🏛️ Houdini Museum

United States · Americas · 41.43°N, 75.66°W

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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.

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CountryUnited States
Continent / regionAmericas
Coordinates (approx.)41.43°N, 75.66°W · view on map

Houdini Museum is located in United States, in Americas.

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