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Unique & Hidden Gem Activities for Families

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Venue focusing on the history of slavery. Interactive museum with film, animation & multimedia exhibits focused on slavery in America.

Sealife displays, from jellyfish to rays. Aquarium featuring a jellyfish room, walk-through tunnels & exhibits housing penguins & rays.

A riverside park that hosts concerts. A landscaped, riverfront park with concessions, a performance pavilion, a playground & bike rentals.

Intimate museum with a cafe & garden. A small museum in a landmark building with a garden, cafe & works by Rembrandt & other masters.

Firefighting history & safety exhibits. Museum offering firefighting history exhibits, including artifacts, plus a fire safety experience.

Local history exhibits & model trains. Museum tracing regional history with eclectic artifacts, dioramas & a model train display.

Architecture exhibits in an 1804 home. Museum featuring exhibits on architecture & historic preservation in a brick house built in 1804.

Interactive exhibits for kids. Children explore arts, books, culture & science through interactive exhibits & educational programs.

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Indoor botanical garden & butterflies. Indoor botanical garden featuring 3,500+ plant species, a rainforest waterfall & butterfly shows.

Historic pavilion & a scenic overlook. Playgrounds & hiking trails, plus a popular scenic overlook & a pavilion dating to 1928.

Quirky ventriloquism history museum. Offbeat history museum displaying hundreds of ventriloquist figures, plus photos & memorabilia.

Home of renowned anti-slavery author. Iconic anti-slavery writer's home also showcasing the history of the abolitionist rights movement.

Bird watching, fishing & other features. Forested, 90-acre park with hiking trails, bird watching, a fishing lake & picnic sites.

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Visit this great place for kids and families!

Exhibits of uniquely American signs. Sprawling former factory space exhibiting uniquely American signage, plus a working neon shop.

19th-century astronomical observatory. Hilltop observatory serving astronomers & amateur stargazers in a historic, parklike setting.

Destination featuring mini-golf. Long-running chain of recreation centers for mini-golf; some feature arcades & other attractions.

Interactive biblical scenes & exhibits. Indoor/outdoor, Bible-themed museum with exhibits ranging from Noah's Ark to a petting zoo.

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