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All the United States Pennsylvania Emmaus

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Emmaus

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Updated January 12, 2022

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Colonial-style spinning wheel

Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Shelter House

A "house to which to flee" for settlers in colonial Pennsylvania.
Emmaus Mosaic Mural

Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Emmaus Mosaic Mural

A fascinating community art piece created by students, teachers, and noted Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar.
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Liberty Bell Shrine, with a replica of the Liberty Bell, in the basement of Zion’s Memorial Church, 1962

Allentown, Pennsylvania

The Liberty Bell Hiding Place

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
4 miles from Emmaus
Leonardo’s Horse Allentown PA

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Leonardo's Horse Scale Model

A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.
4 miles from Emmaus
The original project, the Millennium Folk Arch

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lehigh Millennium Folk Arch

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.
7 miles from Emmaus
Soldiers Re-Interred at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Bethlehem.

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Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Bethlehem)

A tribute to those that perished during the American Revolution.
8 miles from Emmaus
The Moravian Book Shop

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Moravian Book Shop

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.
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