Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids
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The Licking County Historic Jail
Tours & hunts in a 19th-century building. Built in 1889, this Richardson Romanesque jail hosts flashlight tours, ghost hunts & other events.
The Works
Hands-on exhibits & a glass studio. Venue featuring interactive history, science & technology exhibits, plus a glass-blowing studio.
The Sherwood-Davidson House Museum
Cozy Federal-style home with antiques. Federal-style house built in 1815, featuring exhibits of pioneer housewares & Victorian furniture.
Heisey Glass Museum
Glass displays, auctions & a gift shop. Heisey pressed & blown-glass collections on display, with a gift shop & periodic auctions.
Webb House Museum
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Flory Park
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Great Circle Earthworks and Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Museum & tours of geometric earthworks. Museum offering interactive displays & tours explaining the ancient geometric earthworks.
Newark Earthworks
Native American earthen enclosures. Geometric earthen enclosures by the ancient Hopewell people, likely for religious & scientific use.
Horns Hill Park
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Altitude Trampoline Park
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Geller Park
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The Dawes Arboretum
Scenic destination with miles of trails. Miles of trails weave through the scenic grounds of this longtime arboretum with a historic home.
Raccoon Valley Park
League sports, picnicking & a playground. Green space housing ball diamonds, soccer fields & batting cages, plus a playground & picnic tables.
Robbins Hunter Museum
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Denison Museum
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Infirmary Mound Park
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Wildwood Park
Playground, picnic areas & bike path. Park along the TJ Evans bike path featuring a picnic shelter, a play structure & a soccer field.
Flint Ridge State Memorial
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Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
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Lobdell Reserve
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Magic Mountain Fun Center - East
Indoor/outdoor entertainment center. Year-round, indoor/outdoor family fun center with mini-golf, go-karts, an arcade & batting cages.
AHA! A Hands-On Adventure A Children's Museum
Interactive play center for young kids. Colorful indoor play park with more than 30 interactive exhibits for children under age 8.
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus
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Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Garden with plant & art exhibitions. 88 acres of indoor/outdoor art- & nature-based exhibits, greenhouses & landscaped grounds.
Franklin Park Adventure Center
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Ohio Village
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Columbus Museum of Art
Diverse exhibits & an American cafe. Varied permanent & traveling art collections plus an American cafe & a gift shop.
Discovery Park
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Stuart Little Household
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World's Largest Gavel
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Scioto Mile Promenade
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Orton Geological Museum
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Scioto Mile Fountain
Riverside landmark illuminated at night. Series of circular fountains with interactive splash pads, nightly light shows & Scioto River views.
Bicentennial Park
Riverside space with a fountain & stage. Urban public space with 15,000-sq.-ft. Scioto Mile Fountain, outdoor stage & glass-enclosed eatery.
Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
Hands-on science museum & planetarium. This large educational science center offers interactive exhibits, working labs & planetarium shows.
Breakout Games
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Gardens at Gantz Farm
Landmark farmhouse, playground & trails. Creekside park featuring a historic farmhouse, playground, landscaped gardens & walking trails.
Hayden Falls Park
Park with a waterfall & viewing platform. Park featuring a 35-ft. waterfall & an overlook accessed via a boardwalk, plus picnic tables.
Hilliard's Station Park
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