Places in York, Gettysburg and Carlisle 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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Hellam, PA · 1 hour 5 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Flinchbaugh's Orchard & Farm Market is a 57-acre family farm with a market and bakery in Hellam, PA, with a corn maze, pick-your-own fields and Saturday Harvest Fests each fall.
York, PA · 1 hour 16 minutes from Reading
The York Revolution is an Atlantic League professional baseball team that plays at WellSpan Park on Brooks Robinson Way in downtown York, PA. In winter the ballpark becomes Bright Nights York, a walk-through holiday light show.
York, PA · 1 hour 17 minutes from Reading
The Appell Center for the Performing Arts is two restored historic theatres, the Strand and the Capitol, in downtown York, PA. It presents touring Broadway, concerts, comedy, dance, family shows and films.
York, PA · 1 hour 20 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The York State Fair is a summer fair at the York Expo Center in York, PA, with a grandstand concert series, a midway, livestock shows and exhibit halls.
York, PA · 1 hour 21 minutes from Reading
Perrydell Farm and Dairy is a working dairy farm with a farm store and ice cream counter in York, PA. The farm bottles its own milk on site and opens its grounds for a self-guided tour.
Lewisberry, PA · 1 hour 24 minutes from Reading
Roundtop Mountain Resort is a ski, snowboard and snow tubing area in Lewisberry, PA, 15 miles south of Harrisburg, and an Epic Pass mountain.
Carlisle, PA · 1 hour 31 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Carlisle Sports Emporium is a family entertainment center in Carlisle, PA, with indoor and outdoor go-kart tracks, laser tag, an arcade, two 18-hole mini golf courses and batting cages. It is open year-round, rain or shine.
Carlisle, PA · 1 hour 35 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Carlisle Fairgrounds is an 82-acre event ground in Carlisle, PA, where Carlisle Events stages its collector car shows and swap meets from April to October, from Spring Carlisle to Corvettes at Carlisle and Fall Carlisle.
Carlisle, PA · 1 hour 35 minutes from Reading · Free
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.
New Freedom, PA · 1 hour 39 minutes from Reading
Northern Central Railway of York is an excursion railroad in New Freedom, PA. Trains leave the historic station for Glen Rock, Hanover Junction, Seven Valleys and the Howard Tunnel behind steam or diesel locomotives.
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.
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.
Gettysburg, PA · 2 hours 2 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Gettysburg Heritage Center is a museum on Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg, PA, that tells the story of the battle from the townspeople's and the soldiers' points of view, run by the nonprofit Gettysburg Nature Alliance.
Gettysburg, PA · 2 hours 2 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Seminary Ridge Museum & Education Center is a Civil War museum in Gettysburg, PA, inside the seminary building whose cupola Union Gen. John Buford and his staff used to survey the ground on the first day of the battle.
Gettysburg, PA · 2 hours 3 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center is the starting point for the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, PA. Entry, parking and the battlefield are free; the film, Cyclorama painting and museum take a ticket.
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