Editing Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Recreation==
{{see also|Culture of Allentown, Pennsylvania}}
[[File:Dorney Park Steel Force Thunderhawk.jpg|thumb|[[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]]'s [[Steel Force]] and [[Thunderhawk (Dorney Park)|Thunderhawk]] roller coasters in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]; Steel Force is the eighth-tallest steel roller coaster in the world with a first drop of {{convert|205|ft|m}} and a top speed of {{convert|75|mph|km/h}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcdb.com/id276.htm |title=Rollercoaster Database: Steel Force (Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom)|website=Rcdb.com |access-date=July 10, 2008}}</ref>]]
[[Image:Cokepark allentown.jpg|thumb|[[Coca-Cola Park]] in Allentown, home of the [[Lehigh Valley IronPigs]], the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] affiliate of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]]]
[[Image:Lehigh Parkway.JPG|thumb|[[Little Lehigh Creek]] in Allentown's [[Lehigh Parkway]] in September 2012]]
[[File:XMAS AT LEHIGH COUNTY ZOO.jpg|thumb|Christmas lights at [[Lehigh Valley Zoo]] in [[Schnecksville, Pennsylvania|Schnecksville]] in December 2020]]
===Amusement parks===
{{main|Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom}}
[[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]], one of the largest amusement and water parks on the U.S. East Coast, is located in [[South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania|South Whitehall Township]] in the county. It is open May through the end of October.

===Fairs and festivals===
{{See also|Great Allentown Fair|Mayfair Festival of the Arts}}
The [[Great Allentown Fair]], one of the nation's largest and longest ongoing city fairs, is held annually at [[Allentown Fairgrounds]] on North 17th Street in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] the end of August and beginning of September. [[Mayfair Festival of the Arts]], an arts and festival fair, is held annually in May on the campus of [[Cedar Crest College]] in Allentown.

===Golf===
{{See also|Saucon Valley Country Club}}
Lehigh County is home to multiple golf courses, including Brookside Country Club in [[Macungie, Pennsylvania|Macungie]], Lehigh Country Club on [[Cedar Crest Boulevard]] in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], Olde Homestead Golf Club in [[New Tripoli, Pennsylvania|New Tripoli]], [[Saucon Valley Country Club]] in [[Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Saucon Township]], Shepherd Hills Golf Club in [[Wescosville, Pennsylvania|Wescosville]], and Wedgewood Golf Course in [[Coopersburg, Pennsylvania|Coopersburg]].

===Museums and history===
The county has several museums, including [[Allentown Art Museum]], [[America on Wheels]], [[Da Vinci Science Center]], [[George Taylor House (Catasauqua, Pennsylvania)|George Taylor House]], [[Lehigh County Historical Society]] at [[Trout Hall]], [[Museum of Indian Culture]], [[The 1803 House]], and others.

===Parks and zoo===
{{See also|List of city parks and recreation facilities of Allentown, Pennsylvania}}
Lehigh County also has {{convert|25|acre|m2}} of public parks, including:

*[[Lehigh Parkway]] in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], is a {{convert|999|acre|km2}} city-owned park along [[Little Lehigh Creek]]. 
*[[Lock Ridge Park]] in [[Alburtis, Pennsylvania|Alburtis]], is a {{convert|59.2|acre|km2}} county-owned park along [[Swabia Creek]] that includes the [[Thomas Iron Company|Lock Ridge Furnace Museum]]. 
*[[Trexler Nature Preserve]] in [[North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania|North Whitehall Township]], is a {{convert|1108|acre|km2}} county-owned park along [[Jordan Creek (Pennsylvania)|Jordan Creek]], which includes the [[Lehigh Valley Zoo]].
*[[Whitehall Parkway]] in [[Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania|Whitehall Township]], is a {{convert|110|acre|km2}} township-owned park connected to the {{convert|9|mi|km}} [[Ironton Rail Trail]].