Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

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Center City Park @ Greensboro Downtown Parks, Inc.

Center City Park @ Greensboro Downtown Parks, Inc.

Lively community space with a fountain. Popular neighborhood green space with unique architectural & landscape features, plus a fountain.

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Lincoln Financial Children’s Garden

Lincoln Financial Children’s Garden

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LeBauer Park @ Greensboro Downtown Parks, Inc.

LeBauer Park @ Greensboro Downtown Parks, Inc.

Modern city park with movies & events. Snug city park with lawns, gardens & creative play areas for kids, plus a stage & concessions.

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Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum

Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum

Hands-on exhibits & a learning garden. An educational museum with 20 permanent hands-on exhibits & a half-acre outdoor learning garden.

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Greensboro Arboretum

Greensboro Arboretum

17-acre garden with varied plantings. 14 separate plant collections are found in this 17-acre education-oriented display garden.

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Gateway Gardens

Gateway Gardens

Multiple gardens with diverse themes. This 11-acre garden features various areas, including a playful children's garden & a rain garden.

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Greensboro Botanical Gardens

Greensboro Botanical Gardens

Walkable wetlands with free admission. Natural wetlands area with an elevated boardwalk, wildlife & a waterfall, with free admission.

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Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden

Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden

Lush city park with statues & a gazebo. Tranquil 7.5-acre city garden with seasonal plants, statues, a landscaped stream & a wedding gazebo.

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Safari Nation Greensboro

Safari Nation Greensboro

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Cascade Park

Cascade Park

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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

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City of Greensboro - Country Park

City of Greensboro - Country Park

Leafy park with trails, lakes & dog area. An ample, wooded park with playgrounds, nature trails, fishing lakes, a dog area & picnic shelters.

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Greensboro Science Center

Greensboro Science Center

Aquarium, zoo & an interactive museum. Center boasting a 12-acre zoo, an aquarium & a hands-on museum plus a theatre with a 40-foot screen.

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The Rotary Club of Greensboro Carousel

The Rotary Club of Greensboro Carousel

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Airbound Trampoline Park

Airbound Trampoline Park

Amusement center for bouncing & more. Amusement center offers 30,000 sq. ft. of trampolines space, plus a rock wall, arcade & more.

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Bumper Jumpers Indoor Playground

Bumper Jumpers Indoor Playground

Children's inflatable play area & games. Inflatables, an arcade & other games for parties or open play for kids plus a lounge for parents.

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Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Park at a Revolutionary War battlefield. This park commemorating a Revolutionary War battle features statues & historical exhibits.

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Breakout Games

Breakout Games

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Tannenbaum Historic Park

Tannenbaum Historic Park

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Hester Park

Hester Park

Fishing, picnic sites & a wedding gazebo. A city park with fishing lakes, trails, sports fields, playgrounds, picnic sites & a wedding gazebo.

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Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum & State Historic Site

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum & State Historic Site

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Wrenn Miller Park

Wrenn Miller Park

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Piedmont Environmental Center

Piedmont Environmental Center

Nature trails & educational activities. Environmental center offering 11 mi. of nature trails, plus educational activities & classes.

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High Point City Lake Park

High Point City Lake Park

Seasonal swimming pool & amusement rides. Year-round park featuring a seasonal amusement park & swimming pool with slides & a children's area.

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Deep River Recreation Center

Deep River Recreation Center

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Oak Hollow Festival Park

Oak Hollow Festival Park

Concerts, picnicking & a kids' play area. 1,500-acre lakefront park with an outdoor stage, picnic shelters & BBQs, plus a marina & playground.

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Kersey Valley Maize Adventure

Kersey Valley Maize Adventure

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Kersey Valley Zipline

Kersey Valley Zipline

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Kersey Valley Attractions

Kersey Valley Attractions

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High Point Museum

High Point Museum

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Safari Nation High Point

Safari Nation High Point

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Nido & Mariana Qubein Children's Museum

Nido & Mariana Qubein Children's Museum

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World's Largest Chest of Drawers

World's Largest Chest of Drawers

Quirky 32-ft. roadside attraction. Whimsical, 32-ft. Victorian dresser–shaped building in "the furniture capital of the world."

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Q's Corner LLC

Q's Corner LLC

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Rich Fork Preserve

Rich Fork Preserve

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Homestead Park

Homestead Park

Indoor swimming pool & a skate park. Green space with sports fields, a skate park & picnic areas, plus an indoor swimming pool.

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McCorkle Place

McCorkle Place

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Old Well

Old Well

Landmark well on university campus. Classical style well on a university campus designed in 1897 & based on the gardens of Versailles.

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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Full-dome planetarium open to the public. 68-ft.-tall campus planetarium & science center with exhibits, shows & classes open to the public.

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Battle Park

Battle Park

Wooded site with a stone amphitheater. Forested university nature site with a noteworthy stone amphitheater, walking trails & streams.

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The Nest (by Kidzu Children's Museum)

The Nest (by Kidzu Children's Museum)

Interactive kids' museum & play space. Children's museum featuring themed play areas & a series of interactive exhibits & activities.

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North Carolina Botanical Garden

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Free, natural retreat on UNC campus. Free-entry green oasis with display gardens, trails, art exhibits & an education center at UNC.

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Hollow Rock Nature Park

Hollow Rock Nature Park

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Duke Forest

Duke Forest

Natural area for teaching & research. Over 7,000 acres of land maintained by Duke University for teaching, research & recreational use.

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Piedmont Wildlife Center

Piedmont Wildlife Center

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Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

55-acre public garden with amphitheater. 55-acre public gardens with 5 miles of walking paths, a koi pond & an amphitheater.

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Nasher Museum of Art

Nasher Museum of Art

10,000+ artworks from antique to modern. Permanent collection of 10,000+ artworks & traveling exhibits in a 65,000-sq.-ft. modern building.

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Walltown Park

Walltown Park

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