Historic Trolley Tour: Explore Jim Thorpe's Highlights
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Jim Thorpe

Discover Jim Thorpe’s history and beauty on a 70-minute trolley tour. Explore landmarks, scenic spots, and historic Broadway with live narration.

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jim Thorpe Memorial - Jim Thorpe’s resting place including information regarding his amazing Olympic achievements
  • Lehigh Gorge State Park - The scenic Lehigh Gorge park, Lehigh River, turn-hole tunnel, RR bridge
  • The Mauch Chunk Opera House - Beautiful historic building, music venue
  • The Stabin Museum - Unique museum, charming…
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What's Included
  • Licensed guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Our historic trolley tour starts at the visitor center located at 2 Susquehanna St. and travels through the Jim Thorpe Memorial, the Lehigh Gorge State Park, up Broadway past all the shops, restaurants, and museums, reaching Mauch Chunk Lake before returning to the visitor center. This 70-minute tour offers a fantastic way to explore much of Jim Thorpe,…

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Location
2 Susquehanna St
Susquehanna Street
There is a green trolley stop sign in the parking lot where we will pick you up
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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P6544sidebbiew
Sep 21, 2025
Trolly tour - Excellent! Very informative it was great. The expectations were better than I thought. Recommended to all of my family members
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Tennisstar602
Sep 20, 2025
I took this tour while I was in Jim Thorpe. - I was going to a concert in Allentown, and I had TripAdvisor credits which I wanted to use. I looked up various tours which were located around Allentown, and this tour caught my eye. It was important to arrive early, since the city center of Jim Thorpe was extremely limited with parking, and all of the parking was metered. If somebody drove up the westbound hill of the center city, the parking was only designated for those who carried a specific permit. There was free parking further over an eastbound bridge. This tour had music to correspond with the various sites that we saw. We saw the burial site of Jim Thorpe, we saw a state park by the Lehigh River, we saw a big lake, and we saw some other major buildings of the city, which included: the jail and the theater. We also learned about the history of Jim Thorpe, himself. The mountains were very pretty, and there was some minimal fall foliage. Cassie was a great tour guide, and this tour lasted just over an hour. My tour began very punctually. I only wished that we were able to get some quick time to get off of the trolley and to briefly explore some of the sites.
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Mariebw1255bk
Sep 20, 2025
Terrific Trolley Ride - Glen was very informative with Jim Thorpe and the area. He plays music to sing to. It was the best Trolley ride we ever had. We did the YMCA twice with the ow er of that building. Great fun.
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Victoria
Sep 19, 2025
Great trolley tour - Trolley operator made the tour lots of fun. Enjoyed learning the history of the town of Jim Thorpe and Jim Thorpe's life too.
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Cathyvm1166uf
Sep 17, 2025
Very pleasant visit - Jim Thorpe is a very interesting town. We thoroughly enjoyed walking the main street and taking in the architecture. We plan to visit again and ride the train.
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Jean_u
Sep 9, 2025
Great trolley tour - An interesting tour of the town of Jim Thorpe on a real nice open air trolley was very informative and lots of fun. I highly recommend this for tourist and families..
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Amy
Sep 8, 2025
Outstanding experience worth the price - Outstanding trolley tour with excellent driver/narrator. 70 minutes through east and west sides of town with stops at Jim Thorpe monument/grave, state park, lake/beach and more. Informative, friendly, and easy to hear/understand due to good sound system in trolley.
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Doria
Sep 22, 2025
Learned many details and facts about Jim Thorpe as an Athlete - Cassie the tour guide was entertaining, energetic and informative. The music played was too loud for our liking. Another employee Kaitlyn was helpful to offer to keep an eye on my husband’s walker while we were on the tour.
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Melissa
Sep 7, 2025
Highly recommended - This is the second time I took this tour. The first time was amazing, this time was average. The difference being the tour guide. The first one gave us a mountain of facts, spoke loudly, and turned up the music loud too. The second one was very light on the info, spoke to low, and played the music too low.
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Abw80
Sep 20, 2025
Not for Everyone - Our trolley ride was full, good for the company, but you’re packed in like sardines. It was high 70s and we did a lot of stopping and just sitting with no air flow and all those ppl. Not the best. They also go over this rickety old wooden bridge and stop! I don’t like bridges and this thing doesn’t look like it would hold someone walking on it, let alone a trolley full of ppl sitting. You have to pass over this twice. I wish they would have had the route listed out and explained this prior to going.
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