Harry Houdini Tour, Show & Museum
Open weekends to the general public by reservation. Available weekends, Saturday and Sunday. Reservations required. A full afternoon of fun for all ages for one small admission price! Call for other dates! Also available any day of the week by reservation for groups of seniors or schools, birthday parties or day care centers, etc. Available to the general public every day in the Summer.
Famous attraction in Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania
(NE PA, NEPA, Poconos, Pocono Mountains, Wilkes Barre)
Read about The Travel Channel's Mysteries At The Museum= a story from Scranton's Houdini Museum about one of Houdini's most controversial escapes. Click for more information.
Link to Travel Channel Mysteries at the Museum with Dorothy Dietrich promo
The History Channel's Brad Meltzer's Decoded! did a segment with some reworked Houdini Museum material magicians and experts Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz about Houdini's unusual death. Get the real storyhere!
Visit us in our 150 year old historic building at 1433 N. Main Avenue
in Scranton, PA in the Pocono Mountain Region.
NEW! Click the following outside links for reviews of our events.
Top 10 Greatest Road Trip Destinations in the U.S. Amazing! Others on this list of 10 include Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum. Henry Ford Museum. Hoover Dam. Niagara Falls. State and National Parks. Grand Canyon
Gallaghers Travels.com"a must see place"
Road Trip America.com"first-rate magic show" "a spellbound audience"
I GO U GO.com"a must see", "a perfect day", "Great place."
TRAVEL @ gather.com"largest collection of Houdini material", "only building devoted to the widely acknowledged ÒGreatest Magician EverÓ
Pennsylvania Day Trips"great fun for the family". "one of the most unique museums and attractions in the world. The show also includes two of the best, nationally known magicians, Dorothy Dietrich and John Bravo."
Kid friendly Reviews""Fun with the Family" Featured on the Travel ChannelÕs Magic Road Trip", "a must-see", "A wonderful magic show is performed by nationally known magicians such as Dorothy Dietrich and Bravo the Great. Lots of laughs, live animals, and audience participation. The Halloween ÒSpook-tacularÓ Theater of Illusion takes place from Columbus Day through Halloween. Appropriate for all ages, this magic show features classic illusions with nothing too scary for little ones."
Travel Tips USA Today"the Poconos boast several historic attractions and tourist sites". "you'll find a wealth of exciting things to do in this region". "The Houdini Museum...inside a 100-year-old building...suitable for all ages and feature magic acts that incorporate live animals, including doves, poodles and rabbits, plus a guided tour of the building."
Dorothy DietrichWicipedia page on Dorothy Dietrich
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/things-pocono-mountains-5018.html
Book Now! (570) 342-5555
Two different programs showing at different times in our theater by reservation through the winter for all 2011-2012.
( Daytime Show )
Harry Houdini Tour & Magic Shows
HARRY HOUDINI FUN TOUR & MAGIC SHOW FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AVAILABLE..
A major national event, takes 2 hours or longer. Open 1 PM close 4 PM in winter months, mostly on weekends. The Harry Houdini Tour & Magic Show is a non-stop wonderful major event in an historic 150 year old historic home. It is the world's only building entirely devoted to most famous magician of all time, Harry Houdini, who did many special challenges in our area. Can be seen no where else. The New York Times, the most critical paper in the world, called our 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 our famous collection some of which rotates and travels the world, and the rarest film footage of Harry Houdini doing escapes. Seen on hundreds of national television shows. Not to be missed.
There is a special extra reduced price. $17.95 for adults and $14.95 for youngsters 11 and under. If this same event were in a major city it would cost about $35 to $60. It is subsidized by sales in the souvenir shop.
1433 N Main Ave, Scranton, PA. I-81 to exit 190 (Main Ave) left two miles. See us 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 takes 2 hours and longer. The earlier tours are fuller, more exciting and longer with the stage show in the middle. If you arrive anywhere from 1 PM to 2:30 PM you will have time to see it all.
A great performing arts attractions event with entertainment. It is amazing, exciting, historic, and family friendly in the Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Pocono, Poconos, Stroudsburg, NE PA Pennsylvania area. It's a full afternoon combination history exhibit, theater, & concert space that is fun for both locals and tourists. Available other times for bus, school, and party groups.
Close up picture of our intimate theater area.
Click here to see a few pictures of the Harry Houdini tour
CLICK HERE a view of the interior. This is the room that features the photos of Houdini's mother & father that hung in Houdini's home.
Call now! (570) 342-5555, (570) 383-1821, (570) 383-9297
WE ALSO DO PRIVATE BIRTHDAY PARTIES, FUNDRAISERS AND BUS AND SCHOOL GROUPS ANY DAY OF THE YEAR BY RESERVATION.
A great place for magical birthday parties by reservation. Any day of the year!
NEW! The women in Houdini's life. A work in progress.
1433 N. Main, Scranton, PA 18508. Tel. (570) 342-5555, (570) 383-1821, (570) 383-9297
Take I-81 to Exit 190 the Main Ave Exit, 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
( Different spooky event)
A totally different event with separate times, pricing and admission.
HAUNTED! Mind Mysteries & THE Beyond.
Seats available by reservation only.
A completely separate evening event put on by Psychic Theater. "Haunted! Mind Mysteries & THE Beyond" is available year round by reservation only. A different and unique event. GREAT PLACE TO TAKE A DATE. SHE'LL BE HUGGING YOU IN THE DARK!
This 3 hour plus event usually starts at ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. \ Mentalism, mind reading, telekinesis, & sightless vision. Learn the story of the murder/suicide/electrocution in this 150 year old historic home. Attend a seance in the dark, which is part of this highly acclaimed 3 hour plus paranormal event! Picked by the Pennsylvania Department of Tourism as one of the ten most haunted events in the state! Not for the weak of heart! No pacemakers please. We dare you to stay to the end! We suggest you reserve several days or weeks in advance. $35.00. Often sold out - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! Free refreshments (soda, cookies, pizza, etc.) at intermission. As with most theatrical persentations reservations are not refundable. However we will make our best effort to seat you at another performance.
And available any day of the year for GROUPS, FUNDRAISERS AND FIELD TRIPS of 13 or more.
For more information call 570 383-9297, (570) 383-1821, (570) 342-5555. Go to PsychicTheater.com
If you like paranormal events you might also try The Scranton Ghost Walk, daily by ADVANCE RESERVATIONS, daily at http://ScrantonGhostWalk.com Ghost walks of historic downtown Scranton everyday of the year! Depending on the day, walks available at 7, 8 & 9 PM daily.
Call (570) 383-1821, 570 383-9297, (570) 342-5555. for more Historic Scranton Ghost Walk Attraction information.
DL of Scranton says "Kids love it and it is more personal and fun than Chuck E. Cheese!"
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. Includes many features from "Character Counts" and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences theory. Click here for our School Assembly Programs.
The only building in the world dedicated to Harry Houdini and includes a two room Harry Houdini exhibit has been located in Scranton, Pennsylvania for 20 years. Before that the show was in New York City for 15 years, Harry Houdini's home for all of his adult life.
The Harry Houdini Tour and Magic Show and Harry Houdini Museum exhibit, 1433 N. Main Ave, Scranton, PA. is known worldwide has been featured on the Biography Channel, History Channel, The Travel Channel, "Dead Famous," "Top Myths & Legends," "Exploring the Unknown," Ripley's Believe It Or Not, You Asked For It, BBC, CBC, TV Land, as well as the all the various networks. Haunted! Mind Mysteries & The Beyond? is currently breaking records with its six year run. The tour and magic show and Harry Houdini Museum exhibit are currently headed up by celebrity magician Dorothy Dietrich, and mystery entertainer Dick Brookz.
We are responsible for the yearly Halloween Harry Houdini Seance on the anniversary of Harry Houdini's death, that was done by Harry Houdini's wife and then passed on to biographer and writer of the Shadow series Walter B. Gibson who, before he died, passed it on to Dorothy Dietrich.
Available any day 12 months a year for bus groups, schools, a fundraiser, parties, birthdays, etc.
We also supply top notch magicians for Trade Shows, Corporate Events, Malls, Colleges, close up magic, stage shows, etc.
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We restored Houdini's bust to his grave site missing for 36 years.
Click here for text of story from Long Island's Newsday. Click here for preview of new secret discovery of the grave site.Dorothy Dietrich discovers the truth about the female statue on Houdini's grave site in her quest for the return of Houdini's bust.. Long a mystery.
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BEST OF THE BEST!!! Harry Houdini Museum exhibit was chosen best museum in all of NE PA. Also picked as having the best exhibit.
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An award was given by the US Postmaster to the directors of the Harry Houdini Museum exhibit,
Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz for their success in helping promote the Harry Houdini stamp, The first time THE TRAVEL CHANNEL FEATURED THE Harry HOUDINI MUSEUM EXHIBIT AS WELL AS OUR MAGIC SHOW IN TWO TV SPECIALS, "MAGIC ROAD TRIP". SEE IT 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 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 Houdinifrom the escape artists notes. Bess 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.
We cover Harry Houdini's career & facts about Harry Houdini not found elsewhere & growing. The Harry Houdini Museum exhibit and our magic shows have national and international significance, having been featured on many TV Shows including The Travel Channel's "Magic Road Trip."
Open for 20 years, prior to that on display at the legendary Magic Towne House in NYC where we also did the Harry Houdini Halloween seances (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 exhibit and our magic shows have been called one of the most unique attractions in the world.
Recent News!
| We are considered the world's leading authority for accurate and official information about Houdini, magic, and escapes. We have been consulted by The New York Times, The London Times, The History Channel, The Cris Angel show and many others as consultants. We have been approved and often visited by the Houdini family. Before the recent blitz the Houdini Tour & Show has been on The Travel Channel's "Magic Road Trip," Biography and the BBC's "Dead Famous, and "100 Myths & Legends!" Dorothy Dietrich recieved a lifetime acheivment award at Metro Magic on October 3, 2010 to the first standing ovation for this award. Dorothy Dietrich was invited as a Houdini expert to speak at the``Houdini exhibit at The Jewish Museum of New York in November, 2010 in a panel discussion on Houdini. She was also the only magician asked to do an escape, for which she received a standing ovation. Dorothy Dietrich was honored by Walter B. Gibson who asked her to continue the original Houdini Seances, which Bess Houdini had asked Mr. Gibson to continue after Mrs Houdini stopped doing them in 1936.
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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
Columbia University Press 2006
ON NATIONAL TV!
Harry Houdini on TRAVEL CHANNEL & THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
WHAT FOLLOWS IS A SLIDE SHOW OF OUR TRAVELING HOUDINI EXHIBIT:
MONTEL WILLIAMS SHOW! Travel Channel and History Channel
Dorothy Dietrich was on the Montel Williams Show recently as well as the Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel again on "Mysteries At The Museum" 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 Houdini backed down on! She's also the first women to escape from a Straight Jacket with a burning rope from the bottom of a parachute ride, a stunt Houdini never did. Discovery Channel has done several different segments at the Houdini Museum exhibit and our magic shows, and a new one will aire on The History Channels; Brad Meltzer's "Decoded!" on January 4, 2012.
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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 directors help launch the book, "Houdini!!!"
Pictured are Author Kenneth Silverman (Houdini book author) , Dorothy Dietrich
and Dick Brooks. Dietrich and
Brooks were booked by the publishers, (Harper Collins)
to perform on the big stage for the New York City Book
Fair and our Houdini exhibit took first prize of the entire Fair.
The fair attracted over 200,000 people. | 
About the book, Houdini!!!
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Learn about some of the Magicians who make this possible.
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Home Page of Dorothy Dietrich, leading female magician and a director of the Harry Houdini Museum exhibit. Covers bullet catch, straight jacket escapes, animals, TV appearances,
Go to Home Page of Dick Brooks, well known mystery entertainer and a director of the Harry Houdini Museum exhibit
Official letter from the Harry Houdini Family on recent Hary Houdini exhume headlines click here.
Google links to how Dorothy Dietrich follows in Harry Houdini's footsteps as investigator of "psychics" who claim to contact your dead relatives or even Harry Houdini.
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We have been asked by the family of Houdini & the management of the Houdini Grave to provide for its upkeep. Please donate to this cause. On Sept. 27, at our own expense we restored the bust that was missing for 36 years on his grave. Thank you,
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