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Day Trip Ideas

Nearby spots for Day Trips in and around the Chester County Area

By Jen Anderson - Publisher, West Chester Macaroni Kid June 4, 2021

Planning some summer day trips? Find great ideas below. Did we miss your favorite driveable spot? Send us the details - Jena@macaronikid.com

Museums, Factories and Tours
In Chester County...
American Helicopter Museum
Brandywine River Museum  

Longwood Gardens
Regional Rail Train Ride

In Philadelphia...
Franklin Institute
Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia Art Museum
Barnes Foundation
Please Touch Museum
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Philadelphia Waterfront / Riverrink
Independence Seaport Museum

In Lancaster County...
Lancaster Science Museum
Hands On House  
North Museum
Strasburg Railroad
The Railroad Museum
National Toy Train Museum
Choo Choo Barn 
Turkey Hill Experience
Check Macaroni KID Lancaster or Lebanon for More Ideas and Daily Events

In Montgomery County
LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Plymouth Meeting)
Check Macaroni KID SW Montgomery for More Ideas and Daily Events

In Harrisburg...
Pennsylvania Capitol Building Tour, Harrisburg 
Pride of the Susquehanna, Harrisburg 
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts **Mac Kid Review from Mac Kid Harrisburg**
State Museum of Pennsylvania **Mac Kid Review from Mac Kid Harrisburg**
Check Macaroni KID Harrisburg West Shore for More Ideas and Daily Events



In Northhampton / Lehigh Counties
Crayola Experience - Easton, PA 
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom
Check Macaroni KID Allenton, Bethlehem, or Easton for More Ideas and Daily Events

In Berks County...
Crystal Cave
Check Macaroni KID Reading and Boyertown for More Ideas and Daily Events


In Delaware...
Delaware Children's Museum
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Winterthur

In New Jersey...
Camden Aquarium
Battleship New Jersey 
Diggerland
Storybook Land

In Maryland...
Plumpton Park Zoo
National Aquarium Baltimore
Baltimore Inner Harbor
Port Discovery Children's Museum


Enjoy the Outdoors
Northbrook Canoe Company
Bike / Picnic on the Chester Valley Trail 
Treehouse World
St. Peter's Village  - Hiking, Old fashioned arcade, bakery, ice cream, restaurant
Highland Orchards
Linvilla Orchards
Tyler Arboretum
Colonial Plantation
Go Geocaching 
French Creek State Park
Ringing Rocks County Park (bring hammers!) 
Bushkill Falls
Hickory Run State Park
Dutch Springs
Jim Thorpe
Cherry Crest Adventure Farm  **Mac Kid Review
City Island, Harrisburg **Mac Kid Review
Cocoa Kayaks - Hershey 
Lake Tobias
Round Top Mountain Adventures **Mac Kid Review from Mac Kid Lebanon
Find a spot to hike: 10 Great Family-Friendly Hikes
Spirit of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Zoo
Elmwood Zoo
Brandywine Zoo

Chesapeake City Maryland
North East, MD
Elk Neck State Park
Dinosaur Park - MD


See A Game

Wilmington Blue Rocks
Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, DE

Reading Fightin' Phils **Mac Kid Review / Road Trip from Mac Kid Lebanon
First Energy Stadium, Reading, PA

Harrisburg Senators
FNB Field, Harrisburg, PA

Philadelphia Phillies
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA

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Hersheypark
Hershey, PA **Mac Kid Review

Adventure Sports in Hershey
Hershey, PA **Mac Kid Review

Dutch Wonderland 
Lancaster, PA

Knoebels 
Elysburg, PA
**Mac Kid Review / Road Trip from Mac Kid Lebanon

Dorney Park
Allentown, PA

Sesame Place

New Jersey

Diggerland 
West Berlin, NJ
**Mac Kid Review from WC Mac Kid

Storybook Land
**Mac Kid Review from Lebanon Mac Kid
Egg Harbor Township, NJ




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As you plan your nearby Day Trip be sure to check out the Macaroni Kid edition nearest to your destination - go to the website and choose "Change Your Town" - then choose the nearest Mac Kid edition. Need help? Email Jen at JenA@macaronikid.com