Places in Bucks and Montgomery counties worth the drive from Berks County, for when you want to get out of the county and go do something. Each one shows how far the drive is from Reading, what it costs and when it’s open.
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Oaks, PA · 52 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The American Treasure Tour Museum is a pop culture museum in Oaks, PA, a 100,000 square foot indoor showcase of band organs, animatronics, toys and classic cars seen from a guided tram.
Spring Mount, PA · 52 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
Spring Mountain Adventures is a ski and snowboard area with an ice rink in Spring Mount, PA. In October the hill becomes Scream Mountain, a haunted hayride and a haunted chairlift ride.
Oaks, PA · 53 minutes from Reading
Arnold's Family Fun Center is an indoor family entertainment center in Oaks, PA, with electric go-karts, laser tag, bowling, bumper cars, a ropes course and an arcade.
King of Prussia, PA · 54 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
iFLY King of Prussia is an indoor skydiving center in King of Prussia, PA, where you float on a column of air in a vertical wind tunnel with an instructor at your side. Children can fly from age three.
King of Prussia, PA · 56 minutes from Reading · Free
Valley Forge National Historical Park is the site of the Continental Army's 1777 to 1778 winter encampment in King of Prussia, PA, with 3,500 acres of grounds, monuments and trails.
Plymouth Meeting, PA · 1 hour from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia is an indoor LEGO attraction inside Plymouth Meeting Mall in Plymouth Meeting, PA, with rides, a 4D cinema, build zones and a Miniland of the city built from bricks.
Norristown, PA · 1 hour 2 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Elmwood Park Zoo is a zoo in Norristown, PA, with giraffes you can hand feed, jaguars, red pandas, eagles and a playground, plus free parking.
Lansdale, PA · 1 hour 4 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Merrymead Farm is a family dairy farm and ice cream store in Lansdale, PA, with milk from its own Holsteins processed on site and fall Harvest Days with a corn maze and hayrides.
Sellersville, PA · 1 hour 12 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Sellersville Theater is a 325 seat live music and comedy venue in Sellersville, PA, with the Washington House hotel and restaurant next door. It books five or more shows a week.
Bryn Athyn, PA · 1 hour 21 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Glencairn Museum is an art museum in the Pitcairn family's former castle home in Bryn Athyn, PA, with galleries on ancient Egypt, the Near East, Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, Asia, indigenous America and New Church art.
Trevose, PA · 1 hour 21 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
TreeTrails Adventures Trevose is an aerial adventure park at the Phoenix Sport Club in Trevose, PA, with tree-to-tree obstacle courses, a kids' course and zip lines.
Langhorne, PA · 1 hour 26 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
Sesame Place Philadelphia is a Sesame Street theme park and water park in Langhorne, PA. Rides, shows, parades and character meet and greets run through the day, with Halloween and Christmas events in the fall and winter.
Doylestown, PA · 1 hour 29 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Hellerick's Adventure Farm is a farm attraction in Doylestown, PA, with an 18-acre adventure area, an aerial adventure ropes course, a silo climbing wall, barnyard mini golf and goat experiences.
Doylestown, PA · 1 hour 29 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The Mercer Museum is a six-story reinforced concrete castle in Doylestown, PA, completed by Henry Mercer in 1916 to hold his collection of pre-industrial American tools.
Bristol, PA · 1 hour 30 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
Bristol Riverside Theatre is a 300-seat theatre in a renovated movie house on Radcliffe Street in Bristol, PA, beside the Delaware River, with a five-play mainstage season plus concerts and special events.
Doylestown, PA · 1 hour 30 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The Michener Art Museum is an art museum in Doylestown, PA, built around a collection of Pennsylvania Impressionism, with touring exhibitions and art outdoors on its grounds.
Doylestown, PA · 1 hour 30 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The TileWorks is the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, the tile factory Henry Chapman Mercer built in 1911 and 1912 in Doylestown, PA, where craftsmen still turn Bucks County clay into Mercer tiles.
Doylestown, PA · 1 hour 31 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Fonthill Castle is the poured-concrete home that Henry Chapman Mercer began building in 1908 in Doylestown, PA, with 44 rooms set with his own handmade tiles.
Yardley, PA · 1 hour 34 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Shady Brook Farm is a working farm with a farm market, garden center and seasonal festivals in Yardley, PA. FallFest runs September 11 to October 30, 2026, and the Holiday Light Show follows from November 21.
Morrisville, PA · 1 hour 34 minutes from Reading
Snipes Farm and Education Center is a nonprofit farm and outdoor classroom in Morrisville, PA, farmed since 1767. It hosts seasonal events, camps and field trips, with wagon rides, scavenger hunts and farm animals.
Lahaska, PA · 1 hour 35 minutes from Reading · Free
Peddler's Village is a shopping and dining village in Lahaska, PA, with more than 60 locally owned shops, restaurants, the Golden Plough Inn and Giggleberry Fair, a family entertainment center. Admission and parking are free.
Morrisville, PA · 1 hour 36 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Pennsbury Manor is the reconstructed summer home of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, on a 43-acre estate along the Delaware River in Morrisville, PA.
New Hope, PA · 1 hour 43 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Bucks County Playhouse is a regional theater in New Hope, PA, that opened on July 1, 1939 on the site of a 1790 grist mill on the banks of the Delaware River.
New Hope, PA · 1 hour 43 minutes from Reading
New Hope Railroad is a heritage railroad in New Hope, PA, running restored vintage passenger coaches from the 1891 Witch's Hat station on West Bridge Street through Bucks County.
New Hope, PA · 1 hour 44 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Bucks County Children's Museum is a hands-on museum in New Hope, PA, built for children from 12 months (walking) up to 7 years.
New Hope, PA · 1 hour 45 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is a native plant preserve in New Hope, PA. About 4.5 miles of trails pass more than 700 native plant species (the preserve's count), and its Native Plant Nursery sells natives for home gardens.
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