Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

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Owensboro Museum of Science and History

Owensboro Museum of Science and History

Museum with educational exhibits. Founded in 1966, this museum offers educational exhibits in a 19th-century building.

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Owensboro Mural

Owensboro Mural

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Smothers Park

Smothers Park

Kids' park with spray & play areas. Park with a water-play area & a playground, plus 3 signature fountains with a show every 15 minutes.

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Germantown Park

Germantown Park

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Escape Today Owensboro

Escape Today Owensboro

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Kendall-Perkins Park

Kendall-Perkins Park

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Owensboro Moreland Park

Owensboro Moreland Park

Recreation area with a tennis center. Outdoor activity area with 12 lighted tennis courts & 2 baseball fields, plus a pavilion & trail.

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English Park

English Park

Picnicking, concerts, fishing & boating. 13.1-acre riverfront park with a picnic shelter & amphitheater, plus a playground, boat ramp & dock.

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Cap Gardner Park

Cap Gardner Park

Local park popular with wedding parties. Charming park boasting an array of plants, trees & flowers spread over 1.6-acres.

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Western Kentucky Botanical Garden

Western Kentucky Botanical Garden

Botanical garden founded in 1993. Landscaped gardens with a relocated 1890s doctor's office housing herbal medicine exhibits.

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Legion Park

Legion Park

Recreational sports, hiking & picnicking. 22-acre green space with a playground, screened picnic shelters, a trail & basketball/tennis courts.

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Russell Shifley Park

Russell Shifley Park

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Jack C. Fisher Park

Jack C. Fisher Park

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Joe Ford Nature Park

Joe Ford Nature Park

Shady oasis for walks, picnics & sports. Picturesque parkland offering wooded trails, a playground, picnic areas & sports facilities.

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Horse Fork Creek Park

Horse Fork Creek Park

Recreation complex with soccer fields. Outdoor activity area with grass fields for soccer leagues, plus a small lake & a playground.

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Elite Air Owensboro

Elite Air Owensboro

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Panther Creek Park

Panther Creek Park

Large state park with trails & campsites. Spacious state park with miles of hiking & horseback riding trails, lake fishing & camping.

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Rocky Side Park

Rocky Side Park

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Newburgh Museum

Newburgh Museum

Local history exhibits in a church. This gallery in Old Newburgh Presbyterian Church features displays documenting the town's past.

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Angel Mounds State Historic Site

Angel Mounds State Historic Site

Archaeological Native American villlage. Native American town abandoned in 1400s offering history camps, lectures, festivals & hiking trails.

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Dig 'N Roll Indoor Playground

Dig 'N Roll Indoor Playground

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Audubon Wetlands Trail

Audubon Wetlands Trail

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Deep Blue Indoor Play

Deep Blue Indoor Play

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John James Audubon State Park

John James Audubon State Park

Camping, lodging & a naturalist museum. Hiking & fishing with campsites & lodging, plus a museum highlighting the namesake naturalist.

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Eagle Slough Natural Area

Eagle Slough Natural Area

Wetland & forest conservation area. Wetland & forest reserve with a lake, abundant birdlife & a trail along an old railway line.

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Wesselman Woods

Wesselman Woods

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Red Banks Park

Red Banks Park

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Audubon Mill Park

Audubon Mill Park

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Cates Farm

Cates Farm

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Sunset Park

Sunset Park

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Mickey's Kingdom Park

Mickey's Kingdom Park

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Evansville Museum

Evansville Museum

Science, history & art exhibits. Riverside general interest museum featuring exhibits on art, history & science, plus a planetarium.

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Children's Museum of Evansville

Children's Museum of Evansville

Bright space with educational exhibits. Huge building features fun interactive exhibits from building with recycled plastic to water play.

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Reitz Home Museum

Reitz Home Museum

Victorian house museum with tours. 19th-century Victorian home with period furnishings & renowned French architecture, plus tours.

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Howell Wetlands

Howell Wetlands

35 acres for hiking & wildlife viewing. Photography is popular at this 35-acre natural area with marshes, hiking & wildlife viewing.

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