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Emmaus
Ancient village near Jerusalem

Emmaus

Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament.

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Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus.

Get in

Getting to Emmaus

Lehigh Valley International Airport ABE IATA in Allentown lies in the center of the Lehigh Valley and has direct flights from Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, Fort Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and other domestic locations. Philadelphia International Airport PHL IATA has direct flights from most U.S.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    1803 House

    Built in 1803 by Jacob Ehrenhardt, Jr., who fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

  2. 02
    Emmaus Historical Society Museum

    Artifacts, documents, histories, photographs, and genealogy of Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

  3. 03
    Emmaus Moravian Church
  4. 04
    Knauss Homestead

    Historic home built between 1840 and 1850 with Georgian-style influences.

  5. 05
    Shangy's

    A famous beer distributor and one of the largest beer distributors on in the nation with over 4,000 different brands of beer from the U.S.

  6. 06
    Shelter House
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Bear Creek Mountain Resort

    101 Doe Mountain Ln., Macungie, toll-free: +1-866-754-2822.

  2. 02
    Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

    Allentown (in neighboring South Whitehall Township),.

  3. 03
    Emmaus Community Park

    Large community park with large and with large swimming pool and diving boards, basketball and volleyball courts, and baseball, softball, and soccer fields.

  4. 04
    Emmaus High School
  5. 05
    Emmaus Theatre

    A beloved town theatre built in the early 1900s with an art deco facade, it is a centerpiece to the town with very reasonably priced tickets and usually second-run films.

  6. 06
    Lehigh Valley IronPigs

    The AAA-level minor league team of the Philadelphia Phillies plays at Coca-Cola Park in nearby East Allentown.

Eat

Where to eat

There are many restaurants in Emmaus, including:

  1. 01
    Armetta's

    Regionally famous Italian restaurant and pizzeria, highly-popular with locals.

  2. 02
    Buckeye Tavern on Brookside

    Restaurant and tavern constructed in 1735 during the British colonialism era to cater to visiting guests from out of the area.

  3. 03
    East Penn Diner

    One of three Emmaus diners, but this one advertises itself as "the Lehigh Valley's favorite diner".

  4. 04
    House and Barn

    1449 Chestnut St (Chestnut Street in the vicinity of Emmaus Community Park),.

  5. 05
    Lin's Garden

    339 Chestnut St,.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wolfgang Moroder (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.