Tourism near Collegeville, PA

Museums
Collegeville - Berman Museum of Art
Doylestown - Mercer Museum
Philadelphia - Art , Mutter
Boyertown - Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
West Chester - American Helicopter
Philadelphia - Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Theater
Phoenixville - The Colonial Theatre - Independent films, little town

Outdoors
Independence Hall / Liberty Bell http://www.nps.gov/inde/
Valley Forge National Park http://www.nps.gov/vafo/
Evansburg park (hike, horse) - http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/evansburg.aspx
Perkiomen trail (Bike, hike) - http://www.montcopa.org/parks/perkiomentrail/
Zoo Norristown Elmwood Park - http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/
Shopping Eating
King of Prussia
Phoenixville - becoming hip former steel town, shops, restaurants
Skippack - many restaurants, some shops
New Hope - cute shops on the river
Lancaster - Amish


Comprehensive list from Philadelphia Inquirer