Attraction: Great Lakes Children's Museum

What better way for kids and adults to learn about the Great Lakes than a hands-on, life-size exhibit of its water cycle? This museum is fun for the entire family with cultural displays, arts and crafts, and water play.

 

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Family Review of Great Lakes Children's Museum

Away Travel Expert: Meagan Francis

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FamilyExpert Rating Recommended for:
Children aged 0 - 2 , 3 - 5 and 6 - 12

FamilyExpert Tips & Helpful Hints

• The museum offers a variety of special events--check the calendar for more details: http://www.greatlakeskids.org/special-programs.shtml
• Set aside time to check out the gift shop, jam-packed with toys and gifts that encourage curiosity and learning.
• Planning a tour on the Tall Ship Manitou? Docks are just across the street from the Great Lakes Children's Museum.

A 15-minute drive north of Traverse City you’ll find a gem of a children’s museum that lets kids (and their adult friends) access an interactive and hands-on education about natural habitats, industries, and people of the Great Lakes region. A

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A 15-minute drive north of Traverse City you’ll find a gem of a children’s museum that lets kids (and their adult friends) access an interactive and hands-on education about natural habitats, industries, and people of the Great Lakes region. A recently-renovated facility offers kids even more learning and playing opportunities, including a brand new water table exhibit that allows kids to channel and redirect the flow of water, create waves and eddies, and, for little ones, simply splash and play. Another new exhibit, the Lighthouse Keeper’s Quarters, teaches children about the history and role of lighthouses, as well as the people who lived and worked there. Toddler Beach provides young children and babies with a safe and stimulating place to play, and the new Listening to the River exhibit uses cutting-edge technology and multimedia to create an interactive and kid-friendly model of a watershed.

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Address:
Across from West Bay in Greilickville
13240 S. West Bayshore Dr.
Traverse City, Michigan 49685

Parking: Main museum: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Price: $6 admission fee

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Hotels Near Great Lakes Children's Museum

• Park Place Hotel Traverse City Traverse City, - 1.9 mi.
• Holiday Inn TRAVERSE CITY TRAVERSE CITY, - 2.0 mi.
• Bayshore Resort Traverse City, - 2.3 mi.
• Cambria Suites Traverse City Traverse City, - 3.0 mi.
• BEST WESTERN Four Seasons Traverse City, - 3.0 mi.
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