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Many fine restaurants and cafes, bed & breakfasts, inns, motels, and shops are just a short drive from the Heritage Center. Other cultural attractions are within 30 minutes' drive. Call us for more information on taking your vacation to the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center and other fascinating museums and historic sites in the "other Pennsylvania Dutch country"!




GPS coordinates for the Heritage Center location:
N40°23.97318, W075°30.26712

So, you live in "The Valley" but don't know where we are?
We are next to the campus of the Perkiomen (Prep) School on 
Seminary Street, just two blocks down from Main Street in Pennsburg.

From New York City and north: Follow I-78 West to Lehigh Valley area; take exit for PA 100 South. Follow directions below for Route 100 (Macungie, Fogelsville).

From Baltimore and Washington, D.C. and south: Follow I-95 North to 476 North (PA Turnpike). Follow directions below for the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Greater Philadelphia region).

From Pittsburgh and west: Follow 76-East (PA Turnpike) to 81-North to 78-East. Take exit for PA-100 South. Follow directions below for Route 100 (Macungie, Fogelsville).

From Route 29 - (Collegeville, Perkiomenville, Green Lane): Take 29-North to Pennsburg. Turn left on Second Street, which is the 2nd street on your left after the intersection of Rt. 29 and Rt. 663. Continue two blocks to Seminary Street. Turn right on Seminary Street; continue through the campus of Perkiomen School. We are on the left-hand side of the street across from the school's athletic field.

From Route 29 - (Allentown, Cedar Crest, Emmaus):
Take Route 29 South to Route 100. The roads merge to become the combined Route 100- South and 29-South. Continue to follow 100/29. At the traffic light in Hereford, the roads split. Turn left onto Route 29-South and continue traveling until you reach the town of East Greenville (approximately 4 miles). At the traffic light at the intersection of Main Street (Route 29) and Fourth Street in East Greenville, turn right. Continue on Fourth Street until you reach State Street; turn left. Follow State Street for two blocks; it then becomes Seminary Street in Pennsburg. We are the large brick building on the right hand side of the road.

From Route 100 (Bally, Boyertown, Pottsgrove):
Take Route 100 North to the village of Hereford, where Route 29 and Route 100 intersect. Turn Right (at the traffic light in Hereford) onto Route 29-South. Continue traveling until you reach the town of East Greenville (approximately 4 miles). At the traffic light at intersection of Main Street (Route 29) and Fourth Street in East Greenville, turn right. Continue on Fourth Street until you reach State Street; turn left. Follow State Street for two blocks; it then becomes Seminary Street in Pennsburg. We are the large brick building on the right hand side of the road.

From Route 100 - (Macungie, Fogelsville): Take Rt. 100 South to Combined 100-South/29-South. Bear right - staying on the combined Route 100/29. At the traffic light in Hereford, the roads split. Turn Left onto Route 29 and continue on that road until you reach the town of East Greenville. At the traffic light at intersection of Main Street (Route 29) and Fourth Street in East Greenville, turn right. Continue on Fourth Street until you reach State Street; turn left. Follow State Street for two blocks; it then becomes Seminary Street in Pennsburg. We are the large brick building on the right hand side of the road.

From Route 663 (Pottstown): Take Route 663-East into Pennsburg. At the intersection of Routes 663 and 29, turn left onto Main Street. Turn left on Second Street, which is the 2nd street on your left after the intersection of Rt. 29 and Rt. 663. Continue two blocks to Seminary Street. Turn right onto Seminary Street; continue through the campus of Perkiomen School. We are on the left-hand side of the street across from the school's athletic field.

From Route 309 (Quakertown, Coopersburg, Montgomeryville):Take Route 309 to Route 663 in Quakertown. Follow Route 663 into Pennsburg where it intersects with Route 29. At that traffic light, turn Right onto Main Street/Route 29-North. Turn Left on Second Street, which is the 2nd street on your left. Continue two blocks to Seminary Street. Turn right onto Seminary Street and continue through the campus of Perkiomen School. We are on the left-hand side of the street across from the school's athletic field.

Pennsylvania Turnpike (Greater Philadelphia Region): Take the North East extension of the PA Turnpike and get off at the Quakertown Exit. At the traffic light, turn Right onto Route 663. Follow Route 663 into Pennsburg where it intersects with Route 29. At that traffic light, turn right onto Main Street/Route 29-North. Continue 2 blocks and turn left on Second Street. Continue two blocks to Seminary Street. Turn Right onto Seminary Street; continue through the campus of Perkiomen School. We are on the left-hand side of the street across from the school's athletic field.

 

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