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.
Free day trips from Berks County
Places outside Berks County with no admission charge, for when you want a day out that costs nothing at the gate. Parking or an add-on may cost, so each one says what is posted, along with how far the drive is from Reading 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
Area
- 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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Kitchen Kettle Village
Intercourse, PA · 46 minutes from Reading · Free
Kitchen Kettle Village is an outdoor shopping village in Intercourse, PA, built around a working canning kitchen, with shops, restaurants and an inn on Route 340, 10 miles east of Lancaster city.
Allentown Art Museum
Allentown, PA · 55 minutes from Reading · Free
The Allentown Art Museum is a free art museum in Allentown, PA. Its galleries hold Italian, Dutch, Flemish and German paintings from the 1300s to 1700s, American art from the 1700s to the present, and a 1915 Frank Lloyd Wright library.
Valley Forge National Historical Park
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.
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Devon, PA · 57 minutes from Reading · Free
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens is a free public garden on 48 acres of woodland in Devon, PA, open every day of the year.
Mack Trucks Historical Museum
Allentown, PA · 57 minutes from Reading · Free
The Mack Trucks Historical Museum is a nonprofit museum of Mack truck history in Allentown, PA, with guided tours three days a week and self-guided weekends.
Seiple Farms
Bath, PA · 1 hour 8 minutes from Reading · Free
Seiple Farms is a pick-your-own farm in Bath, PA, with a 40-acre pumpkin patch and a 22-acre corn maze each fall, strawberries in late spring and a sunflower festival in summer.
Hershey's Chocolate World
Hershey, PA · 1 hour 14 minutes from Reading · Free
Hershey's Chocolate World is a chocolate attraction and store in Hershey, PA, with free entry and a free Chocolate Tour ride. Paid add-ons include Create Your Own Candy Bar, the Great Candy Expedition and Hershey Trolley Works tours.
Linvilla Orchards
Media, PA · 1 hour 14 minutes from Reading · Free
Linvilla Orchards is a farm, farm market and garden center in Media, PA, with pick-your-own fruit, hayrides, a playground, fishing and barnyard animals. Parking and entry to the grounds are free; the hayrides and activities are ticketed.
Franklin Square
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 18 minutes from Reading · Free
Franklin Square is one of Philadelphia's original squares, a park at 200 N 6th Street in Philadelphia, PA run by Historic Philadelphia, Inc., with a carousel, mini golf, a playground and an 1838 fountain.
Country Junction
Lehighton, PA · 1 hour 19 minutes from Reading · Free
Country Junction is a general store and family fun center on Interchange Road in Lehighton, PA, with nearly two acres under one roof, outdoor amusement rides, a petting farm and a fall pumpkin festival.
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.
Peddler's Village
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.
U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Carlisle, PA · 1 hour 35 minutes from Reading · Free
The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center is a free Army museum and archive in Carlisle, PA, with galleries and the Army Heritage Trail, about a mile of outdoor exhibits and large artifacts covering nearly every era of Army history.
Hollabaugh Bros, Inc.
Biglerville, PA · 1 hour 57 minutes from Reading · Free
Hollabaugh Bros, Inc. is a family-owned fruit and vegetable farm with a retail farm market in Biglerville, PA. The market has a bakery, a produce porch, pick-your-own apples in fall and cut-your-own flowers.
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.
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