Thank you for your interest in visiting the National Museum of Industrial History, a Smithsonian Affiliate. We aim to make your experience as enjoyable as possible. If you don’t find the information you are looking for on this page feel free to reach out to us via email at [email protected] or calling us at 610.694.6644.

Hours: The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
The museum will be closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

Tickets:
Tickets are available at the admission desk inside the museum. 

Children (6 and younger): Free
Youth (7 to 17): $10
Students: $10
Veterans/Educators/Seniors (65 and older): $12
Adults (18 to 64): $15

Show your EBT/SNAP/ACCESS Card for $3 admission

Special Discount Days:
Senior Days: Every first Wednesday of the month, half price tickets for all senior citizens age 65 and older.
Student Days: first Thursday of each month will feature half price tickets for students
Family Sundays: free admission to all children under 12 years old when accompanied by a paying adult. Adult admission is $15.

Group Discounts:
For more information on visiting NMIH with your group, please see our Group Tours page.

Group Guided Museum Tours
Group guided tours of the Museum are available for a $30 docent fee plus individual admission for a group of up to 20 people.  If the group is larger than 20 people, additional docents are $30 per additional 20 visitors. Group guided tours are available ​during or after business hours and must be reserved ahead of time by contacting the Guest Services Manager, Shannon Morris, at 610.694.6644 or [email protected]. Please see our Group Tours page.

Bethlehem Steel Plant Site Tours

Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from April through December, former steelworkers or guides trained by steelworkers will lead sidewalk and Hoover- Mason Trestle tours through the Bethlehem Steel plant site. Click here for more details.

Bethlehem Steel Flashlight Tours

Bring your flashlight and comfortable walking shoes for a tour that takes a new look at the Bethlehem plant. This nighttime tour takes place during select First Fridays throughout the year. Click here for more details.

Self Guided Mobile Tours
Enhance your experience with one of our self-guided tours of the museum or SteelStacks campus using your own phone or device. Inquire at our admission desk for details.

  • The Changing Landscape of Bethlehem Steel ($5 per person) Travel back in time on this self-guided walking tour of the historic Bethlehem Steel Plant! Explore the different phases of the plant as Bethlehem Steel grew from a local iron company to become an international steel titan. This mobile tour provides you with a glimpse into the past with never-before-seen images from the museum’s archival collection. An accompanying printed booklet version of the tour can also be purchased at the admission desk. 
  • Express Museum Tour (included with admission)
  • In-Depth Museum Tour (included with admission) Now available in Spanish!
  • Young Innovator’s Tour (included with admission)
  • Foundry Park Tour (included with admission)

Locomotive Engineer Experience

The National Museum of Industrial History is excited to offer a hands-on train engineer experience on its restored narrow gauge locomotive! The short but memorable runs will let you step back in time, putting you in the same engineer’s seat as the steelworkers who helped build the country. Full details and tickets available here.

Address:
602 E 2nd St
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Parking:

NMIH is located at 602 East Second Street in Bethlehem, PA. Limited free parking is available in the SteelStacks Ruins East and West lots on Second Street between Founder’s Way and Polk Street. Paid parking via the Bethlehem Parking Authority is also available in the adjacent NCC Fowler Center Lot at 511 East Third Street or the Polk Street Garage at the corner of Polk and Second Streets. For more information, visit the Bethlehem Parking Authority website.