Get your lab coats on and plan a family field trip to a science museum! We’ve compiled a list of science centers within a three-hour drive from Reading. Plan a day trip or make it a weekend getaway! The drive times provided are approximate and based off Reading, PA as a starting location.
- Reading Science Center
645 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19601
A visit to the Reading Science Center promotes an exploration of science, technology, engineering, and math through more than 45+ STEM-themed interactive exhibits.
Drive Time: Reading’s very own Science Center!
- The Franklin Institute
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Drive Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Photo: The Giant Heart – Photo Courtesy of The Franklin Institute
- Da Vinci Science Center
3145 Hamilton Blvd. Bypass
Allentown, PA 18103
Drive Time: 1 Hour
- The Lancaster Science Factory
454 New Holland Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17602
The Lancaster Science Factory is a hands-on, interactive science center for kids in Pre-K to 8th grade and their families. Over 75 interactive exhibits!
Drive Time: 40 Minutes
- Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
222 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Drive Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
- North Museum of Nature & Science
400 College Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
Drive Time: 45 Minutes
- Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
4840 Kennett Pike
Wilmington, DE 19807
- The former Delaware Museum of Natural History reopened on May 23 as the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science.
Drive Time: 1 Hour 25 Minutes
Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305
The Liberty Science Center houses 12 museum exhibition halls, a live animal collection with 110 species, giant aquariums, a 3D theater, live simulcast surgeries, hurricane- and tornado-force wind simulators, and the Western Hemisphere’s biggest planetarium—the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium and LSC Giant Dome Theater.
Drive Time: 2 Hours 20 minutes
- The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Drive Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Maryland Science Center
601 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Drive Time: 2 Hours
- Discovery Station At Hagerstown, Inc.
101 W. Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Discovery Station at Hagerstown, Inc. is a hands-on museum that provides life-long learning experiences to thousands of children and families each year. Two floors packed with fun for the whole family. Multiple new and hands-on exhibits focused on STEAM principles.
Drive Time: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
- The Children’s Science Center Lab
11948 Fair Oaks Mall
Fairfax, VA 22033
The Children’s Science Center is Northern Virginia’s first interactive museum where children and families can explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts through fun, engaging hands-on exhibits, activities and programs.
Drive Time: 2 Hours 55 Minute
