Bethlehem Steel Self-Guided Walking Tour

Explore the remains of an industrial giant with GPS-guided audio

Walk through the furnaces, factory grounds, and creative reuse of Bethlehem Steel

At a Glance

  • 📍 Location: Bethlehem, PA

  • 🚶‍♂️ Type: Self-Guided Walking Tour

  • ⏱ Duration: 2 hours (flexible)

  • ✅ Includes: App download, GPS-triggered audio, No expiration

  • 📶 Works Offline: Download ahead of time - no cell service required

  • 🎧 Multiple Languages: English, Spanish

From $9.99 per phone

Use anytime. No expiration.

What to Expect

Explore the former Bethlehem Steel site on a self-guided audio walking tour through SteelStacks, the Hoover-Mason Trestle, South Bethlehem, Lehigh University, and the National Museum of Industrial History. As you walk, GPS-triggered stories reveal how steel was made here—and how the site was transformed after the last cast.

Tour Highlights

  • Walk through SteelStacks and the preserved Bethlehem Steel furnace area

  • See blast furnaces, ore bridges, trestles, stoves, piping, and factory buildings

  • Follow the story of how raw materials became steel at massive scale

  • Learn how Bethlehem Steel shaped bridges, skyscrapers, railroads, and wartime industry

  • Explore how Bethlehem reused industrial land for art, education, media, and public life

  • Pass cultural stops including ArtsQuest, Levitt Pavilion, PBS39, and Lehigh University

  • End near the National Museum of Industrial History

  • Blast Stoves

  • Blast Furnace

  • Ore Crane

  • SteelStacks Exterior

  • Interior

  • SteelStacks Interior

  • Wind Creek Site

  • PNC Plaza

  • ArtsQuest Center By Warren LeMay CCBY-SA2.0

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