Yuengling Pottsville Brewery
Pottsville, PA · 45 minutes from Reading · Free
The Yuengling brewery on Mahantongo Street in Pottsville, PA is the one the company calls America's Oldest Brewery, and it gives free guided tours Monday through Saturday.
Day trips from Berks County to the coal region and northeast Pennsylvania
Places in the coal region and northeast Pennsylvania 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.
- All
- Under an hour
- 1 to 2 hours
- Over 2 hours
- Free
Category
- All categories
- Amusement parks
- Caves and mine tours
- Destination shopping
- Factory and food tours
- Fairs and festivals
- Farms and orchards
- Gardens
- Haunted attractions
- Historic sites
- Indoor fun
- Museums
- Outdoor adventure
- Parks and trails
- Scenic trains
- Science museums
- Ski and snow tubing
- Stadiums and racing
- Theaters and shows
- Zoos and animal parks
Coal region and northeast Pennsylvania
- All areas
- Bucks and Montgomery counties
- Central Pennsylvania
- Chester County and the Brandywine Valley
- Coal region and northeast Pennsylvania
- Hershey, Harrisburg and Lebanon
- Lancaster County
- Lehigh Valley
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- Northern Delaware
- Philadelphia and Camden
- Poconos and Jim Thorpe
- York, Gettysburg and Carlisle
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Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train
Ashland, PA · 1 hour 8 minutes from Reading
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train is an anthracite coal mine tour and steam train ride in Ashland, PA. It has welcomed visitors since 1962.
Eckley Miners' Village Museum
Weatherly, PA · 1 hour 24 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Eckley Miners' Village Museum is a preserved 19th-century anthracite company town in Weatherly, PA, run by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Elysburg, PA · 1 hour 28 minutes from Reading · Free
Knoebels Amusement Resort is a free-admission, pay-per-ride amusement park in Elysburg, PA, with the Crystal Pool waterpark, a campground and cottages.
Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza
Wilkes-Barre Township, PA · 1 hour 47 minutes from Reading
Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza is an indoor arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, PA, and the home of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. Concerts, family shows and touring events fill the rest of the calendar.
Clyde Peeling's Reptiland
Allenwood, PA · 2 hours 1 minute from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Clyde Peeling's Reptiland is a zoo for reptiles and amphibians on US Route 15 in Allenwood, PA, with exhibits mostly indoors and live shows every day.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Moosic, PA · 2 hours 3 minutes from Reading
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, playing 75 home games a season at PNC Field in Moosic, PA.
Steamtown National Historic Site
Scranton, PA · 2 hours 7 minutes from Reading · Free
Steamtown National Historic Site is a National Park Service railroad yard and museum in downtown Scranton, PA, built around a working roundhouse and turntable.
Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour
Scranton, PA · 2 hours 8 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour is a county-run trip 300 feet underground into an anthracite mine at McDade Park in Scranton, PA, by mine car down the original slope.
Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum
Scranton, PA · 2 hours 8 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum is a state history museum in McDade Park in Scranton, PA. It tells the story of hard coal mining, the industries around it and the immigrant culture of northeastern Pennsylvania.
Montage Mountain Resorts
Scranton, PA · 2 hours 10 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
Montage Mountain Resorts is a ski area and summer waterpark in Scranton, PA, with 27 trails on more than 140 skiable acres, 1,000 vertical feet and night skiing on the whole mountain.
Electric City Trolley Museum
Scranton, PA · 2 hours 11 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The Electric City Trolley Museum is a Lackawanna County museum of electric streetcars on the grounds of Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA, with trolley rides on the old Laurel Line.
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