Carbon County 8
8 places to explore in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — part of the Pocono Mountains region.
Museums 3
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Asa Packer Mansion
The 1861 Italianate mansion of railroad magnate Asa Packer, founder of Lehigh University, on a hillside above town, with much of its original furniture in place.
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No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum
Ride a mine car deep into an anthracite mine worked from 1855 to 1972, then explore a museum of mining life in the old wash shanty.
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Old Jail Museum
The 1871 county jail where several accused Molly Maguires were hanged, with dungeon cells and a mysterious handprint on the wall of Cell 17.
Historic Sites 1
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Asa Packer Mansion
The 1861 Italianate mansion of railroad magnate Asa Packer, founder of Lehigh University, on a hillside above town, with much of its original furniture in place.
Small Towns 1
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Jim Thorpe
A Victorian coal-and-railroad town packed into a steep Lehigh River gorge, with ornate brick streets, a mansion museum, river rafting, bike trails and excursion trains.
Public Parks 3
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Hickory Run State Park
Its famous Boulder Field, a vast, flat expanse of rocks left by Ice Age frost, is the big draw, but the park also has Hawk Falls, a sandy swimming lake and cold trout streams.
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Beltzville State Park
Waterskiers and sailboats share a big reservoir in the Pocono foothills, with a long sandy beach, trout in Pohopoco Creek and a short trail to Wild Creek Falls.
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Lehigh Gorge State Park
Rafters ride the Lehigh River's rapids and cyclists cruise the level rail trail beside it through a deep, rugged gorge between White Haven and Jim Thorpe, past waterfalls spilling off the cliffs.
Hiking Trails 1
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Delaware and Lehigh Trail
A 165-mile trail from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol; here it follows the Lehigh River through the steep, wooded Lehigh Gorge, and farther south it runs on old canal towpaths.
Biking Trails 1
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Delaware and Lehigh Trail
A 165-mile trail from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol; here it follows the Lehigh River through the steep, wooded Lehigh Gorge, and farther south it runs on old canal towpaths.