Historic sitesYork, Gettysburg and Carlisle

U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center

Carlisle, PA · 1 hour 35 minutes from Reading · Free

history.army.mil|Day trips from Berks County

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 35 minutes from Reading, 78 miles2 hours 5 minutes from Boyertown · 1 hour 30 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 28 minutes from Morgantown

Where950 Soldiers Drive, Carlisle, PAOpen in maps →

OpenYear-round, Monday to Saturday; trail daily dawn to dusk; closed federal holidays except Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Veterans DayGalleries Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sunday; trail buildings Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; trail dawn to dusk daily; museum store 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

AdmissionFree admission and free parking (October 2026)

Good forbig kids, teens, adults, older adults

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.

The trail is built so you walk into each period: about a mile of outdoor exhibits and large artifacts, from a replica of Redoubt Number 10 from the Battle of Yorktown onward, open dawn to dusk seven days a week, with the trail buildings open Monday to Saturday. Admission and parking are free, and the galleries are open on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day.

Before you go

Plan a Monday to Saturday visit; the Army's page lists the galleries closed on Sunday. The trail is about a mile of outdoor walking and stays open dawn to dusk even when the buildings are shut.

Official site →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive. U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center also has a listing on BerksConnect.

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