National historic site · Warwick Township, Berks County
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Deep in the woods next to French Creek State Park, a restored 19th-century iron-making village with a charcoal blast furnace, the ironmaster's mansion and workers' houses.
What you will find
- Historic features
- Hiking trails
Make a day of it
Nearby
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French Creek State Park
The core of the Hopewell Big Woods, an unbroken sweep of forest with two lakes, rocky trails for hikers and mountain bikers, and the restored iron village of Hopewell Furnace right next door.
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Daniel Boone Homestead
Frontiersman Daniel Boone was born here in 1734; the farm keeps the stone Boone house, a log house, barn, smithy and sawmill, with trails around a small lake.
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Marsh Creek State Park
Sailboats and kayaks share a big reservoir that covers the old village of Milford Mills, while trails wind through the surrounding hills and a swimming pool cools summer crowds.
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Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center
A hosiery magnate's stone mansion and the pines and spruces he planted in the early 1900s anchor these woods, threaded with trails and streams and kept as a center for nature education.
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Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
Horse-drawn carriages, sleighs and early motor vehicles made in southeastern Pennsylvania, shown in a former truck-body factory beside the 1872 carriage shop where that company got its start.
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Reading Public Museum
Art, natural science and ancient civilizations under one roof, plus a planetarium and an arboretum with paths winding around the museum's landscaped grounds.
