1810 Goundie House Welcome Center
Overview
Designed especially for the holidays, the Christmas City Stroll is a casual, comfortable walk (evening tours are led by lantern) through Bethlehem’s Historic District that explores the city’s 280-plus years of history starting with its founding in 1741.
You’ll be led by a guide dressed in 18th-century Colonial attire as you pass by historic landmarks such as the 1741 Gemeinhaus, the oldest building in Bethlehem; beautiful Central Moravian Church; built in the early 1800s; and the Colonial Industrial Quarter, widely recognized as the nation’s first industrial center, a thriving community of approximately 50 crafts, trades and industries during its heyday in the mid-1700s.
During the Stroll, you’ll learn about cherished Moravian and Christmas City traditions including the meaning of a candle in every window, beeswax candles, Central Moravian Church’s Community Putz, the iconic Star of Bethlehem atop South Mountain and the Moravian Star, an enduring symbol of the Moravian faith traditionally hung during the holiday season. Add in the exquisite Victorian and colonial architecture and two National Historic Landmarks — the Gemeinhaus and the 1762 Waterworks — and you have a holiday tour unlike any other!Admission
$9-$20
Upcoming Dates
- Saturday, November 15
- Sunday, November 16
- Monday, November 17
- Wednesday, November 19
- Thursday, November 20
- Friday, November 21
- Saturday, November 22
- Sunday, November 23
- Monday, November 24
- Wednesday, November 26
- Friday, November 28
- Saturday, November 29
- Sunday, November 30
- Monday, December 1
- Wednesday, December 3
- Thursday, December 4
- Friday, December 5
- Saturday, December 6
- Sunday, December 7
- Monday, December 8
- Wednesday, December 10
- Thursday, December 11
- Friday, December 12
- Saturday, December 13
- Sunday, December 14
- Monday, December 15
- Tuesday, December 16
- Wednesday, December 17
- Thursday, December 18
- Friday, December 19
- Saturday, December 20
- Sunday, December 21
- Monday, December 22
- Tuesday, December 23
- Friday, December 26
- Saturday, December 27
- Sunday, December 28
- Monday, December 29
- Tuesday, December 30
- Wednesday, December 31
- Friday, January 2
- Saturday, January 3
- Sunday, January 4
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505 Main St.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018
(610) 691-6055