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Most kids are tourists at heart, always exploring and discovering. Whether you're on a family trip or just finally planning to visit the historic, scenic, sublime, and ridiculous spots near you, we've got them all covered museums, parks, great views, tours by land, air, or sea, and more!Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RailroadParent rating: ![]() Location: 7900 Old Rockside Road, Independence, OH The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad journeys through the Cuyahoga Valley...
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The West WoodsParent rating: ![]() Location: 9465 Kinsman Road (Route 87), Novelty, OH The West Woods - a stunning gem of a park property - features a large nature center staffed by bright and kind Geauga Park District personnel and volunteers who are happy to answer kids'...
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Holden ArboretumParent rating: ![]() Location: 9500 Sperry Road, Willoughby, OH Holden Arboretum is a popular natural attraction, especially considering it's a membership-based park in an area rich in "free" parks. Don't be confused, though: while membershi... |
b. a. Sweetie Candy CompanyParent rating: ![]() Location: 7480 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH b. a. Sweetie Candy Company (aka Sweetie's) claims to keep more than 300,000 pounds of candy in stock. While we can't confirm this claim, we can say this: if you want candy - of just about any ...
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Memphis Kiddie ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 10340 Memphis Avenue, Cleveland, OH Memphis Kiddie Park, with its eleven miniature amusement rides (all but three for kids under 50 inches tall), arcade, and mini-golf course, has delighted kids and their parents fo...
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Popcorn ShopParent rating: ![]() Location: 53 East Main Street, Chagrin Falls, OH The Popcorn Shop has been around for nearly 100 years, located in a building originally constructed in 1875 to be a retail showcase for the adjacent Pride of the Falls flour mill. Toda... |
Cedar Point Amusement ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 1 Cedar Point Road, Sandusky, OH Located about one hour west of Cleveland Hopkins Internatio...
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Weathervane PlayhouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, OH Weathervane Playhouse is widely recognized for providing excellent youth theater productions - both for and starring a new generation of theater buffs. Auditions are open to all and a ... |
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA)Parent rating: ![]() Location: 8501 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH Contemporary Art is well established in Cleveland, thanks to the Museum of Contemporary Art, commonly known as MOCA. We like MOCA because MOCA likes kids. Children under 12 are alwa... |
Great Lakes Science CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 601 Erieside Avenue, Cleveland, OH Almost all of the more than 400 exhibits at the Great Lakes Science Center - past Parents' Picks best museum...
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A Christmas Story HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 3159 W. 11th Street, Cleveland, OH Inside the Tremont house best known as the home of Ralphie, Randy, The Old Man, and Mrs. Parker, visitors may think they've entered a time machine set for the 1940s. They may also feel as if they're "...
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Cleveland Botanical Garden (CBG)Parent rating: ![]() Location: 11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH Serious green-thumb types might prefer to visit the Cleveland Botanical Garden sans children, to make the most of all that the expansive, historic center offers horticulturists. But kids are mo...
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McKinley Museum & Presidential LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 800 McKinley Monument Drive NW, Canton, OH Kids and families in Northeast Ohio know it's part science museum, part Ohio history museum, and part planetarium - even if the rest of the country thinks the William McKinley Presidential Library ...
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Money Museum - Federal Reserve Bank of ClevelandParent rating: ![]() Location: 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, OH Does money make the world go 'round? We don't think so, but at the Learning Center and Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank, money gets its due. When you're on a tight schedu... |
Falls River CruiseParent rating: ![]() Location: 2204 Front Street, Cuyahoga Falls, OH Charter trips and public tours are offered aboard a pontoon boat. The tours focus on the history of the Cuyahoga River, travel under five bridges, and last about one hour. The boast and dock are handi...
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