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Family- and kid-friendly outdoor opportunities put roses in the cheeks and promote a good night's sleep for everyone. Check out our listings for amusement parks, playgrounds, gardens, boat and train rides, farms and farmer's markets, nature centers, zoos, ski slopes, and more.Sterling Heights Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 42700 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, MI Live reptiles and amphibians are displayed along with mounted birds and mammals found in Sterling Heights. Touch tables give children a hands-on chance to investigate nature. The center offers nature ...
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Livonia Community Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 15100 Hubbard Road, Livonia, MI The facility offers a wide variety of amenities for families, including a large pool, courts for basketball and volleyball, a fitness center, climbing wall, tree fort, child care center, and party roo...
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Waterford Oaks County ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 2800 Watkins Lake Road, Waterford, MI Waterford Oaks County Park is a unique 145-acre park near Pontiac. The park features platform tennis courts (a game similar to tennis but different in some rules and with the benefit of ...
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Steffens ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 14 Mile and Garfield, Fraser, MI Fraser's Steffens Park offers ball fields, two basketball courts, a gazebo, and the Fort Fraser children's playground. In the winter, an outdoor ice skating rink is available. Plus, the park is...
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Heritage Park Petting FarmParent rating: ![]() Location: 12803 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI Owned by the city of Taylor, the Heritage Park Petting Farm gives families a chance to interact with farm animals such as goats, donkeys, pigs, sheep, and ponies. There is a vis... |
Ann Arbor Farmers MarketParent rating: ![]() Location: 315 Detroit Street, Ann Arbor, MI The readers of the Ann Arbor News voted the open-air Ann Arbor Farmers' Market the "Best Place to Buy Produce." The market features locally grown produce, flowers, plants, honey... |
Mount Clemens Farmers' MarketParent rating: ![]() Location: North River Road between I-94 and N. Gratiot, Mount Clemens, MI Farmers markets are the best place to find the absolute freshest fruits and vegetables in metro Detroit. The Mount Clemens Farmers' Market offers a good variety of locally grown produce, baked ...
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Franklin Athlethic ClubParent rating: ![]() Location: 29350 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI Housed at the Franklin Athletic Club, the Franklin Academy is a fitness center and licensed day care with a preschool program. Two large gyms with moonwalks, a rop... |
Waterford Oaks WaterparkParent rating: ![]() Location: 1702 Scott Lake Road, Waterford, MI Waterford Oaks Waterpark features a barrier-free access wave-action pool, a children's water playground, and a dual-flume waterslide. A group raft ride starts at a height of three stories and c...
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Domino's Petting FarmParent rating: ![]() Location: 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI This is a large petting farm that houses more than 100 animals, including many rare breeds. Hayrides are included with admission. Birthday packages are available on weeke... |
Birmingham Family YMCAParent rating: ![]() Location: 400 East Lincoln Street, Birmingham, MI The Birmingham Family YMCA offers a variety of services to members of the community. There is a pool, fitness center, gymnasium, and sauna. This branch of the Y also has a babysitting program a...
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Belle IsleParent rating: ![]() Location: Picnic Way, Detroit, MI Imagine a 985-acre historic island park with a beach, conservatory, and lighthouse on an island in downtown Detroit. First-time visitors to the city are shocked that such a jewel exists. But me...
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Wiard's Orchards and Country FairParent rating: ![]() Location: 5565 Merritt Road, Ypsilanti, MI Wiard's is a 200-acre orchard with a cider mill, country fair, and country store and bakery. The country fair runs Wednesdays through Sundays starting in late September and feat... |
Halmich ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 3001 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI The park in Warren features ball fields, tennis courts, picnic areas, a playground, tennis courts, and a natural ice rink in season. |











