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Mauch Chunk Museum & Cultural Center
History museum
About
The Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center is on West Broadway in Jim Thorpe. You can tour with a guide or on your own, starting with a short video, and see artifacts from the Industrial Age up to modern-day Jim Thorpe. A Firefly Planetarium Experience, a light and storytelling show about the town's art and history, is offered too.
The museum also runs The Ballroom, a restored former church sanctuary, and holds events such as a Christmas Village in December.
History
The museum's history page says the town began in the 1820s as a source of coal for steel furnaces. The borough was renamed Jim Thorpe in 1954, when East and West Mauch Chunk merged.
When to go
From March to December the museum is open Wednesday to Sunday and on third Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (third Fridays stay open until 9 p.m.). In January and February it is open Friday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting.
It is closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Eve and Day, and Christmas Eve and Day.
Good to know
Members and children under 12 are free. The museum takes $2 off if you pay cash.
The Winter Wonderland Christmas Village runs on set dates from December 2, 2026 to January 10, 2027.
Price
- Museum admission and tour$17
- Firefly Planetarium Experience$17
- Admission plus Experience$27
- Winter Wonderland (Dec 2, 2026 to Jan 10, 2027)$17, $12 senior
Members and children under 12 are free. $2 discount with cash.
Prices checked November 2026 on the website of Mauch Chunk Museum & Cultural Center. They can change, so check before you go.
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