Family Fun Atractions

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and The RainForest

3900 Wildlife Way
Cleveland, OH 44109
216-61-6500
Hours: Vary by season, call for additional information

3,000 animals occupy 168 rolling, wooded acre. The RainForest is home to 600 animals and 10,000 plants from the jungles of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
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Hours: Open 7 days a week, 9:30am - 5:30pm, closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
Admission Charged

400 hands-on exhibits & demonstrations about science phenomena, environment and technology, plus daily demonstrations and the region's only Omnimax Theater.

NASA Glenn Research Center
21000 Brookpark Road,

Cleveland, OH 44135
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Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm, Saturday 10am - 3pm, Sunday, 1pm – 5pm

Admission Free
[if !vml][endif]NASA Glenn's Visitor Center offers interactive exhibits and historic artifacts that showcase NASA's aerospace programs and their benefits.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
1 Key Plaza
Cleveland, OH 44114
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Hours: Monday – Sunday, except Wednesday, open 10am – 5:30pm; Wednesday, 10am – 9pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas

Admission Charged
Where else can you relive the soundtrack of your life? Over 50 exhibits, dynamic cinema presentations plus the largest single collection of rock and roll artifacts.

USS Cod
1089 East 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
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Hours: Open Daily: 10am - 5pm, May 1 thru Sep 30
Admission Charged

Tour aboard the WW-II submarine memorial - U.S.S. Cod, SS-224. COD is a National Historic Landmark.

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Cedar Point

One Cedar Point Drive
Sandusky, OH 44870-5259
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Hours: Vary by season, call for additional information

Admission Charged
Experience over 150 rides and attractions, including award-winning entertainment and four children's areas. 16 coasters, featuring Top Thrill Dragster! Snoopy Rocks! On Ice" skating extravaganza.

Dover Lake Waterpark

1150 West Highland Road
Sagamore Hills, OH 44067
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Hours: Open seasonally, June – August, call for additional information

Admission Charged

30 minutes from downtown Cleveland. Water slides, wavepool, picnic grove and kiddie amusement rides.

Geauga Lake

1060 North Aurora Road
Aurora, OH 44202
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Hours: Open seasonally, May – October, call for additional information

Admission Charged

This is the park with something for everyone; thrills, spills, water and more. This is one of the greatest theme parks in the country and is a must visit attraction.

African Safari Wildlife Park
267 Lightner Road
Port Clinton, OH 43452
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Hours: Call for days and hours of operation
One of the Mid-west's only drive-thru safaris. See and feed over 300 beautiful and exotic animals (free animal food provided). Free camel & pony rides, educational animal shows, and pig races.

Lake Farmpark

A Lake Metroparks Facility
8800 Chardon Road
Kirtland, OH 44094
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Hours: Vary by season, call for additional information

Admission Charged

Hands on family fun - Milk a cow, take a wagon ride, and meet over 50 breeds of farm animals. Explore solar and wind power, The Great Tomato Works, hydroponics exhibits, and stroll through themed gardens.

Lake Metroparks Headquarters
11189 Spear Road
Concord Township, OH 44077
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Hours: Call for information on individual facilities

Admission Charged at some facilities
27 parks, two golf courses, three lakefront locations, a Nature Center, Wildlife Center and Agricultural Theme Park.

Pro Football Hall of Fame
2121 George Halas Drive, N.W.
Canton, OH 44708
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Hours: Open 7 days a week, call for exact hours of operation

Admission charged

America's premier sports showplace presents football as you've never experienced it in GameDay Stadium Theater! One hour south of Cleveland.