Country Junction, at 6565 Interchange Road in Lehighton, calls itself the World's Largest General Store: nearly two acres under one roof with a bakery and fudge counter, a full Ace Hardware, a pet department, furniture and a boardwalk-style arcade. It started in 1984 selling building supplies.
It's an easy rainy-day stop from Jim Thorpe and Lake Harmony, and at the holidays it adds a Christmas Village, Santa photos and a kids' New Year's Eve party.
What's inside
- Household goods, canned jellies and a Pennsylvania Dutch bakery with signature fudge, chocolate-covered pretzels and custom cakes.
- A full Ace Hardware, an Ashley Furniture store, and a pet department with grooming and a self-serve dog wash.
- Food: Barn Door Pizza (call ahead for pickup, 610-379-8500) and Hen Feathers Creamery for ice cream, shakes and hot dogs (Sunday to Thursday 11 to 8, Friday and Saturday 11 to 9). Sorrenti Family Estate wines are sold in the store.
- The free petting zoo has goats, cows, chickens, pot-bellied pigs and peacocks; feed is sold on site and leashed pets are welcome.
- The Fun Center has a six-lane bowling alley, upside-down bumper cars, mini bowling and an arcade, plus outdoor rides in good weather.
Sources: Country Junction: about · Country Junction: hours · Petting zoo · Food & drink · Fun Center
Holidays 2026
- Christmas Village: Black Friday weekend (November 27 to 29), then weekends through December, 11 AM to 4 PM. A $12 Fun Pass covers the Polar Express hay-train ride, Mrs. Claus's Corner and character meet-and-greets.
- Pictures with Santa every weekend from Black Friday through December 20.
- Santa's Pajama Party: December 15, 2026, 6 to 8 PM, $20 per guest.
- Kids' New Year's Eve Party: December 31, 2026, 11 AM to 1 PM, $25 per guest, with a countdown at 1 PM.
Sources: Christmas Village · Pictures with Santa · Kids' New Year's Eve
