Best Family-Friendly Attractions

Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Reading

Reading Public Museum

Reading Public Museum

Showcase for the arts & sciences. Museum with a focus on the arts & sciences offers varied exhibits, plus a planetarium & arboretum.

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Wolf Sanctuary of PA

Wolf Sanctuary of PA

Wolf refuge with guided tours. Family-owned wolf refuge with guided tours, including a once-a-month Full Moon night event.

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Macungie Memorial Park

Macungie Memorial Park

City park with a pool & regular events. Large public park offering a calendar of events throughout the year, an outdoor pool & BBQ pit.

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Ironwood Community Park

Ironwood Community Park

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Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Interactive activities for kids 2 to 10. This roomy venue offers interactive exhibits, classes & events geared for kids ages 2 to 10.

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South Hills Park

South Hills Park

Sports fields, picnic areas & disc golf. Park with various athletic fields & courts, including disc golf, plus walking trail & picnic areas.

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Stoever's Dam Park

Stoever's Dam Park

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Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Park for thrill rides & water slides. Theme park with coasters, thrill rides, waterslides, dining & shows, plus Snoopy-themed kids' area.

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Haines Mill Museum

Haines Mill Museum

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Museum of Indian Culture

Museum of Indian Culture

Exhibits & education in historic digs. Rustic facility with Native American artifacts & crafts, plus interactive programs & events.

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Coleman Memorial Park

Coleman Memorial Park

Large park with sports, a pool & trails. Roomy park with gardens, forest trails, athletic fields, picnic pavilions, an amphitheater & pool.

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Trexler Memorial Park

Trexler Memorial Park

Open grassy areas & walking trails. Scenic park with large old trees, grassy lawns & a duck pond, plus paths for cycling & running.

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Lehigh Valley Zoo

Lehigh Valley Zoo

Kangaroos, cockatoos, crocodiles & camps. Zoo offers kangaroos, cockatoos, bobcats, bison, pony rides, a penguin pavilion & a camp for kids.

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Trexler Nature Preserve

Trexler Nature Preserve

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Historic Schlicher's Covered Bridge

Historic Schlicher's Covered Bridge

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Malcolm Gross Rose Garden

Malcolm Gross Rose Garden

Picturesque flower garden with paths. Scenic rose garden featuring paved walking paths, 3 pavilions & a fitness/exercise trail.

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Cedar Beach Park

Cedar Beach Park

Scenic place with a lake & swimming pool. Grassy, tree-filled park with a small lake & outdoor pool, plus basketball & volleyball courts.

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Long's Park

Long's Park

80-acre park with petting zoo & lake. Public park with 80 acres of outdoor activities, including a lake, petting farm & playgrounds,

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Da Vinci Science Center

Da Vinci Science Center

Double-decker, interactive science spot. Innovative exhibits & hands-on science experiments for all ages in a modern, two-story space.

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ArtsWalk

ArtsWalk

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Arts Park

Arts Park

Green space in city's cultural area. Urban park & summer lunchtime concert venue in a creative hub with a fountain, mural & lawn.

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Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum

Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum

Local historical society museum. One of the largest historical society museums in the country, with 6 galleries on area history.

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Allentown Art Museum

Allentown Art Museum

Modern visual arts museum with gift shop. Art gallery featuring permanent & traveling exhibitions on display along with a cafe & gift shop.

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Quittie Creek Nature Park

Quittie Creek Nature Park

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Longwood Gardens

Longwood Gardens

Sprawling landmark for elegant gardens. Vast collection of vibrant flower gardens, a greenhouse & fountain shows plus student courses.

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Sand Island Park

Sand Island Park

Tennis programs, trails & a playground. Urban park with clay tennis courts, a clubhouse & lessons, plus a playground & biking/hiking trails.

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Morris J. Dimmick Park

Morris J. Dimmick Park

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Saucon Park

Saucon Park

Scenic park with a trail & a playground. A stream runs through this picturesque, treed park with a running trail & a children's playground.

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Lost River Caverns

Lost River Caverns

Underground walking tours, museum & shop. Attraction since 1930 with underground walking tours, museum, trail, gem mill, store & picnic areas.

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Illick's Mill Park

Illick's Mill Park

Leafy park containing a historic mill. Riverside park with a historic grist mill, many mature trees & a peaceful atmosphere.

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Memorial Lake State Park

Memorial Lake State Park

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Brandywine Museum of Art

Brandywine Museum of Art

Museum with paintings & sweeping views. Gristmill-turned-museum with paintings by Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth & others plus big windows & views.

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Brandywine Battlefield Park Visitor Center

Brandywine Battlefield Park Visitor Center

Historic American Revolution War site. Picnic areas, a visitor center with exhibits & a museum shop are available at this sprawling locale.

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Oasis Family Fun Center

Oasis Family Fun Center

Indoor play place with games & snacks. Children's indoor play zone includes a rock climbing wall, laser maze, trampoline basketball & more.

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Adventure Sports In Hershey

Adventure Sports In Hershey

Go-karts, laser tag, arcades & ice cream. Games park offers go-karts, laser tag, mini-golf, bumper boats, batting cages, arcades & ice cream.

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Cocoa Castle

Cocoa Castle

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Chocolate Town Park

Chocolate Town Park

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ZooAmerica

ZooAmerica

Walk-through zoo & wildlife habitat. Unique 11-acre, walk-through zoo adjacent to Hersheypark features mountain lions, owls & reindeer.

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The Hershey Story Museum

The Hershey Story Museum

Hershey Museum has exhibits & workshops. Museum for all-things Hershey, including exhibits of Milton S. Hershey & a chocolate lab for kids.

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Hershey Gardens

Hershey Gardens

Bucolic gardens with butterfly house. Garden park offers 23 acres of flowers, rare trees, a butterfly house & a children's garden.

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Hersheypark

Hersheypark

Vast chocolate-themed amusement park. Hershey's chocolate-themed park for rides, kids' activities, dining, live shows & all-things cocoa.

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Hershey Trolley Works

Hershey Trolley Works

Tours of iconic chocolatier's birthplace. Guided trolley tours exploring the town's history & life story of chocolatier Milton Hershey.

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Ashland Nature Center of Delaware Nature Society

Ashland Nature Center of Delaware Nature Society

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Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Historic estate with arts & gardens. Period rooms in du Pont estate featuring historic decorative arts, plus 60-acre botanical gardens.

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Winterthur Enchanted Woods

Winterthur Enchanted Woods

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Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Dinosaurs & other kid-friendly exhibits. Cozy, kid-friendly museum featuring dinosaurs, shells, a butterfly garden & interactive exhibits.

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Brandywine Creek State Park

Brandywine Creek State Park

Historic preserve with forest & marshes. 933-acre preserve divided by 19th-century stone walls, with tulip poplar forest & nature center.

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Valley Garden Park

Valley Garden Park

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Wissahickon Valley Park

Wissahickon Valley Park

Recreational area with trails & a creek. Vast park with over 50 miles of trails for hikers, bikers & equestrians, plus a trout-stocked creek.

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National Canal Museum

National Canal Museum

Hands-on exhibits & canal boat tours. Seasonal center offers hands-on exhibits & canal boat tours, plus a historic house, garden & trails.

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Hugh Moore Park

Hugh Moore Park

Historic canal boat rides & a museum. Scenic waterway featuring historic boat tours, a canal museum with hands-on exhibits & a trail.

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Hagley Museum

Hagley Museum

Gunpowder mills & du Pont family history. Riverfront site featuring regional industrial history, including gunpowder mills & the du Pont home.

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Rockford Tower

Rockford Tower

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Rockford Park

Rockford Park

Dog-friendly area & an observation tower. 104-acre space with a historic observation tower & picnic site, plus trails & an off-leash dog area.

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Brandywine Springs Park

Brandywine Springs Park

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Can-Do Playground

Can-Do Playground

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Bushkill Park

Bushkill Park

Family activity & entertainment center. Private amusement park aimed at families, with rides, roller skating & shaded areas for picnics.

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Rockwood Park & Museum

Rockwood Park & Museum

Gothic mansion with hiking trails. 19th-century Gothic manor house featuring regular guided tours & park with gardens & paved trails.

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Brandywine Park

Brandywine Park

Scenic green space along the river. This scenic tract along the river features monuments, attractions, sports fields & a walking path.

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Wilmington State Parks

Wilmington State Parks

Riverside park with trails & a zoo. Park along the Brandywine River with a paved greenway trail, historic sites, picnic areas & a zoo.

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Brandywine Zoo

Brandywine Zoo

Small zoo with mammals & birds. Zoo in Brandywine Park with lemurs, capybaras & bobcats, plus condors & eagles.

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Crayola Experience

Crayola Experience

Attraction for crayon-centric activities. Roomy, crayon-centric warehouse with colorful kid-friendly activities, events, a cafe & a store.

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Scott Park

Scott Park

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Please Touch Museum

Please Touch Museum

Family-friendly, interactive exhibits. A large environment with a focus on ages 3-12 contains hands-on attractions, plus an on-site cafe.

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Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park

Spacious park for play & more. Historic, big park with walking trails, sports fields, gardens, public art & a reservoir.

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Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse

Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse

Expansive play area with an iconic slide. Iconic playground with a historic wooden slide & 16,000-sq.-ft. playhouse on 6.5 wooded acres.

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Delaware Children's Museum

Delaware Children's Museum

Interactive play for kids of all ages. Riverfront building for toddlers to teens features interactive exhibits & a climbing structure.

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Philadelphia Zoo

Philadelphia Zoo

Many animals & an education center. Large zoo with nearly 1,700 animals, including rare & endangered species, plus an education center.

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