Day trips one to two hours from Reading

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.

Hamilton, NJ · 1 hour 44 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Grounds For Sculpture is a 42-acre sculpture park and museum in Hamilton, NJ. The park counts more than 300 contemporary sculptures set among its gardens, with six indoor galleries of rotating exhibitions.

New Park, PA · 1 hour 44 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

Maize Quest Fun Park is a fall corn maze and farm fun park at Maple Lawn Farms in New Park, PA. A giant corn maze anchors what the park counts as more than 30 attractions, with pumpkin picking and apples on the same farm.

Stroudsburg, PA · 1 hour 44 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm is a living history museum in Stroudsburg, PA, that preserves a Pennsylvania German farm of the 1800s.

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.

West Berlin, NJ · 1 hour 46 minutes from Reading

Sahara Sam's Water Park is an indoor water park in West Berlin, NJ, kept at 84 degrees inside, with an outdoor water park alongside on select days. Attractions include the FlowRider, Mount Kilimanjaro, Raging Rivers and Snake Eyes.

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.

Flemington, NJ · 1 hour 47 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Northlandz is an indoor model railroad museum in Flemington, NJ, with a doll museum, an art gallery and an outdoor train ride on the same site. It is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm.

Flemington, NJ · 1 hour 48 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Black River & Western Railroad is a heritage railroad in Hunterdon County, NJ, that runs volunteer-staffed passenger trains between Flemington and Ringoes. Fall and holiday trains board at Flemington Station.

West Berlin, NJ · 1 hour 48 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Diggerland USA is a construction-themed theme park in West Berlin, NJ, where kids and adults drive and operate construction machines, with The Water Main waterpark on the same ticket.

Halifax, PA · 1 hour 48 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Lake Tobias Wildlife Park is a family-owned, 150-acre wildlife park and zoo in Halifax, PA. Safari tours ride through the grounds, and the park counts more than 1,000 animals from six continents.

Columbia, NJ · 1 hour 48 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

Lakota Wolf Preserve is a nonprofit wolf, fox, bobcat and lynx preserve in Columbia, NJ, visited on a guided Wolf Watch tour. Tours leave at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm by reservation.

East Stroudsburg, PA · 1 hour 49 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

Pocono Snake & Animal Farm is a small interactive zoo in East Stroudsburg, PA, where visitors feed and pet animals and see reptiles. The site says a visit takes about an hour.

Scotrun, PA · 1 hour 50 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Mountains is a resort with a 120,000-square-foot indoor waterpark in Scotrun, PA, kept at 84 degrees all year. Day passes to the waterpark are sold to visitors who are not staying overnight.

Hope, NJ · 1 hour 51 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

The Land of Make Believe is an amusement park and water park in Hope, NJ, built for families with kids up to age 14. One ticket covers unlimited rides, the pirate-themed water park and the shows.

Tannersville, PA · 1 hour 53 minutes from Reading

Camelback Resort is a mountain resort in Tannersville, PA, with the Aquatopia indoor waterpark, the Camelbeach outdoor waterpark, a ski area with snow tubing, and a Mountain Adventure Park. Day tickets are sold apart from hotel stays.

Shawnee on Delaware, PA · 1 hour 55 minutes from Reading

The Shawnee Playhouse is a historic theater in Shawnee on Delaware, PA, built in 1904 as Worthington Hall and staging plays, musicals and children's shows all year.

Pocono Manor, PA · 1 hour 56 minutes from Reading

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions Poconos is a resort with an indoor waterpark of more than 250,000 square feet in Pocono Manor, PA. A limited number of day passes let visitors use the waterpark without staying overnight.

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.

Gettysburg, PA · 1 hour 59 minutes from Reading

Land of Adventures is an outdoor family play park in Gettysburg, PA, about three miles west of the square off Route 30, on the grounds that were once Land of Little Horses.