Historic Bethlehem to Offer Saturday Segway Tours

March 21, 2008 -- BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Tourists in Bethlehem will be able to view historic sites from horse-and-buggy days using much more up-to-date transportation.

The Historic Bethlehem Partnership will begin offering some historic tours using Segway Personal Transporters, according to The Express-Times.

Non-profit Historic Bethlehem maintains a number of buildings dating to the 1700s, including a Colonial Industrial Quarter along Monocacy Creek.

The Segway tours are planned for Saturdays, starting April 19. The $80-a-person tours are being offered in conjunction with a Segway dealership, which will teach riders how to use the gyroscopically stabilized two-wheeled transporters.