Boyertown: Railways, History and Park

Boyertown offers a range of reasons to visit: railway experiences, historic vehicles, theater and a park with a walking path and disc golf. When planning your trip, you can first consider which focus interests you most: the history of vehicles and the town, a ride in historic rail cars, or a visit combining a film and live performance. The different options give you concrete starting points for deciding whether Boyertown suits your interests as a vacation destination.

Vehicle History and Mining

The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles displays carriages and horse-drawn wagons made in the building where they are now exhibited. The exhibits and the former manufacturing site are thus connected by the same location. The museum also includes Jeremiah Sweinhart’s former carriage factory, dating from 1872. It adds the history of how the vehicles were made to the story of the vehicles on display. The Boyertown Area Historical Society offers another way to explore the past: its exhibits cover the iron mining that led to Boyertown’s founding. If you are interested in local history, you can take two different topics into account—the manufacture of vehicles and mining.

Railway and Aviation Experiences

The Colebrookdale Railroad is located at 64 S. Washington Street in Boyertown. Its Secret Valley Expedition includes a 90-minute ride in carefully restored railroad cars that are more than a hundred years old. The set duration makes it easy to consider this experience as a distinct item on your itinerary, without assuming a longer or shorter ride. “Engineer for a Day” offers a different kind of hands-on experience: guests learn the basics of operating a diesel locomotive. Those interested in aviation can try the “Fly the Mission” escape-room experience at the General Carl A. Spaatz National USAAF Museum. Keep this reservation requirement in mind if you plan to include this particular experience in your trip.

Get Active at Boyertown Community Park

Boyertown Community Park offers several ways to spend time outdoors, so you don’t have to commit to just one activity. The park has an 18-hole disc golf course and a walking path about one mile long. The park is open daily from sunrise to dusk. When planning your day, you can take its opening hours into account, as well as choose between a walk and a round of disc golf.

Theater and Film

The State Theatre of Boyertown shows films and live performances. The building opened as the Lyric Theatre on December 12, 1912. Along with the museums and railway experiences, the theater adds another option for how to spend your visit.

Boyertown is a natural place to look for a vacation rental if you are considering historical themes, railways and culture for your trip. What makes the difference for your stay may vary: the 90-minute ride, the history of vehicles and the town, the theater or time in the park.

More local pages to explore: Shillington, Reading, West Reading, Bernville, Mohnton, Macungie, Wyomissing, Douglassville.

For the main travel overview: Berks.