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Scranton, Pennsylvania
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| This city and the surrounding area were once important to | Can I make the Scranton reservation by phone? We would |
| the iron and coal industry. Today, it has several attractions | be happy to help you make any Scranton hotel reservation |
| that allow visitors to appreciate the importance of heavy | by phone. You can call our toll free number between the |
| industry in the development of the United States. | hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 |
| | a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| The Anthracite Museum Complex actually has four | |
| separate components. The Pennsylvania Anthracite | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| Heritage Museum in Scranton has exhibits and multimedia | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| displays on the way of life that developed around the coal | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| industry. The Scranton Iron Furnaces, also in Scranton, has | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| four smokestacks from the original 1800s furnaces. The | personal and credit card information. |
| other two parts of the museum complex lie outside | |
| Scranton: Eckley Miner's Village, in Hazleton, is a | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| living-history village that depicts life in the 1800s, and the | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| Museum of Anthracite Mining, in Ashland, is a collection of | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| artifacts and photographs. Adjacent to the Ashland museum | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| is the Pioneer Coal Mine, which is open for tours. Scranton | number. |
| has its own coal-mine tour, the Lackawanna Coal Mine | |
| (near the Anthracite Heritage Museum), where you can | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| descend deep underground to the coal veins (wear a | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| sweater it's chilly down there). | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| Industrial might of another sort is the focus of the Steamtown | |
| National Historic Site, dedicated to preserving the history of | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| the steam train and railroads in the U.S. There's a huge | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| collection of old locomotives and rail cars, and you can ride | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| a working steam train. The Scranton area also has a | information page, if this is import to you. |
| minor-league baseball team, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | |
| Red Barrons. About 35 mi/56 km west of Scranton, Ricketts | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| Glen State Park has more than 22 waterfalls in a beautiful | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| forest of ancient pine, hemlock and oak. Scranton is 100 | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| mi/160 km north of Philadelphia. | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| | property "Detail" pages. |
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