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The Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center is located at 505 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

From Philadelphia: Take the PA Turnpike Northeast Extension (Route 476) to the Allentown exit and get onto Route 22 East. Take the Bethlehem, Route 378 South exit. Take the Center City exit and turn left onto 3rd Avenue. At the light, turn left onto Broad Street. Once across the bridge, take a right onto Main Street. The Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center is about halfway down Main Street on the right, opposite Market Street.

From the Poconos: Take Route 33 South to Route 22 West. Take the Bethlehem, Route 378 South exit. Take the Center City exit and turn left onto 3rd Street. At the light, turn left onto Broad Street. Once across the bridge, take a right onto Main Street. The Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center is about halfway down Main Street on the right, opposite Market Street.

From NYC: Take I-78 West to Exit 67, Hellertown/Bethlehem. Turn right onto Main Street/Route 412 North. Continue following Route 412 North for 2 miles. Turn right onto the Minsi Trail Bridge/Stefko Blvd. Turn left at the first light onto Market Street. The Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center is at the end of Market Street.

From Harrisburg: Take I-81 North to Exit 89, I-78 East toward Allentown. Drive 50 miles and take the Route 22 East exit. Take the Route 378 South/Bethlehem exit. Take the Center City exit and turn left onto 3rd Street. At the light, turn left onto Broad Street. Once across the bridge, take a right onto Main Street. The Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center is about halfway down Main Street on the right, opposite Market Street.

Directions to the SouthSide Visitor’s Center at 711 E. First Street

From Philadelphia: Take the PA Turnpike Northeast Extension (Route 476) to the Allentown exit and get onto Route 22 East. Take the Bethlehem, Route 378 South exit. Follow Rt 378 until the end of the bridge. At the light, turn left onto 3rd Street. Follow 3rd St, and make a left at Founder’s Way. Make a left onto 1st St and the Visitor Center at SteelStacks will be on the right.

From the Poconos: Take Route 33 South to Route 22 West. Take the Bethlehem, Route 378 South exit. At the end of the bridge turn left onto 3rd Street. Follow 3rd St, and make a left at Founder’s Way. Make a left onto 1st St and the Visitor Center at SteelStacks will be on the right.

From NYC: Take I-78 West to Exit 67, Hellertown/Bethlehem. Turn right onto Main Street/Route 412 North. Continue following Route 412 North/3rd St for 2 miles. Follow 3rd St, and make a right at Founder’s Way. Make a left onto 1st St and the Visitor Center at SteelStacks will be on the right.

From Harrisburg: Take I-81 North to Exit 89, I-78 East toward Allentown. Drive 50 miles and take the Route 22 East exit. Take the Route 378 South/Bethlehem exit. Follow Rt 378 until the end of the bridge. At the light, turn left onto 3rd Street. Follow 3rd St, and make a left at Founder’s Way. Make a left onto 1st St and the Visitor Center at SteelStacks will be on the right.

Parking

Parking on the street at meters will cost $1.00 an hour. The meters are usually limited to one to two hours so your safest option would be to park in one of the public parking facilities. There are many different parking lots and public garages scattered throughout the town. Please go to www.bethpark.org for locations and more detailed information.

 

Visit the Bethlehem Parking Authority website.

Bus Services

Trans-Bridge:
Trans-Bridge offers daily service to New York City, Atlantic City, Newark, JFK Airport and the entire Lehigh Valley. It also offers service to New Hope, Doylestown and Quakertown in Pennsylvania as well as Clinton, Flemington and Lambertville in New Jersey.

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Carl Bieber:
Bieber offers daily service to Philadelphia, Scranton, Harrisburg and Washington, DC.

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LANTA

The metro is a fixed route network of 26 bus routes throughout the Lehigh Valley providing daily, later evening and Saturday services in the urbanized areas of the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton and links to surrounding boroughs and townships. The metro plus offers shared-ride service for people who are unable to use LANTA/Metro fixed route bus services due to lack of ability, or for those who need specialized service. For more information and scheduling concerns, please visit www.lantabus.com/.

Car Services

There are plenty of prospective car services in the area to meet your traveling needs. Check out our listings to find which one is right for you.

Elegant Arrival Limousine – 610-691-2544
Pawel Transportation – 610-866-7565
Siegfried Chauffeur Inc – 610-866-3800
Lehigh Valley Taxi – 610-867-6000

Air

Flying to Bethlehem is easy through Lehigh Valley International Airport.

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