About Reading and Berks County - Albright College About Reading and Berks County Ranked as a Best Place to Live and Best Place to Retire by U.S. News & World Report, Reading is a medium-sized city in Berks County, which is in southeastern Pennsylvania. Albright College is located in the city’s historic northeast College Heights neighborhood. Interesting and fun places close to Albright include West Reading, Lancaster, King of Prussia and the Lehigh Valley. The college is about an hour’s drive north of Philadelphia . Albright is also not far from Baltimore, Washington D.C. and New York City, which are all about 2 to 2.5 hours away by car. Bus and Amtrak train service are also available nearby for students wishing to visit one of those metropolitan areas. Catch comedy or a concert in Reading’s 9,000 seat Santander Arena or a play or performance in the historic Santander Performing Arts Center , which was built in the 1870s – 20 years after Albright began! Experience local talent from Berks Opera Company Reading Theater Project Genesius Theatre or Ephrata Performing Arts Center Enjoy art, indie films or create something with hot glass, paint, wood and more at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts Grab your skateboard , bike or non-motorized scooter and enjoy Reading Skatepark . Or rev up at Maple Grove Raceway Shop, dine and celebrate on Penn Avenue, West Reading ’s strollable street full of one-of-a-kind restaurants and unique boutiques. Festivals and special events for every season – Reading’s Fire + Ice Fest, Berks Jazz Fest , Reading Liederkranz’s Oktoberfest , Halloween fun at Shocktoberfest , Mid Atlantic Air Museum’s WWII Weekend and Koziar’s Christmas Village Take in Pennsylvania’s spectacular scenery during a historic locomotive train ride via the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad and the Colebrookdale Railroad . Or pick your own pumpkins or fruits at a local orchard Get a new view from underground in Crystal Cave or from above at Reading’s Pagoda on top of Mount Penn. Immerse yourself in nature! The Greater Reading Trails System offers over 125 miles of biking and hiking trails certified by the International Mountain Biking Association. You can also see bald eagles, hawks and osprey at the Hawk Mountain Raptor Sanctuary or great blue herons from a kayak on Blue Marsh Lake . Or enjoy woodland trails and nature events at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center Catch comedy or a concert in Reading’s 9,000 seat Santander Arena or a play or performance in the historic Santander Performing Arts Center , which was built in the 1870s – 20 years after Albright began! Experience local talent from Berks Opera Company Reading Theater Project or Genesius Theatre Enjoy art, indie films or create something with hot glass, paint, wood and more at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts Grab your skateboard , bike or non-motorized scooter and enjoy Reading Skatepark . Or rev up at Maple Grove Raceway Shop, dine and celebrate on Penn Avenue, West Reading ’s strollable street full of one-of-a-kind restaurants and unique boutiques. Festivals and special events for every season – Reading’s Fire + Ice Fest, Berks Jazz Fest , Reading Liederkranz’s Oktoberfest , Halloween fun at Shocktoberfest , Mid Atlantic Air Museum’s WWII Weekend and Koziar’s Christmas Village Take in Pennsylvania’s spectacular scenery during a historic locomotive train ride via the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad and the Colebrookdale Railroad . Or pick your own pumpkins or fruits at a local orchard Get a new view from underground in Crystal Cave or from above at Reading’s Pagoda on top of Mount Penn. Immerse yourself in nature! The Greater Reading Trails System offers over 125 miles of biking and hiking trails certified by the International Mountain Biking Association. You can also see bald eagles, hawks and osprey at the Hawk Mountain Raptor Sanctuary or great blue herons from a kayak on Blue Marsh Lake . Or enjoy woodland trails and nature events at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center The city of Reading is also home to professional sports , so you can take in a game close to Albright. Reading Royals , professional ice hockey and Philadelphia Flyers’ ECHL affiliate, with their home ice in Santander Arena. Reading Fightin Phils , the Philadelphia Phillies’ AA team, with their home field at Reading’s FirstEnergy Stadium, which is the most historic stadium in the Eastern League – 36 years older than any other park in the league! Interested in learning more about living, working and having fun near Albright? Check out Meet Greater Reading , a resource from the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. Find a Berks-focused list of things to do in our area – and explore the Dutch Country Roads section of the Pennsylvania Great American Getaway guide.