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The Toledo Zoo is our favorite place to visit animals – but it is a day trip. I have always loved visiting the polar bear, tigers, and the primates. Nature’s Neighborhood is also a big hit. For older kids, don’t miss their Aerial Adventure Course which operates during summer.
Indian Creek Zoo is a small zoo located in Lambertville. Their animals range from bunnies, cows, and chickens to more exotic animals like giraffe, wallabies, capybaras, ostriches, and kangaroos. With older kids, you can splurge on an encounter with various animals like a lemur, wolf, sloth, capybara, or kangaroo.
Make a day of it with a day trip to the Detroit Zoo. A few of our favorite animals to visit are the penguins and polar bears, the prairie dogs, the red panda, and the kangaroo. They even have a wolverine.
Kensington Metropark’s Farm Center lets kids (and adults) experience the sights, sounds, and smells of a life on the farm. Visit their 150 year old barn, the poultry house, or the barn exhibit. While at Kensington Metroparks, you can also visit other areas of the park like the lake for swimming or boating, or the
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The Wild Wonders Wildlife Park at Howell Nature Center features a half-mile woodland trail with over 70 animals. The animals represent 30 bird, mammal, and reptile species that are native to Michigan. All of the animals at Howell Nature Center have been permanently injured or have imprinted on humans and cannot be released. Alexandria’s NatureScape
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The Creature Conservancy is a great place to see interesting animals. They are known for their rescues of exotic pets and for injured animals who cannot be released into the wild. They have both indoor and outdoor viewing areas. Outdoor viewing is limited in the winter, but many animals are outside during the summer. They
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Ann Arbor’s cat café, the Tiny Lions lounge and adoption Center (or “TLC” for short!) is an offshoot of the Humane Society of Huron Valley—a place where kids young and old can visit with kittens and cats in a comfy space.
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“Love starts here” is the Humane Society of Huron Valley’s motto, and they offer lots of youth activities to foster compassion—not to mention entertain! Both animal-loving and animal-fearing kiddos can benefit from a variety of programs at the modernized shelter.
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Fowling isn’t quite bowling – it’s a combo of football and bowling. But, it’s close enough to add to our bowling alley list if you’re looking for something a bit different. Note: the Fowling Warehouse is also a bar. No one under 21 is allowed after 8p. Save the late nights for a parent date
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Head to South Lyon for Pinz Bowling Center. Check out their Pancakes & Pinz special on Sunday mornings from 9:30a-noon. All you can bowl & all you can eat pancakes for $13/person.
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