Hands-on science centers and children's museums for a rainy day, with the drive from Reading and admission for each.
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Lancaster, PA · 43 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The Lancaster Science Factory is a hands-on, interactive science center in Lancaster, PA, for kids in Pre-K through 8th grade and their families. Admission is good for the whole day.
Lancaster, PA · 46 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The North Museum of Nature and Science is a natural history and science museum in Lancaster, PA, with a planetarium, rotating exhibits and a live animal room.
Allentown, PA · 55 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion is an interactive science museum in downtown Allentown, PA. Its galleries cover the human body, the Lehigh River watershed and Lehigh Valley industry, plus a science theater and traveling exhibits.
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.
Harrisburg, PA · 1 hour 18 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts is a science center, digital cinema and performance theater under one roof in downtown Harrisburg, PA. Each is ticketed on its own.
Wilmington, DE · 1 hour 19 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The Delaware Museum of Nature & Science is a natural history museum on Kennett Pike in Wilmington, DE, with galleries on Delaware's ecosystems, life around the world and the Cretaceous Mid-Atlantic.
Baltimore, MD · 2 hours 24 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The Maryland Science Center is a hands-on science museum with a planetarium and IMAX theater at 601 Light Street on the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD.
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