More info: Reading is largely bounded on the west by the Schuylkill River, on the east by Mount Penn, and on the south by Neversink Mountain.
A well known landmark in Reading is the Reading Pagoda. It is perched high atop Mount Penn, the Pagoda can be seen from just about everywhere in the city. The Pagoda was built in the early 20th century and was originally supposed to be a focal point of a mountaintop resort, but as the rest of the plans fell through, only the pagoda was built.