| THINGS TO DO |  |  Guided tours of Easton are offered by appointment for a small fee at the Easton Heritage Alliance. However the town is quite walkable, and you'll find plenty of information as well as a self-guided walking tour at the Visitor's Booth Kiosk in Centre Square (left), next to Two Rivers Landing.
In fact, the Transbridge Bus from New York will drop you only two blocks away from Centre Square on Northampton St., where you can stroll Easton's art galleries, antique stores, and shops. Of course, Centre Square at Two Rivers Landing is also where you'll find the Crayola FACTORY®, the Crayola FACTORY® Store and the National Canal Museum.  At the Crayola FACTORY® (pictured, left), kids will think they've gone to heaven as they learn how crayons and markers are made and as they participate in interactive projects and exhibits. They'll even leave with free samples to take home! In the company's hundred-years-plus history, over 100 billion crayons have been used, abused and reused by young and old alike. And it's worth mentioning that for adults, a visit to the Crayola FACTORY® can be an intensely nostalgic experience. The smell alone of all those crayons when you walk in the door may well transport you back through the decades! (What's your favorite color?)
Right next door, the National Canal Museum fascinates in a different way as it retells the uniquely American history of working waterways and how they transformed Easton. Exhibits here have recently been upgraded to provide visitors with a more interactive experience, and kids in particular love the "Model Canal System," extending over 90 feet, that lets them pilot their own canal boat through a network of locks and levees.  Combined with a trolley shuttle through the town of Easton, the Museum also offers the public a chance to take an actual canal boat ride. Scenic vistas await on this hour-long, mule-drawn ride (left) on the Josiah White (May through October). Speed demons may be disappointed as two hard-working mules give it the "old college try." But slow and steady won the race, and history buffs will really appreciate the tour; among other things, you'll learn how the boats hauled anthracite coal up and down the waterways.
If you're stubborn about the need for more speed, the boat dock also offers pedal boat rentals. After your boat ride, picnic at Hugh Moore Historical Park, where there are opportunities to bike, hike, and fish. Another welcome addition to Easton’s tourist opportunities is the Easton Museum of Pez Dispensers. Located adjacent to the Crayola FACTORY®, this uniquely entertaining museum displays some 2,500 of the wacky collectibles. (The "Discontinued" and "Foreign" sections are especially engaging—who even knew that Pez made it to other countries?) History is alive and well in Easton. Indian artifacts are on display at the Northampton County Historical Society, only one block south of the Crayola FACTORY®. The Bachmann Publick House, Easton's oldest building (dating from approximately 1753), has recently been restored, and opens its doors to today's "publick" for a few special city events each year.  Finally, if you want a different perspective on Easton, don't forget that there's a prestigious four-year college right up the hill! Lafayette College is easily reached by heading north from Centre Square on 3rd Street; if you walk (it doesn't take long), you get the added advantage of hiking up the steps past the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (left), the illustrious Frenchman in whose honor the college was founded in 1826. When you get to the top of the steps, be sure to turn around and take in the terrific view of the Lehigh Valley behind you.
Lafayette's serene campus is worth a visit in its own right, but you may also want to know that the school's football games, held on Saturdays in Fisher Stadium, are a big deal here throughout the fall, with tailgating and "telecast" parties all the rage on game days. Lafayette sits adjacent to the historic College Hill neighborhood, where there's no better place to sit with a cup of java and revisit your undergrad days than the Cosmic Cup Coffee Co. (just off campus, on March St.). (Visitors from big cities may well appreciate the opportunity to soak up their caffeine in a non-Starbucks environment!) See more info on these activities and businesses 
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"Get knee-high in the Lehigh and put your derierre in the Delaware,"say Eastonians. At the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers, at the PA-NJ border, Easton, Pennsylvania is the perfect family destination. 
Up on College Hill, the Lafayette Inn (left) is a highly recommended B & B with sixteen rooms in a striking 19th-century red-brick building. Guest rooms that accomodate up to four are ideal for families, while more romantic suites with working fireplaces and oversized tubs should be just right for couples. The Inn offers a range of packages year-round—and as another bonus, a lovable Siberian Husky named Lena serves as its official mascot!
