Re disliking Bethlehem, I’m thinking you might have only seen south Bethlehem, which is the grittier working-class neighborhood where Lehigh is. If you google “historic Bethlehem PA” and go to images, you’ll see a completely different small city, on the other side of the Lehigh River, with gorgeous mansions and brick sidewalks and a great shopping district. Settled by Moravians; lots of original structures and traditions there.