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Reading is in the state of Pennsylvania, United States

[edit] Understand

Reading is a very old city in Pennsylvania. It used to be a profitable, industrious city with one of the largest railway systems in the county (where the familiar Reading Railroad from the Monopoly board comes from), but has declined dramatically in recent years. It has a good location, about an hour away from Philadelphia, which attracts many immigrants and citizens from New York. Recent efforts have been to try and revitalize the city's dwindling down-town area with such projects as the recently created Goggle Works Center for the Arts and a future Imax theater.

[edit] Get in

Most arrive if not by highway then by the Philadelphia airport. Reading has its own airport but is almost exclusively for private use.

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Berks Area Reading Transit Authority (BARTA) (610)921-0601 [1] runs buses in Reading and throughout the Berks Region. Base fare is $1.60, transfers are $.25.

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Recently created is The Goggle Works Center for the Arts, a large arts center built out of a factory that used to manufacture goggles for WWII. It boasts frequent art exhibitions as well as a very wide variety of art studios and classes. It also has a small theater that shows independent films.

The Reading Museum houses a modest collection of exhibits from around the world, most notably a mummy. There's also a planetarium on the grounds.

Mount Penn has atop of it skyline drive, which has many very scenic views of Reading. Along it are the fire tower, which has been recently restored and offers the best view of the city, and the trademark Pagoda, which also houses various artwork.

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There are a few clubs around, along with the Sovereign Center which houses many sporting events including the Reading Royals, the local hockey team. The center has also attracted many famous artists including Bob Dylan and Clay Aikan. The Sovereign Performing Arts Center also hosts many traveling productions and the Reading Symphony orchestra, a surprisingly excellent group given the town it's in. The Reading Phillies play at Reading's baseball stadium, causing the town for a time to acquire the rather dubious title of "Baseball Town, USA".

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Reading still calls itself the outlet capitol of the world, though the name is a remnant of when it was one of the few cities to boast outlets. Still, the VF Outlet Complex [2] remains one of Reading's biggest draws with hundreds of out-of-town visitors shopping its dozens of discount stores daily.

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Reading has a few good places to eat including The Peanut Bar and The Ugly Oyster, though like most of the shopping in town your options are rather limited. There is a fairly good selection of pizza shops though, including Rocky's on fifth street and Pizza Italia on fourteenth street.

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Many corners of Reading house small bars and pubs, if you're feeling adventurous.

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• Sheraton Reading, 1741 Papermill Road [3] hotel offers double rooms, business suites in our Executive Club Tower, and Serenity Suites. The hotel also offers the area’s largest heated pool and Jacuzzi, an on-location Bell Tower Spa & Salon, and a 24-hour fitness center and sauna.

[edit] Get out

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