Arts and Culture
The Reading Public Museum is an art, science, and history museum.
There are two Pennsylvania state parks in Berks County.
- Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center is south of Reading on land once owned by Jacob Nolde, a prominent Reading businessman and Pennsylvania environmentalist.
- French Creek State Park, a former Recreational Demonstration Area, straddles the Berks and Chester County line.
There are two Pennsylvania Historic Sites in Berks County.
- Conrad Weiser Homestead near Womelsdorf.
- Daniel Boone Homestead near Birdsboro.
The Old Morlatton Village in Douglassville is maintained by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County. The village is composed of four historic structures: White Horse Inn, George Douglass Mansion, Bridge keeper's House, and the Mouns Jones House, constructed in 1716, which is the oldest recorded building in the county.
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