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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.Step2 StoreParent rating: ![]() Location: 10010 Aurora-Hudson Road, Streetsboro, OH To you, and to Step2, it's a store. To your kids, it's a great big playroom full of toys they'll want you to buy. Go anyway. The smart marketing folks at Step2 wisely c... |
Children's Museum of ClevelandParent rating: ![]() Location: 10730 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH The Children's Museum of Cleveland focuses on family learning and early childhood development, and is an absolute delight for children from birth through about eight years of age. (Got out-of-t...
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Lake Metroparks FarmparkParent rating: ![]() Location: 8800 Chardon Road, Willoughby, OH Lake Metroparks Farmpark is a brilliant hybrid of a park, farm, and natural education center. At the famil... |
Penitentiary Glen ReservationParent rating: ![]() Location: 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Road, Willoughby, OH A gorgeous, great big green space in Lake County, Lake Metroparks Penitentiary Glen Reservation offers a few surprises, both natural and otherwise. Inside the Nature Center and Wildlif... |
Cuyahoga Valley National Park & Towpath TrailParent rating: ![]() Location: Canal Road, Cleveland, OH Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) sprawls over 33,000 acres along the banks of the Cuyahoga River, providing families with myriad opportunities for outdoor fun. The Towpath Trail... |
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and RainforestParent rating: ![]() Location: 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, OH Where else in Cleveland can you see a polar bear? Three thousand animals of (almost) every kind occupy 168 rolling, wooded acres. The RainForest houses 600 animals and 10,000 pla... |
Monster Mini GolfParent rating: ![]() Location: 17900 Pearl Road, Parkview Plaza, Strongsville, OH Ah, the things that go putt in the dark... Monster Mini Golf might be a little too dark for preschoolers, but older kids love it. Eighteen holes of Glow-in-the-Dark Monster Themed Mini Golf, vi...
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Pottery Barn KidsParent rating: ![]() Location: 2101 Richmond Road, La Place, Beachwood, OH A trip to Pottery Barn Kids is catalogue shopping brought to life. The store offers parents every accessory a stylish children's room demands. Furniture, bedding, rugs, curtains, and ot... |
USS Cod Submarine MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 1089 N. Marginal Road, Cleveland, OH The USS Cod, now a National Historic Landmark, sank more than a dozen Japanese ships during WWII. Preserved in its original configuration, visitors climb over equipment and through hatc...
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My GymParent rating: ![]() Location: 34304 Aurora Road, Solon, OH My Gym offers a variety of gym classes for kids ages six weeks to thirteen years, parents' nights out, and other activities and diversions, including birthday parties. Class offerings can vary...
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Halloran Recreation Center and Ice Skating RinkParent rating: ![]() Location: 3550 W. 117 Street, Cleveland, OH Halloran isn't your average skating rink; it's a Cleveland Recreation C...
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Kent State Student Recreation & Wellness CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: Ted Boyd Drive, Kent, OH Built for college students and faculty in 1999, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, or SWRC, is also family-friendly. Monthly passes are available and provide all the benefits ... |
NASA Glenn Visitor CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH NASA Glenn Visitor Center offers exhibits and demonstrations related to aerospace, by the authorities on aerospace. While it's part static museum (a few displays are dedicated to NASA a... |
Firefly's Mini GolfParent rating: ![]() Location: 500 Southpark Center, Inside Southpark Mall, Strongsville, OH The unique and kid-pleasing Firefly's Mini Golf offers glow-in-the-dark, indoor mini-golf in an amusement-park atmosphere. Parties: Packages run about $16 per person, and include... |
Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryParent rating: ![]() Location: 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, Cleveland, OH The hands-on, interactive exhibits at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History give kids plenty of things to do, but the biggest attractions are things to just look at, from dinosaur skel...
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