Berks County Heritage Center — Attraction in Bern Township

Wonderful place to visit no matter what the weather. If you walk the trails be sure to bring along your bug spray. They'll eat you alive if you don't. Plenty of parking. Bring your bike and camera for the experience. Check out the county website to see the events listing for this attraction. There are talks, classes , and exhibits all throughout the year. Many of them are no charge. Snack bar open on weekends during the summer. Don't forget the Heritage Festival held here the first week in October each year. Plenty of food, music, and cool classic cars. Fun stuff for the kids, too. Easily located off of State Highway 183 in...

Worth a visit for 5 reasons: 1) The Gruber Wagon Works tour is great; hundreds of tools and machinery from more than a century ago - plus a well-informed tour guide - give a complete picture of industry around the turn of the 20th century, 2) There's a complete museum dedicated to the Schuylkill and Union Canals (the latter once passing through the property, 3) the beautiful Reber's covered bridge, the longest single-span in PA, 4) the six-mile, soft-paved Union Canal Towpath trail along the Tulpehocken Creek, and 5) the Tulpehocken Creek itself - especially...

We took the opportunity to stop by the Heritage Center with our children and I'm so glad we did. Not only was there so much history to learn about Berks County but the staff made us feel very welcome. In particular a staff member named Ayla Schafer went out of her way to insure my son was happy with the craft project he was working on. We'll be back again in the future, so much to learn.

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