza, 1325 Steel Ave., . The new, 750 ft. long skateplaza offers BMX riders and skateboarders a safe place to ride. Located across from the Sands Casino. �
Dutch Springs, 4733 Hanoverville Road, ☎ 1 610 759 2270, . Dutch Springs is an water/adventure park located on a 50-acre lake. It offers scuba diving, an Aqua Park filled with large inflatable objects, rock climbing and more. There are campgrounds on-site and they host picnics and parties. �
Illick's Mill Park. One of Bethlehem's city parks, Illick's Mill Park offers ice skating (seasonal), pool (seasonal), the Bethlehem Municipal Golf Club (see above), a driving range, baseball fields, and a nature trail that runs along the Monocacy Creek. �
Lehigh Valley Outlawz, ☎ 1 484 585 1081, . The Outlawz are a minor league arena football team that plays in Stabler Arena. The team plays its season in the spring from March-June, and is the only minor league team in the city in any sport. �
Local High School Athletics, . Bethlehem's three largest high schools, Bethlehem Catholic, Freedom, and Liberty, all participate in the Lehigh Valley Conference, a highly competitive athletic division often ranked among the best in the state and nation. In 2008, Liberty High School won Pennsylvania's Division AAAA state championship in football. In addition to football, Bethlehem's girls and boys basketball and wrestling events are also very highly attended. Free-$2. �
Rose Garden Park, 8th Ave. & Union Blvd., . Rose garden Park is on 8th Ave and offers playgrounds, a bandshell where the Music in the Park concerts are held, and the DAR House, a replica of the first log cabin built in Bethlehem. �
Sand Island Park, River & Main Sts., . Sand Island Park is located along the Lehigh River and offers playgrounds, hiking trails, basketball and tennis courts, and plenty of room for fishing. �
Sands Casino Resort, 77 Sands Blvd, ☎ 1 484 777 7777, . Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is a casino that has recently opened on the South Side. The under-construction casino complex will not be completely finished for a few years. The complex includes 3,000 slot machines, 89 tables, a 300-room hotel (May 2011), 200,000 square feet of retail space, over 40 stores at The Shoppes at Sands, 6 restaurants, 2 night clubs, a cineplex, 46,000 square feet of convention space, 18 meeting rooms, a concert hall, and a National Museum of Industrial History when everything is complete. The casino opened on May 22, 2009, but the rest of the complex opening is still far off. �
Saucon Valley Country Club, 2050 Saucon Valley Road, ☎ 1 610 758 7150, . Saucon Valley Country Club is a world-class golf course just south of the city. The club's courses have been named among the best in the state, and the Old Course played host to the 2009 U.S. Women's Open. Inquire within for information on tee times and greens fees. �
Steel Ice Center, 320 E. 1st St, ☎ 1 610 625 4774, . The Steel Ice Center houses daily public indoor ice skating on the South Side, along with open hockey sessions. $3-6. �
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