For the Kids (Air Zoo info)
Michigan For the Kids
By Lydia Kelly
When traveling by car, kids can get bored pretty easily. Travel websites can help you find interesting places to stop, stretch the legs, and give the kids a chance to explore. Try visiting some of these children’s museums and sites in Michigan.
Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum - Bay City, MI
With over 60 motorized fire trucks and 12,000 other antique toys, this museum is sure to bring out the kid in all of us. There is a NASCAR room, complete with a real Monte Carlo NASCAR. The Tonka room has the largest collection of Tonka cars and truck in the world. And who could miss the New York Super-Pumper, the largest fire truck ever built?
Curious Kids Museum - St. Joseph, MI
Get your kids out of the car and into learning with the Curious Kids Museum’s hands-on exhibits. With material designed for both toddlers and older children, the museum is sure to refresh travel-weary kids, and keep you entertained as they learn.
Chippewa Nature Center - Midland, MI
This dynamic outdoors experience offers visitors the chance to discover a homestead farm, learn about making maple syrup, check out a Chippewa wigwam, and much more. With a variety of seasonal adventures including snowshoeing in the winter, or kayak trips in the summer, everyone gets a chance to enjoy the outdoors and learn about nature.
Air Zoo - Kalamazoo, MI
Did you think that zoos were for animals? Well, Air Zoo has changed all that. Visitors are taken for a tour of aviation history with rides, hands-on demonstrations, and much more. Great for everyone in the family!
Detroit Children’s Museum - Detroit, MI
From crafts to educational exhibits, the Detroit Children’s Museum is the perfect place for kids to explore the world around them. Kids learn by applying what is taught through artistic expression and dramatic participation.
Detroit Science Center - Detroit, MI
If your children are fascinated with science, or just like to learn about how things work, consider stopping at the Detroit Science Center. Interactive exhibits keep kids involved as they learn about Space, the Human Body, Physics, and much more. Rotating exhibits keep things interesting, even for those who live nearby, and the center also supports Scouting and other programs.
Flint Children’s Museum - Flint, MI
Let your kids learn about the world around them at this exciting children’s museum. With a tot’s zone for the under 3 crowd, a discovery zone that changes four times a year, monthly themed exhibits, and much more, the Flint Children’s Museum is a welcome break from the everyday.
Fort Mackinac - Mackinac Island, MI
Have your kids ever wondered what it was like to be in the military in the 1880s? Take them on a trip back in time at Fort Mackinac, where they can hear the bugle music play, watch the cannons fire, and step into the military life of the fort.
Kids’N'Stuff - Albion, MI
Who said that learning can’t be fun? Kids’N'Stuff is an interactive playground of learning fun for kids of all ages. Let your children go free to explore the many exhibits and play areas throughout this children’s museum.
Health Exploration Station - Canton, MI
This unique learning experience is as valuable to the adults as to the children who attend. Walk through an enormous human body, learning about its functions as you travel. Best suited to older children, the St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Exploration Station is open on the 4th Thursday of each month.
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