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jim thorpe independent film festival poster

Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival

Annual indie film festival in April at Mauch Chunk Opera house and venues in town. "Top 100 Reviewed Festivals" by FilmFreeway.

Pocono Whitewater Rafting red paddle

Pocono Whitewater Rafting

Whitewater rafting on the Lehigh River. Good for all skill levels, including beginners and kids.

vic's jazz loft band

Vic’s Jazz Loft

Intimate jazz venue in a vaulted 19th-century wireworks factory. Latin Jazz to bebop and African rhythms to classic jazz in an acoustically exceptional venue.

Molly Maguire's Pub exterior sign

Molly Maguire’s Pub

Traditional Irish pub located at Hotel Switzerland, one of the oldest buildings in Jim Thorpe.

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.

Gilded Cupid B&B Jim Thorpe wicker divan on porch

Gilded Cupid B & B

Romantic 1860’s Victorian mansion in Jim Thorpe's Historic District. Walking distance to shops, eateries, hiking trails.