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Tennessee–Play and Learn at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center (Clarksville)

August 14, 2009

In downtown Clarksville, TN, let your kids run wild in the lower level of the Customs House Museum. The main floor and upstairs will bore young kids, but downstairs you’ll find big bubble play things, a pretend grocery store, and (Xavier’s favorite) working train displays and a train table.
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Tennessee–Grab a Pizza at Blackhorse Pub & Brewery (Clarksville)

July 30, 2009

Visiting a friend in Clarksville on our way down to Florida and we enjoyed the best pizza at Blackhorse Pub & Brewery. Ours had chicken, artichoke hearts, and olives. The kids inhaled it and the mommies sipped on the Vanilla Creme Ale. Delicioso! While you’re there, stroll around Downtown Clarksville or check out the Customs [...]

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Walk through the Treetops at Myriad Botanical Gardens (Oklahoma City)

July 27, 2009

Who needs a zipline through the jungles of Costa Rica? Okay. While that does sound amazing, you can also skim the tops of palm trees in Oklahoma City. At Myriad Botanical Gardens, you climb (many) stairs to the treetop bridge that spans the entire length of the garden. Bonus: Admission’s free for kids under three.
http://www.myriadgardens.com/index.html

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Oklahoma: Beware Trolls at Myriad Botanical Gardens (Oklahoma City)

July 1, 2009

Watch out for the troll from The Three Billy Goats Gruff as he guards the treetop bridge at Myriad Botanical Gardens. Until the end of 2009, the gardens feature Conservastory, showcasing famous characters from fairy tales and literature. Kiddos, look out for Hook’s ticking crocodile and Peter Pan along with Huck Finn and Humpty Dumpty. [...]

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Missouri–Dress the Part at Museum of Transportation Creation Station (St. Louis, MO)

June 22, 2009

Got my $1.50 worth! At Creation Station kids can color, build stuff, climb in a ship, dress up like a fireman or pilot, play with toy trains, planes, automobiles. So much fun.http://transportmuseumassociation.org/creation.html

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Missouri–All Aboard! at the Museum of Transportation (St. Louis, MO)

June 21, 2009

This place kept the kids and the adults happy. You get to actually climb on the trains and crawl through their bellies. Just pay attention to your kids so they don’t get hurt. A lot more fun than the name implies.http://transportmuseumassociation.org/plan.html

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South Dakota– Become a Junior Archaeologist at The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD

June 14, 2009

The Mammoth Site tour winds through an actual archaeological dig site where mammoth tusks and skulls emerge from the red clay. A huge wooden dome shelters the dig site for workers and visitors, so come rain or shine.
Sign your kids up to become junior archaelogists; the kiddies learn how to use tools and [...]

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South Dakota– Welcome to Wall Drug

June 12, 2009

Home of the 5 cent cup of coffee and “Free Ice Water” ad campaign. You will see signs for Wall Drug for miles and miles as you near Wall, SD. It’s about the only thing in town, but the store (which is now a multi-block complex) became a famous pit stop in the 1930s by [...]

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