Places in Philadelphia and Camden 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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Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 7 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Morris Arboretum & Gardens is a 92-acre public garden in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, PA, open daily year-round with seasonal exhibitions.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 14 minutes from Reading
The Highmark Mann is a nonprofit open-air concert venue in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA, with the covered TD Pavilion, the Great Lawn and the Skyline Stage.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 15 minutes from Reading
The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA, at 34th Street and Girard Avenue. It calls itself America's first zoo.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 15 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Please Touch Museum is a children's museum in Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA. The museum says it is best for children from about six months through age 8, with a carousel on the main level.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 16 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum at the top of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, PA. It is open five days a week, with Friday evenings running until 8:45 PM.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 17 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The Barnes Foundation is an art museum on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, PA. It holds the collection Dr. Albert C. Barnes assembled from 1922, hung in wall ensembles kept exactly as he left them.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 17 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The Franklin Institute is a science museum at 20th Street in Philadelphia, PA, with three floors of hands-on exhibits, the Fels Planetarium and daily live science shows.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 18 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Citizens Bank Park is the Philadelphia Phillies' ballpark in the South Philadelphia sports complex, with Phillies home games in season and 75-minute ballpark tours on select dates.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 18 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site is America's first penitentiary, now a museum on Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia, PA. One admission covers the tours, exhibits and art installations.
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.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 18 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The Mütter Museum is a museum of medical history at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia on South 22nd Street in Philadelphia, PA. The site says 18 percent of its collection is human remains.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 18 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center is a Japanese house and garden in West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA. The house was built in Japan in 1953 with traditional techniques and materials, designed by architect Junzo Yoshimura.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 19 minutes from Reading
Ensemble Arts Philly is the nonprofit that runs the Kimmel Center, the Academy of Music, the Miller Theater and the Forrest Theatre on and near Broad Street in Center City Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 19 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The National Constitution Center is a museum about the U.S. Constitution at 525 Arch Street in Philadelphia, PA, near Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 19 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The Penn Museum is the University of Pennsylvania's museum of archaeology and anthropology in Philadelphia, PA, just off the South Street Bridge and a short walk from 30th Street Station.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 20 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Museum of Illusions Philadelphia is an indoor attraction of optical illusions, perspective-changing rooms and installations at 401 Market Street in Philadelphia, PA.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 20 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is a mosaic art environment on South Street in Philadelphia, PA, created by artist Isaiah Zagar, with an outdoor sculpture garden and two indoor galleries.
Camden, NJ · 1 hour 22 minutes from Reading
Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial is the battleship USS New Jersey, moored on the Camden, NJ waterfront and open for self guided and guided tours of the ship.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 22 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Independence Seaport Museum is a maritime museum on the Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia, PA, with two historic ships moored outside: the cruiser Olympia and the submarine Becuna.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 22 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The Museum of the American Revolution is a history museum at Third and Chestnut streets in Old City Philadelphia, PA, steps from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
Camden, NJ · 1 hour 24 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Adventure Aquarium is an aquarium in Camden, NJ, minutes from Center City Philadelphia, home to sharks, hippos, sea turtles and penguins.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 26 minutes from Reading
Lincoln Financial Field is the Philadelphia Eagles' stadium on Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia, PA. It also hosts Temple football, concerts and stadium tours.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 26 minutes from Reading
Xfinity Mobile Arena is the home arena of the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia 76ers and Villanova men's basketball in South Philadelphia, PA. It also hosts touring concerts and family shows.
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 28 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Otherworld Philadelphia is an immersive art experience in Northeast Philadelphia, PA, with large-scale interactive art, mixed-reality playgrounds and secret passageways.
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