Destination shopping and dining worth the drive from Berks County

Markets, outlets and the smorgasbords people drive an hour for, with the time from Reading.

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Shady Maple Smorgasbord

Shady Maple Smorgasbord

East Earl, PA · 34 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Shady Maple Smorgasbord is a Pennsylvania Dutch buffet restaurant in East Earl, PA, sharing an 11-acre plaza with the Shady Maple Farm Market and the Shady Maple Gift Shop.

Kitchen Kettle Village

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.

Country Junction

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.

Peddler's Village

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.

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