We visit A LOT of places in metro Detroit and if you want tried and true winners, here’s our top picks!
The All-Stars
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)
- Blake Farms (Armada)
- Lower Huron Metropark (Belleville)
- Yoyo Fun Center (Clinton Township)
- Wayne County Aquatic Center (Detroit)
- Macomb Corners (Macomb)
- Redford Township Library
- Innovation Hills (Rochester Hills)
- ACTIVATE (Utica)
- Tattan Park (Westland)
- Indian Springs Metropark (White Lake)
Detroit
- Joe Louis Greenway
- Palmer Park
- Clark Park
- Chandler Park
- Eastern Market
- Belle Isle
- Detroit Historical Museum
- Charles H Wright Museum
- Garden Bowl
- Motown Museum
- Valade Park
- Dequindre Cut
- Detroit Abloom
- DNR Outdoor Adventure Center
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Detroit Parade Company
- DYNO Detroit
- Mt. Elliot Splash Park
Playgrounds
- County Farm Park (Ann Arbor)
- Gallup Park (Ann Arbor)
- Thorn Park (Brownstown)
- Bay Court Park (Clarkston)
- Scarlet’s Playground (Commerce)
- McKinley Park (Fraser)
- Survivor Playscape (Genoa Township)
- Green Acres Park (Hazel Park)
- Seymour Lake Park (Oxford)
- Lawson Park (Royal Oak)
- Kiwanis Train Park (Southgate)
- Elizabeth Park (Trenton)
- Veterans Memorial Park (Warren)
Nature Centers + Trails
- Leslie Nature Center (Ann Arbor)
- Fox Science Nature Preserve (Ann Arbor)
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens (Ann Arbor)
- Cranbrook House and Gardens (Bloomfield Hills)
- Rouge Trailhead (Dearborn)
- Heritage Park & Nature Center (Farmington Hills)
- Crosswinds Marsh (New Boston)
- Paint Creek Trail (Rochester)
- Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve (Southfield)
- International Wildlife Refuge (Trenton)
- Stage Nature Center (Troy)
- West Bloomfield Nature Center (West Bloomfield)
- Indian Springs Environmental Discovery Center (White Lake)
Visit Animals
- SEA LIFE Michigan (Auburn Hills)
- The Creature Conservancy (Ann Arbor)
- Bowers School Farm (Bloomfield Hills)
- Howell Nature Center (Howell)
- Kensington Farm Center (Milford)
- MSU Tollgate Farm (Novi)
- Wolcott Mill Farm Center (Ray)
- Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Heritage Park Petting Farm (Taylor)
- Reptarium (Utica)
- Hess-Hathaway Park (Waterford)
Museums
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum (Ann Arbor)
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History (Ann Arbor)
- Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- The Henry Ford & Greenfield Village (Dearborn)
- Sloan Museum of Discovery (Flint)
- Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad (Flint)
- Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores)
- Michigan History Museum (Lansing)
- Roush Museum (Livonia)
- Michigan Firehouse Museum (Ypsilanti)
Indoor/Outdoor Amusement
- Peppa Pig World of Play (Auburn Hills)
- Launch (Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Novi)
- AirTime (Canton)
- CJ Barrymore’s (Clinton Township)
- SkyZone (Commerce/Taylor)
- Kidcadia (Dearborn)
- Castaway Play (Howell)
- Stemville (Howell/Northville)
- Fun City (Lansing)
- Bounce It Up (Livonia)
- Yoyo Fun Center (Madison Heights/ Westland)
- Putting Edge (Novi)
- Urban Air (Sterling Heights/Livonia)
- Troy Gym (Troy)
- TreeRunner Adventure Park (West Bloomfield)
Indoor/Outdoor Water Destinations
- Turtle Cove Family Aquatic Center (Belleville)
- Heritage Park Splash Pad (Farmington Hills)
- The HAWK (Farmington Hills)
- Lake St. Clair Metropark (Harrison Township)
- Kirksey Aquatics Center (Livonia)
- Red Oaks Waterpark (Madison Heights)
- Sterling State Park Beach (Monroe)
- Jessica’s Splash Pad (Novi)
- Normandy Oaks Splash Pad (Royal Oak)
- Stony Creek Metropark (Shelby Township)
- Troy Community Center (Troy)
- Dodge #4 State Park Beach (Waterford)
- Lily Pad Springs (West Bloomfield)
- Blue Heron Bay Spray Park (Whitmore Lake)
- Rolling Hills Waterpark (Ypsilanti)
Michigan Roads Trips
- Sarett Nature Center (Benton Center)
- Grand Rapids Public Museum (Grand Rapids)
- John Ball Zoo (Grand Rapids)
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (Grand Rapids)
- Holland State Park (Holland)
- Air Zoo (Kalamazoo)
- Impressions 5 (Lansing)
- Dow Gardens (Midland)
- Discovery City Children’s Museum (Port Huron)
- Glass City Metropark (Toledo)
