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Voykit pocket guide · United States
Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton
Give Easton one full day plus a night: downtown Centre Square, the Crayola Experience and the canal museum in 4–6 h, then use it as a Lehigh Valley base.
Easton is the smallest of the Lehigh Valley's three cities, sitting where the Delaware and Lehigh rivers meet, about 72 mi (116 km) west of New York City and 77 mi (124 km) north of Philadelphia. Downtown is compact and walkable; the draw is a cluster of family sights, a historic square and riverfront trails. Most travellers see it in a day, or sleep here and day-trip to Bethlehem and Allentown.
- Country
- United States
- Local name
- Easton
- Best months
- Mid-Apr–late Jun and Sep–Oct
- Avoid
- Jan–Feb (cold snaps, black ice), late Jul–Aug (humid heat and storms)
- Stay
- 1 night
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- USD
- Money
- Currency is the US dollar (USD, $). Cards and phone payments work almost everywhere; carry a little cash for tips and small vendors.
- Daily spend
- Budget $70–120 excl. bed · Mid $120–200 excl. bed · High $200+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile cover the country; prepaid SIMs at their stores and Walmart/Target (passport required), or an eSIM before you fly.
- Emergency
- Police, fire, ambulance 911
- Plugs
- Types A, B · 120 V · 60 Hz · Chargers are dual-voltage; hair dryers and straighteners from 230 V countries need a converter.
- Tipping
- Sit-down restaurant: 18–22% of the pre-tax bill.; Bar: US$1–2 per drink or 20% of the tab.; Taxi / ride-hailing: 15–20%, in the app.; Hotel housekeeping: US$3–5 a night.; Porter / valet: US$2–5 per bag or car.; Tour guide: US$10–20 per person for a day tour.; Counter service / tablet prompts: Optional; 0–15%.
- Water
- Tap water is drinkable nearly everywhere; boil or treat water from streams in parks.
- Toilets
- Free public toilets are scarce in big cities; use cafés, department stores, libraries, stations. Rest areas on highways are free.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Coffee | $3–6 |
| Deli sandwich | $9–15 |
| Pizza, one large | $15–25 |
| Sit-down dinner, one person | $20–40 |
| Draught beer in a bar | $6–9 |
| Rideshare, downtown to Route 22 hotels | $12–20 |
| Crayola Experience admission | about $17 (check) |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- ABE · Lehigh Valley International (Allentown)
- About 20–25 min by car; the closest airport to Easton.
- PHL · Philadelphia International
- About 77 mi (124 km) south; more airlines and long-haul routes.About 77 mi (77 mi) south; more airlines and long-haul routes.
- EWR · Newark Liberty
- About 70 mi (113 km) east; bus services run to the Lehigh Valley.About 70 mi (70 mi) east; bus services run to the Lehigh Valley.
Typical fares
- Rideshare, ABE airport → downtown Easton
- $30–45, about 20–25 min (check)
- Bus, Lehigh Valley → New York City
- $35–60 one way, 2–2.5 h (check)
- Municipal parking garage, per hour
- about $2 (check)
Get around
Downtown Easton is walkable: Centre Square to the riverfront is about 10 min on foot. LANTA runs local buses across the Lehigh Valley, but frequencies are low and a car is far more practical for the museums, malls and day trips. Taxis and rideshare work but are thin late at night.
See and do
Known for
- Centre Square and the 1776 reading of the Declaration of Independence
- Crayola Experience
- National Canal Museum and mule-drawn canal boat
- State Theatre Center for the Arts
- Easton–Phillipsburg Thanksgiving football game
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Car or LANTA bus via Route 22 | About 20–30 min |
| Allentown | Car or LANTA bus on Route 22 | About 25–35 min |
| Phillipsburg, New Jersey | Walk across the Northampton Street free bridge | About 10 min on foot |
| New York City | Trans-Bridge or Uptown Vans bus from the Lehigh Valley | 2–2.5 h |
Sleep
- Downtown / Centre Square
- Walk to the Crayola Experience, State Theatre, restaurants and bars; the pick if you have no car.
- College Hill (Lafayette College)
- Quieter, inns and student bars; 10–15 min walk downhill to Centre Square.
- Route 22 / Nazareth Pike corridor
- Chain hotels with free parking; needs a car for everything.
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Thank you | Thank you |
| Where is the restroom? | Where is the restroom? |
| Can I pay by card? | Can I pay by card? |
| To this address, please | To this address, please |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: Handshake and 'hi, how are you?' — reply 'good, thanks'; avoid: Treating the question as a real health enquiry
- Restaurants: Tip 18–22% and wait for the check; avoid: Leaving without tipping
- Personal space: Keep an arm's length in queues; avoid: Standing close to strangers
- Politics and religion: Listen more than you speak; avoid: Opening with hot-button topics
- Smoking: Smoke only in marked areas; avoid: Smoking near doors or in parks where banned
Scams and watch-outs
- Winter black ice is a real driving hazard on hills and bridges, even without fresh snow.
- All major Delaware River bridges into New Jersey are free eastbound but tolled westbound; the free Northampton Street bridge is easy to miss.
- You must dial the area code (610 or 484) on every local call.
- Some downtown bars and pubs permit smoking indoors; check before you sit.
Downtown Easton is fine by day and busy on weekend nights; the main issues are petty theft after dark away from Centre Square and winter driving on ice. Standard US city precautions apply.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Easton, Pennsylvania yet. Suggested stay: 1 night. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Centre Square and the 1776 reading of the Declaration of Independence
- Crayola Experience
- National Canal Museum and mule-drawn canal boat
- State Theatre Center for the Arts
- Easton–Phillipsburg Thanksgiving football game
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Discover Lehigh Valley: www.discoverlehighvalley.com/
- Crayola Experience Easton: www.crayolaexperience.com/easton
- National Canal Museum: canals.org/
- Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (NPS): www.nps.gov/dele/index.htm
- Wikivoyage: Easton (Pennsylvania), revision 5301336 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5301336
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Easton, PennsylvaniaEaston
To this address, please
To this address, please
My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)
- Police, fire, ambulance911
No embassies in Easton; consulates-general are in Philadelphia and New York City.
Tipping is expected: 18–22% at sit-down restaurants, $1–2 a drink, 15–20% taxis.
Voykit · checked 2026-09
Printed from Voykit (/easton-pennsylvania). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.