MorningCall: 27th Rooms to View House Tour: Marvel at magnificent Bethlehem homes

Explore beautiful Bethlehem area homes and gardens — from historic and majestic countryside retreats to newly constructed urban upscale apartments — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites’ 27th annual Rooms to View House Tour offers self-guided tours of about a dozen properties, including one of the earliest Northampton County barns, built around 1751 and renovated into a contemporary game room.

Picturesque properties in Lower Saucon Township include Black River Farms, a family-owned sustainable vineyard and winery, home to 14 acres of grapevines, fruit trees and vegetable gardens; a 1971 home nicknamed “Apple Tree House,” featuring …