Stay at an intimate B&B or inn such as The Sayre Mansion in Bethlehem, Lafayette Inn in Easton or Glasbern in Fogelsville. Book a room with a jet tub and/or fireplace.

Spend the day along the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail tasting wine and purchasing some for home. Clover Hill Vineyards, Vynecrest, Galen Glen and Pinnacle Ridge are all located in the “western” portion of the trail and can all be reached/visited within a day.

Buy homemade chocolates to share later that night at either Josh Early Candies in Allentown or Bethlehem, or Premise Maid in Breinigsville.

Drive through the countryside on the Lehigh Valley Covered Bridge Trail. The 50 mile roundtrip tour passes seven historic covered bridges. Pack a picnic lunch and eat it in the grass alongside one of the covered bridges. Request a free brochure at lehighvalleypa.org or download it in PDF format.

Visit Allentown Art Museum to see exhibits and displays from its collection of more than 13,000 works of art.

Go on a one-hour historic Bethlehem walking tour of the city’s Moravian buildings and learn about how the Moravians lived. This religious group founded and named the city on Christmas Eve 1741. Also visit the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts and the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem.

Take a drive through time at America On Wheels museum of over-the-road transportation. So much more than cars, it also features trucks, bicycles, racing cars, Segways and even a racing lawnmower!

Learn about the region’s history at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Center in Allentown and also see its latest exhibit. Or take tours of Lehigh County’s many historical buildings including the George Taylor House, Haines Mill Museum, Lock Ridge Iron Furnace Museum and the Claussville One-room Schoolhouse.

Discover the region’s Native American history at the Museum of Indian Culture in Allentown through exhibits, artifacts and displays.

Visit the church in downtown Allentown where the Liberty Bell was hidden from the British at the Liberty Bell Museum.

Learn about scientific principles in a hands-on way at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown. Be sure to check out the new Bug-N-Out exhibit.

The Crayola Factory and National Canal Museum in Easton offers more hands-on fun playing with Crayola markers and crayons. Watch a live demonstration on how crayons are made. Then it’s upstairs to the Canal Museum to play with miniature canal boats, locks and loads. Add on a ride in a real mule-drawn canal boat.

Talk to the animals at Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville and see the new penguin exhibit. Don’t miss the funny river otters and cool owls.

Hit the links, the miniature ones that is, at Putt U in Center Valley, Liber-Tee Miniature Golf in Breinigsville, or Lucky Strokes Golf & Grille.

Help the kids work off all of their pent up energy at Bounce U Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem.

Watch the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, an AAA Minor League Baseball team, at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown

Spend the day golfing at one of the region’s premier golf courses, including the Center Valley Club in Center Valley, The Club at Morgan Hill in Easton, and Southmoore Golf Course in Bath.

Take aim at a clay pigeon at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays in Coplay.

Hike at nearby Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton (approx 45 minutes from Allentown)

Tackle the two-story high-ropes course and rock climbing wall at Dutch Springs in Bethlehem.

Learn about nature all close-up and personal on a tour of Crystal Cave in nearby Kutztown or Lost River Caverns in Hellertown.

Spend the day along the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail tasting wine and purchasing some for home. Clover Hill Vineyards, Vynecrest, Galen Glen and Pinnacle Ridge are all located in the “western” portion of the trail and can all be visited within a day. Save the eastern half of the trail for another day and be sure to have a designated driver.

Take a hands-on cooking class at Sagra in Easton.

Dine in one of downtown Bethlehem’s trendy restaurants along Restaurant Row, including Apollo Grill, Starfish Brasserie, Edge and Bethlehem Brew Works.

Or select downtown Easton instead for tapas at Ocean, gourmet pizzas at Sette Luna, sushi at Sogo, a wide beer selection at Pearly Baker’s and contemporary American cuisine at River Grille.

Visit downtown Bethlehem for locally-owned and operated shops like the Moravian Book Shop and Wired Gallery.

Downtown Easton also has great little shops like Just Around the Corner, Partyology and Baby Gift Clouds.

The borough of Emmaus has its own quaint shops including The Basket Gypsy, Cottage, La Belle Cuisine, Out of Our Hands and 2BHip.

The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley feature everything from L.L. Bean and Banana Republic, to Barnes & Noble and Fresh Market. There’s even a Rave Motion Pictures movie theatre.

The Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall features anchor stores JC Penney, Macy’s and Boscov’s as well as a new lifestyle center with Ann Taylor, Williams-Sonoma, J Crew and Apple.

The newly opened Sands Casino in South Bethlehem features a full casino floor, live entertainment a the Molten Lounge, the area’s best Celtic bands at St. James Gate and fabulous cocktails at Coil Lounge.

Enjoy a concert at Penn’s Peak located in Jim Thorpe, a 45 minute drive from Allentown.

The Historic Hotel Bethlehem is home to the Tap Room Lounge featuring live jazz performances.