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 Jan‐Mar Hours General: $10 62+: Museum specializing in the history of cars, trucks, Wed‐Sat 10‐4, Sun $8 motorcycles, and bikes in America. Features 12‐4 6‐16: $6 America on Wheels Museum Lehigh Museum 5 N Front St Allentown 18102 610‐432‐4200 historic and antique vehicles. Group tours and Apr‐Dec Hours 0‐5: Free 0‐ packages available. Tues‐Sat 10‐5, Sun 12s are free on 12‐5 weekends Museum preserving knives and arifacts used by May‐Nov 3562 Old Philadelphia 12+: $5 American Military Edged Weaponry Museum American servicemen throughout the nation's Lancaster Museum Intercourse 17534 717‐768‐7185 Mon‐Sat Pk 0‐12: $2.50 history. 10‐5 Varies based on Museum and tour company specializing in tour, but Cub‐aged preserving and educating Amish culture. Offers 2395 Covered Bridge All Week Amish Farm & House Lancaster Museum Lancaster 17602 717‐394‐6185 tickets range $16‐ tours of museum and guided bus tours of Drive 9AM‐6PM $20, while teens & surrounding area. adults $23‐$30 3000 acre park with 549 acre lake. Pohopoco Creek is available for fishing and is home to trout; Free Beltzville Lake is open for boating (rentals ‐ available) and is stocked with trout, bass, walleye, Beltzville State Park Carbon Outdoors 2950 Pohopoco Dr Lehighton 18235 610‐377‐0045 Dawn‐Dusk Fee for boat rental. muskies, and perch. Swimming beach available in Fee for pavillion summer, no lifeguard on duty. Picnic areas reservations. available; 15 miles of hiking trails, 2.5 miles of mtn bikes. Education programs available Mar‐Oct. Musuem exploring Franklin's life and character. Features artifacts from Franklin's life and times as 17+: $5 Benjamin Franklin Museum Philadelphia Museum 143 S 3rd St Philadelphia 19106 215‐965‐2305 9AM‐5PM well as animations and exhibits. Part of Franklin 4‐16: $2 Court. Operated by the Historical Society of Berks County. 65+: $5 12 galleries and exhibits that showcase the Tues‐Fri: 10‐3 Berks History Center Berks Museum 940 Centre Ave Reading 19601 610‐375‐4375 18‐64: $7 heritage of Berks County. Guided tours available Sat: 9‐3 4‐17: $4 for extra fee. Berks Lanes Bowling alley Berks Indoor Fun 3190 Shillington Rd Sinking Spring 19608 610‐678‐8044 Variable Variable by activity 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. Lehigh University 150 Bethlehem Steel AC Minor League Soccer; United Soccer League Lehigh Sports Bethlehem 18015 484‐403‐0500 Variable $15‐$25 Goodman Dr 6100 acre project w/ 1150 acre lake; day use area incl. swim beach, bath house, food concession, No fee other than Blue Marsh National Recreation Area picnic areas, volleyball courts, rental pavillions, Berks Outdoors 1268 Pallisades Dr Leesport 19533 610‐376‐6337 8AM to Dusk pavillion rentals visitor center, boat launches, 30 mile hiking/biking trail, three interpretive trails (1 is ADA accessible) $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 Museum dedicated to preservation of & education about local automotive history, highlighting equipment/vehicles made in PA. Also preserves a 60+: $7 9:30AM‐4PM, Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles 1921 Sunoco gas station, the 1938 Fegely's Berks Museum 85 S Walnut St Boyertown 19512 610‐367‐2090 16‐59: $7 7 days a week Reading Diner, a reconstructed blacksmith forge, 0‐14: Free and a belt‐driven machine shop. Diner occasionally opens at 1938 prices. Group rates available. Privately owned park featuring hiking trails 0‐3: Free Closed Dec‐Mar; surrounding the Little Bushkill Creek and its eight 4‐10: $8.50 Hours varied by waterfalls. Other activities available as well at 11‐61: 14.50‐$16.50 day & season, Bushkill Falls additional cost. Group rates available for Scout Pike Outdoors 138 Buskill Falls Trail Bushkill 18324 570‐588‐6682 62+: $13.50‐$15.50 Opens at 9AM, groups: 10+ for group discount, groups of 25+ ‐ closes between 4‐ receive a free adult admission per 10 Scouts. $1 Group rates 7PM discount for Scouts on Bushkill Falls patches. available for 10+ 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. 7‐18: $3 Berks County Heritage Center. 800 acre park offering fishing, children's playground, picnic tables & grills, rental pavillion, Central Perkiomen Valley Park Montgomery Outdoors 1 Plank Road Schwenksville 19473 610‐287‐6970 6AM‐Sunset Free volleyball, horseshoes, and hiking trails along the Perkiomen Trail May‐June: Saturdays 10‐5 Spring, Summer, Fall Events; including the Amazing July‐Aug: Maize Maze. Price varies based on season and deal May‐June: $11‐$29 Tues‐Fri 10‐5 Cherry Crest Adventure Farm package. Discount for purchasing online. $2 Lancaster Seasonal 150 Cherry Hill Rd Ronks 17572 717‐687‐6843 July‐Aug: $16‐$35 Sat 10‐7 discount available for groups 20+ if booked in Sept‐Oct: $16‐$38 Sept‐Oct: advance. Thurs 10‐5 Fri‐Sat 10‐10 Museum telling the story of the Underground Railroad in Lancaster and the site of armed Mon‐Fri 9‐3 Christiana Underground Railroad Center resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act between freed Lancaster Museum 11 Green St Christiana 17509 610‐593‐5171 Weekends by Free & escaped slaves and Maryland slave‐owners in appointment 1851. 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. Continuously operating farm for 300 years, restored to late 18th century appearance with 3900 North Sandy Flash Sat & Sun Adults: $10 4‐ Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation appropriate animals and costumed living Delaware Historic Newton Square 19073 610‐566‐1725 Drive 11‐4PM 12 & Seniors: $6 historians. Located in Ridley Creek State Park. Group (10+) rate available. Home of Conrad Weiser, 18th Century German immigrant, Indian diplomat, and militia Conrad Weiser Homestead Berks Historic 28 Weiser Lane Womelsdorf 19567 610‐589‐2934 12PM‐4PM Free commander. 26 acre site featuring several period buildings. Closed in winter. Museum dedicated to exploring and explaining the US Constitution and the rights & duties of citizens. Senior: $13 Visitors gain access to the museum and Regular: $14.50 M‐Sat: 9:30‐5 Constitution Center documentary film. Joint tickets available with Philadelphia Museum 525 Arch St Philadelphia 19106 215‐409‐6600 6‐18 & Vets: $11 Sun: 12‐5 Museum of American Revolution. Group rates 0‐5: Free available if booked in advance. Part of Groups: $7.50 Independence National Historic Park 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 Hands‐on science museum focused on presenting Mon‐Sat 10‐5 $14.95/person STEM in an accessible way for kids, plus Sun 12‐5 Da Vinci Science Center Lehigh Museum 3145 Hamilton Blvd Allentown 18014 484‐664‐1002 Groups of 10+: information about Leonardo da Vinci and similar Closed select $10.50/person innovators. Best for youth 12 and under. holidays Visitor Center is Childhood home of pioneer Daniel Boone. Shows a free; $3 self‐guided Changes with living farm and life in early America. Short hiking tour. Guided season, call for Daniel Boone Homestead trails available. Fishing permitted with valid Berks Historic 400 Daniel Boone Rd Birdsboro 19508 610‐582‐4900 Tours most accurate license. Picnic space available. Cabin and tent 16+ $7 information. camping available for a fee. 5‐15 $4 65+/Groups 10+ $6 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.