The Big List of Things to Do in Hawk Mountian Council and the Surrounding Parts of Pennsylvania Name Description County Type Address City ZIP Phone # Hours Cost Specialized zoo focused on exotic reptiles and amphibians. Indoor and outdoor habitats hold 12+ $16 3‐11 $14 mambas, cobras, vipers, pythons, alligators, Summer: 9‐6 Clyde Peeling's Reptiland Union Animals 18628 US Route 15 Allenwood 17810 570‐538‐1869 Group Rate tortoises, monitor lizards, tropical frogs, parakeets, Off‐season 10‐5 available and much more. Summer exhibits include animatronic dinosaurs. Nov‐Mar: $10 Features a 29 acre zoo surrounded by a 1100 acre Apr‐Oct preserve, diverse animals incl. bald eagles, 5150 Game Preserve Rd Nov‐Mar: 10‐3 Lehigh Valley Zoo Lehigh Animals Schnecksville 18078 610‐799‐4171 Kids $11 penguins, elk, bison, and more; Apr‐Oct Groups PO Box 519 Apr‐Oct: 10‐4 Adults $13 (15+) deduct $2 Sr. $12 12+: $24395 Winter Hours: 2‐11: $19.95 America's first zoo and home to 1300+ animals. 9:30AM‐4PM 0‐2: $0 Philadelphia Zoo New renovations make the zoo even more kid‐ Philadelphia Animals 3400 W Girard Ave Philadelphia 19104 215‐243‐1100 In‐Season Hours: Winter Rate: $15.95 friendly. 9:30‐5PM Pre‐Paid Parking: $16 Education center that focuses on rehabilitating Visiting is free, an wildlife. Offers off‐site education programs and a off‐site 50 minute Red Creek Wildlife Center Schuylkill Animals 300 Moon Hill Dr Schuylkill Haven 17972 570‐739‐7111 Daily, 9AM‐4PM May‐November education area where "permanent live‐raptor program resident" birds are able to be viewed. costs $250+milage Non‐profit group focused on conserving natural habitats and the environment in Berks County and 575 St Bernardine Office: M‐F 8‐4 Berks Nature & The Nature Place Berks Attraction Reading 19607 610‐372‐4992 Variable expanding protected areas. Offers Scouting Street Lobby: T‐Sat 10‐3 programs and field trips. $10/child for "open" Large, indoor inflated bounce houses and events; Group rates BounceU Allentown Lehigh Attraction 3241 Hamilton Blvd Allentown 18104 610‐841‐7088 obstacles. Parental waivers and socks required. available for Scouts with $75 deposit Crayola‐themed adventures featuring crafts, General admission: puzzles, and integrating technology. Scout groups $21 Crayola Experience Northampton Attraction 30 Centre Square Easton 18042 610‐515‐8000 10AM‐6PM can book a specific event themed for them. Group rate: Varies, 1 Demonstration of crayon creation. free leader 9‐5; May, Sept. 11+s $14.50 150 acre park including minigolf, ice cream shop, weekends 9‐6; 4‐11 $10.50 Crystal Cave Park gem/fossil panning, souvenier store, and guided Berks Attraction 963 Crystal Cave Rd Kutztown 19530 610‐683‐6765 Jun, Jul., Aug. GROUP tours of the iconic cave. Groups 15+ weekends 11+ $10 are 9‐7 4‐11 $7 Amusement park geared towards younger June‐August children, such as Cub Scouts. Special "Scout'n $35.99/person for 2249 Lincoln Highway 1‐866‐386‐ 10‐8:30 Dutch Wonderland About" group rate available, including a meal Lancaster Attraction Lancaster 17602 "Scout'n Around" East 2839 May/Sept. voucher, activity packet, and patch. Campground group weekends 10‐6 available at extra fee. Limestone cave that maintains a year‐round 62+: $17 temperature of 52°F. Other activities include picnic Summer: 9‐5 12‐61: $18.50 Echo Dell Indian Echo Caverns Dauphin Attraction 368 Middletown Rd Hummelstown 17036 717‐566‐8131 areas, playgrounds, petting zoo, and "gem mining". Year‐Round: 10‐4 2‐11: $12 Group rates & tours available. 0‐2: Free Variable, group 10AM‐10PM, Gasser's Driving Range & Miniature Golf Minigolf & Driving Range Berks Attraction 3251 Pricetown Rd Fleetwood 19522 610‐929‐9941 rates avaialable, closes seasonally cash only 2 minigolf courses, driving range, batting cages, 10AM‐9PM, closes Heisler's Cloverleaf Dairy & Minigolf Schuylkill Attraction 743 Catawissa Rd Tamaqua 18252 570‐668‐3399 Variable and ice cream seasonally Individual Hours Founded in 1861, this was the first commercial M‐F: 10‐4 pretzel bakery in America and the family has gone Sat: 9‐5 Individuals: on to create the Tom Sturgis Pretzel Company. Sun: 12‐4 13+: $3.75 Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery Visitors tour the original pretzel bakery, a hands‐ Lancaster Attraction 219 E Main Street Lititz 17543 717‐626‐4354 Group Hours 4‐12: $2.75 on lesson in pretzel twisting, and observe bakers M‐F: 10:30‐3:30 0‐3: Free making soft pretzels. Group tours & pricing Sat: 9:30‐3:30 available for 10+ with advance notice. Sun: 12‐3:30 Free‐admission, family owned amusement park, Summers Free admission, pay Knoebels Amusement Resort Northumberland Attraction 391 Knoebels Blvd Elysburg 17824 570‐672‐2572 minigolf; campgrounds, picnic sites available. 11AM‐10PM for rides 16 mile, narrated trip along the old Reading & May‐Dec Northern rail lines along the Lehigh River, lasting Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway Carbon Attraction 1 Susquehanna St Jim Thorpe 18229 570‐325‐8485 Days & hours 13+: $25 roughly 70 minutes. Advance group tickets variable available. Minigolf, roller skating, arcade, play zone, rock climbing, sports arena, video batting cage, sky trail; Sun‐Thur 12‐8 Ozzy's Family Fun Center Berks Attraction 5411 Pottsville Pike Leesport 19533 610‐926‐6162 Variable by activity Scout units cannot use lasertag, blaster boats, or F‐Sat 12‐10 go karts Closed Mondays 10AM Open, Pagoda Golf Area Minigolf, Driving Range, hitting stations Berks Attraction 497 Mountain Home Rd Sinking Spring 19608 610‐678‐8109 Variable by activity closing time seasonal Mine & Train Tour a coal mine carved into Mahanoy Mtn in Combo open mine cars before walking through the cave. 11+ $17.10 Pioneer Tunnel & Steam Train Ride a steam locomotive around the mountain to Schuylkill Attraction 2001 Walnut St. Ashland 17921 510‐875‐3850 Timing is seasonal 2‐11 $12.60 learn about strip mining and view Centralia from a Individual pricing distance. Open Apr‐Oct. available Tour a locally owned & operated candy 2708 W Philadelphia Repperts Candies Berks Attraction Oley 19547 610‐689‐9200 By appointment $3/person manufacturer. Min group of 20. Ave Small pretzel bakery in operation since 1935, Revonah Pretzels offers free 20‐minute factory tours. Reservations York Attraction 507 Baltimore St Hanover 17331 717‐630‐2883 By appointment Free required. Senior: $5.75 27 hold mini‐golf course; drive‐in style restaurant 10:30AM‐ Schell's Mini Golf & Restaurant Berks Attraction 4625 5th St Hwy Temple 19560 610‐929‐9660 Regular: $6.50 and vintage ice cream parlor 10:30PM 6 & under: $5.25 Minigolf: 3‐12, Seniors: $6.50 Sittler Golf Center Minigolf & Driving Range Berks Attraction 15475 Kutztown Rd Kutztown 19530 610‐683‐7232 10AM‐9:30PM Adults: $7 Driving Range $7‐$11 America's oldest operating short‐line railroad, running original, restored steam locomotives and Variable based on Trains depart passenger cars ‐ no replicas! Offers a 45 minute passenger car 866‐725‐9666 hourly, which round‐trip ride through Lancaster's farmland as chosen. Coach Car Strasburg Railroad Lancaster Attraction 301 Gap Rd Ronks 17572 Groups: changes based on well as information on the history of the railroad offers lowest price 717‐687‐6193 the time of year and surronding area. Picnic groves available along at $15.50/adult and (Closed January) route. Special group rates available, plus group‐ $8.50/child (2‐11) only tours of the mechanical shop. Iconic Reading landmark, built in 1908 atop Mt. Penn. Offers excellent views of the Reading area, a Sat & Sun Free (donation The Pagoda Berks Attraction 98 Duryea Drive Reading 19602 610‐655‐6271 Japanese garden, and an authentic historical 12‐4PM requested) Japanese bell. 62+: $9.50 13‐61: $9.95 Learn about dairy farming and ice cream Hours are 4‐12: $9.50 manufacturing with Turkey Hill. As an extra add‐ variable, Turkey Hill Experience Lancaster Attraction 301 Linden Street Columbia 17512 844‐847‐4884 0‐3: Free ons you can also create and taste your very own weekends are Military/Vets: Free ice cream flavor and/or learn about tea. usually 10‐4 Taste Lab: +$5.45 Tea Discov.: +$3.45 Commercial outfitter offering whitewater rafting and kayaking experiences with variable skill levels Variable by activity, Whitewater Rafting Adventures as well as 26 or 13 mile biking trips through Lehigh Carbon Attraction PO Box 65 Nesquehoning 18240 800‐876‐0285 Variable group rates Gorge State Park. Group rates available based on available size of group. Built atop Mt. Penn in 1939, 120ft tall and with a 60 mile panoramic view on a clear day, offering 3rd Sat. of Month Free (donation William Penn Memorial Fire Tower Berks Attraction 2500 Skyline Dr Reading 19606 610‐655‐6271 views reaching to Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, 12‐4 requested) Allentown, Philadelphia, and the Poconos. Weekdays: Year‐round: 63+ $14 Family owned refuge/nonprofit for wolves and Tues & Thurs 12‐62: $15 wolf‐dogs. Only accessible through tours. Tours 10AM 4‐11: $13 Wolf Sanctuary of PA after leaves have fallen offer better views of the Lancaster Attraction 465 Speedwell Forge Rd Lititz 17543 717‐626‐4617 ‐ 0‐3: Free wolves. Tours last 1‐1.5 hours, private tours last 2 Sat & Sun Weekend discount hours (weekends only). Jun‐Sept: 10AM of $3 Oct‐May 12PM Private: $25/person Museum dedicated to canal transportation and the role canals played in the history of the area. Tues‐Sat: 10‐4 60+: $5 C. Howard Hiester Canal Center Partnered with Gruber Wagon Works. Group (15+) Berks Historic 1102 Red Bridge Rd Reading 19605 610‐374‐8839 Sun: 12‐5 19‐59: $4 rates available, as are joint ticket rates. Part of Closed Mon.