what's nearby

Mauch Chunk Lake Park couple boating

Mauch Chunk Lake Park

Exceptionally beautiful county park with a 345-acre lake. Facilities for camping, swimming, picnicking, hiking, biking, fishing, and boating.

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Penn’s Peak

Beautiful mountaintop entertainment venue comfortably hosts 1,800 concertgoers. Dance floor, lofty ceilings, concert bar/concession area, restaurant/bar.

beaux arts opera house interior golden tones

Mauch Chunk Opera House

Victorian-era opera house presents a wide range of live music with seating plus a large dance area.

Mauch Chunk Museum Cultural Center in a church

Mauch Chunk Museum Cultural Center

Jim Thorpe from the formation of coal to the Lenape Indians, the mining town of Mauch Chunk, the Switchback Railroad. June-Dec.

Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation exterior church

Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation

Home to one of the largest collections of American Abstract Expressionist art in a magnificent and historic church building.

exterior of hotel

The Hotel Switzerland

1830 building houses comfortable modest room some with shared baths. Close to biking and hiking trails.