The Harry Houdini Museum
in Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania - NE PA.
NEPA North East
Poconos - Pocono Mountains - Wilkes Barre.

     

Harry Houdini Lives in Scranton PA Pennsylvania in the Pocono, Poconos Mountain region

Two different programs showing all year. Taking reservations, featuring America's top magical entertainers.

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Harry Houdini Tour & Magic Shows

HOUDINI TOUR & MAGIC SHOW FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AVAILABLE MOST WEEKENDS in June and every day in July and August till Labor Day.. Open at 1 PM. SUMMER SCHEDULE AND PRICING. June weekends 1-4 PM, July & August 1 - 5 PM. Come at least 2.5 hours before closing to see the entire tour and show. Special reduced pricing with tour and magic show combined. Admission $17.95 for adults and $14.95 for children 11 and under.

WE ALSO DO PRIVATE PARTIES, AND BUS AND SCHOOL GROUPS ANY DAY OF THE YEAR BY RESERVATION.

THE EVENING SHOW "HAUNTED" IS AVAILABLE THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS YEAR ROUND BY RESERVATION. (see below) Reservations required.
The Harry Houdini Tour & Magic Show is a non-stop wonderful major event in the world's only building devoted to most famous magician of all time, Harry Houdini, who did many special challenges here. Unique to this area. The New York Times, the most critical paper in the world, called their events "high quality entertainment." Great for all ages, from 3 to 93. Includes a fabulous fun stage magic show with noted professional magicians with live animals such as doves, a rabbit, a duck and two poodles. The performers have starred on HBO, Discovery, Biography & Travel Channels, as well as ABC,CBS & NBC. Dorothy Dietrich was called by the Columbia Encyclopedia as "one of the most noted magicians of the late 20th century." Includes a fun guided tour of the fabulous collection in the 100 year old historic building, and the rarest film footage of Harry Houdini doing escapes. Seen on hundreds of national television shows. Not to be missed. 1433 N Main Ave, Scranton, PA. I-81 to exit 190 (Main Ave) left two miles. Open at 1 PM, continuous till 5 PM from JULY THROUGH LABOR DAY. Other months call. Holiday weekends such as Mothers Day, Memorial Day, etc, and most Saturdays throughout the year. They even float a audience member up in the air, pass a hoop around them and float them back down. Great fun, educational and motivational too. Featuring Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz. The fun event can take 2 hours or longer. Earlier tour and show tend to be a bit longer.



Click here to see a few pictures of the tour

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Totally different. Evenings - Weekly by reservation
Psychic Theater's HAUNTED!
"Mind Mysteries & THE Beyond."
Available event for general admission starting at 7:30 PM. Reservations required. Most Thursdays and Saturdays.


Mentalism, mind reading, telekinesis, & sightless vision. See psychic paintings, learn of George Valentine, a spiritualist who challenged Harry Houdini! Learn the story of the murder/suicide/electrocution in this 100 plus year old "haunted" building. Attend a seance, which is part of this highly acclaimed 3 hour plus paranormal event! Not for the weak of heart! No pacemakers please. We dare you to stay to the end! Often sold out - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! As with most theatrical persentations reservations are not refundable. However we will make our best effort to seat you at another performance.

And any day of the year for GROUPS AND FIELD TRIPS of 13 or more.

For more information call 570) 383-9297. Or go to PsychicTheater.com

HOUDINI TOUR & MAGIC SHOW -Also open afternoons Holiday Weekends throughout the year, such as Presidents Weekend, Fathers Day Weekend, Mothers Day Weekend, Easter Weekend, Memorial Day Weekend, Thandsgiving day weekend. 1-4 PM. Reservations Required. As with most theatrical persentations reservations are not refundable. However we will make our best effort to seat you at another performance.

And any day of the year for GROUPS AND FIELD TRIPS of 20 or more. CALL.

Click for our Harry Houdini School Study Guide for school field trips and School Assembly Programs.

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PROGRAM TEACHERS AND PARENTS ... for students K-12. Our presentations include many features from "Character Counts" and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences theory. Click here for our School Assembly Programs.

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS The Harry Houdini Museum can bring several educational, motivational and entertaining school assembly programs to your school. Each of our school assembly programs drive home the importance of the main keys to character ... trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. The six pillars of character building.

1) Harry Houdini. His life and magic.
One cannot find a better role model. Great character building personality.
2) Bravo The Great!.
Edu-tainer and motivational personality.
3) The Magic Zoo. A live animal show. A bevy of live animals that bring home a series of object lessons.
4) Dorothy Dietrich.
A great fun motivational magic show. Tells of being told as a youngster, "Girls can't do magic." She is now considered one of the world's leading female entertainers. She has traveled the world and has appeared on hundreds of TV shows. Columbia Encyclopedia (Columbia University Press) calls her one of the most noted magicians of the late 20th Century.
5) Mind Mysteries and Beyond!
This is for the upper grades only. An amazing Extra Sensory Perception and mind reading show, that teaches youngsters not to be fooled by claims and advertising they see throughout their lives.
Call (570) 342-5555 for more information and dates.

A great place for magical birthday parties by reservation. Any day of the year!

Click here for Birthday Party place information

We also do sweet sixteen, over the hill, Kosher Bar-Mitzvah, Bas-Mitzvah, Purim, and Communion and Confirmation Parties. Dk of Scranton says "Kids love it and it is more personal and fun than Chuck E. Cheese!"

Our Uri Geller Stories

SUMMER Harry Houdini Tour & Magic Shows

Open all weekends in June.

EVERY DAY July and August through Labor Day Weekend,
7 days a week, 1-5 PM. Reservations suggested.

Available any day 12 months a year for bus groups, schools, parties, birthdays.

We also supply top notch magicians for Trade Shows, Corporate Events, Malls, Colleges, close up magic, stage shows, etc.

1433 N. Main, Scranton, PA 18508. Tel. (570) 342-5555
Latitude: 41.432156 Longitude: -75.663338


Take I-81 to Exit 190 the Main Ave Exit go LEFT onto Main exactly 2 miles to 1433 N. Main Ave. Scranton, PA
Free Parking. Enter front or back.

DIRECTIONS TO 81 -
From the East (NY, NJ, Stroudsburg, etc. 80W to 380N to 81N.
From the North East. 84 W to 380 N to 81 N. From the West (Pittsburgh. 80W to 81N.
From the South (Philia, etc) Tpk Extension 476N to Pittston exit to 81 N.
From Allentown, etc. 33N to 80W to 380N to 81N

For latest official letter from the Harry Houdini Family on his wife's side on recent Harry Houdini headlines click here.


OCTOBER - Halloween famiy show!
AFTERNOONS BY RESERVATION THE THREE WEEKS BEFORE HALLOWEEN OUR FUNNY FAMILY SPOOKTACULAR! NEW! Attend our famous annual Harry Houdini Seance in Northeast Pennsylvania on Halloween, October 31. Tickets on sale at ebay.com every September-October under Harry Houdini Seance. Start at .99 cents. Proceeds go to the Society of American Magicians Harry Houdini Fund for destitute magicians. Images of the Harry Houdini seance will appear here live via webcam.


CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR Harry Houdini SEANCE CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR Harry Houdini SEANCE GREAT NEWS! We are doing our annual Harry Houdini Seance again this year as we have for the past 30 years! You can see parts of it live at 1:26 PM on October 31.

We also do sweet sixteen, over the hill, Kosher Bar-Mitzvah, Bas-Mitzvah, Purim, Communion and Confirmation Parties.

Missing Harry Houdini Bust stolen from the grave years ago found in man's apartment.
Click here for text of story from Long Island's Newday.
BEST OF THE BEST!!! Harry Houdini Museum chosen best museum in all of Northeast Pennsylvania. Also chosen as having the best exhibit.
Click here for text of story.
An award was given by the US Postmaster to the directors of the Harry Houdini Museum, Dorothy Dietrich and John Bravo (Dick Brookz) for their sucess in promoting the Harry Houdini stamp,

THE PAST YEAR THE TRAVEL CHANNEL FEATURED THE HOUDINI MUSEUM IN TWO TV SPECIALS, "MAGIC ROAD TRIP". SEE THE FULL EVENT IN PERSON BY COMING TO OUR FACILITY IN SCRANTON IN THE POCONO MOUNTAIN REGION.

We've done the Original Harry Houdini Seance here LIVE online for 15 years on Halloween. We did them for 15 years in New York City which was Harry Houdini's official home town as an adult. Pictured at one of our Harry Houdini seances are magic legends Walter B. Gibson (in overcoat), Dorothy Dietrich, and Milbourne Christopher. Walter, Harry Houdini's ghostwriter & confidant wrote the famous Shadow series and over 2,000 books, many on magic as well as on Harry Houdinifrom the escape artists notes. Bess Harry Houdini asked him to continue the Harry Houdini seances when she stopped. He passed on the legacy, responsibility and honor to celebrity magician Dorothy Dietrich, who's on our Board of Directors.
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Harry Houdini! His magic & escapes. The only building in the world totally devoted to Harry Houdini. Tours change & includes a magic show.

Halloween fun spooky shows the last 3 weeks in Oct. (no tours) & our yearly Harry Houdini Halloween seance on the Web on Oct 31, now live via webcam.
We cover Harry Houdini's career & facts about Harry Houdini not found elsewhere & growing. The Harry Houdini Museum has national and international significance, having been featured on many TV Shows including The Travel Channel's "Magic Road Trip," and even having been mentioned in a speach by Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards.

Open for 13 years, prior to that on display for 15 years at the legendary Magic Towne House in NYC where we also did the only Harry Houdini Halloween seances in NYC ( Harry Houdini's home town as an adult), that was then passed on to magician Dorothy Dietrich and moved to our new location here.

The Harry Houdini Museum has been called one of the most unique museums and attractions in the world.


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Columbia University Press. picked the most noted magicians of the late 20th century and included... Siegfried and Roy... Doug Henning... Harry Blackstone, Jr., David Copperfield..... and Dorothy Dietrich.

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2006
Columbia University Press
HOUDINI MUSEUM ON NATIONAL TV!
TRAVEL CHANNEL & THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
MONTEL WILLIAMS SHOW!
Dorothy Dietrich was on the Montel Williams Show recently as well as the Discovery Channel and Exploring The Unknown. Montel, called her "The World's Leading Female Magician and Escape Artist," showed clips of her doing the Jinxed Bullet Catch at Resorts International in Atlantic City and she escaped from a straight-Jacket. The show sought out the world's greatest women in various fields. Dorothy is the first woman in history to accomplish the jinxed catch in the mouth. The one stunt Harry Houdini backed down on! She's also the first women to escape from a Straight Jacket with a burning rope, a stunt Harry Houdini never did. Discovery Channel has done several different segments at the Harry Houdini Museum.
This past year we have been on The Travel Channel's "Magic Road Trip," and Biography and the BBC's "Dead Famous. Soon to be seen on "100 Myths & Legends!"

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Our School Assembly Programs
Poster display from our Harry Houdini Grade, Middle and High School Assembly Shows
Harry Houdini Study Guide. About 60 pages.
Best Role Model, Harry Houdini!


Harry Houdini Museum helps launch the book, "Harry Houdini!!!"
Pictured are Author Kenneth Silverman, Dorothy Dietrich
and Bravo the Great! (aka Dick Brookz) Dietrich and
Bravo were booked by the publishers, (Harper Collins)
to perform on the big stage for the New York City Book
Fair and took first prize of the entire Fair.
The fair attracted over 200,000 people.

About the book, Harry Houdini!!!

Don't miss our SPOOK-TACULAR HALLOWEEN SHOWS.

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Learn about some of the Magicians who make this possible.

Go to Home Page of Dorothy Dietrich, leading female magician and a director of the Harry Houdini Museum. Covers bullet catch, straight jacket escapes, animals, TV appearances,

Go to Home Page of John Bravo (Bravo The Great aka Dick Brookz), well known magician and a director of the Harry Houdini Museum

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The Harry Houdini Museum attractions in Scranton, Pennsylvania PA, near Wilkes Barre in the Pocono Mountain or Poconos Mountains region features Harry Houdini's biography and quotes and is near many resorts, hotels and motels where tourists spend their vacations.

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