Houdini Museum
The Houdini Museum is located at Scranton, Pennsylvania. Harry Houdini appeared in Scranton and did several special challenges there. His brother, Hardeen, also appeared in Scranton and in its sister city, Wilkes-Barre. The longest engagement of Houdini's career was in this area of northeast Pennsylvania when he spent two full seasons with the Welsh Brothers Circus. Documents and letters attesting to this are on display in the museum's renovated 125-year-old building and on its website. Houdini performed at Sylvester Z. Poli's theater for in Scranton, which was part of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit at the time. This would later become the RKO Pictures circuit.
| Location | 1433 N. Main Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41.43259°N 75.66304°W |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Slogan | The Only Building in the World Dedicated to Houdini |
| Website | Houdini.org |
The Houdini Tour, show, and museum attraction is a popular Scranton attraction. The museum features memorabilia, artifacts, mannequins and films of Houdini. The Houdini Tour includes a magic show. A tour and show takes about two and a half to three hours.
The live show at the museum includes two nationally known magicians, Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brooks.