Fun for kids
Below you'll find dozens of places many kids enjoy, grouped by region. Click on a name and you'll go to the page where we describe what that attraction has to offer.
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1. Keweenaw Peninsula
A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum in Houghton
Brockway Mountain Drive in or near Copper Harbor
Canyon Falls Roadside Park & Canyon Falls in or near Alberta
Copper Harbor Lighthouse in or near Copper Harbor
Coppertown Mining Museum and Gift Shop in or near Calumet
Delaware Copper Mine in or near Delaware
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and Museums in or near Eagle Harbor
Falls River, Lower and Middle Falls in or near L'Anse
Fort Wilkins State Park and Historic Complex in or near Copper Harbor
Front Street Park in or near L'Anse
Hanka Homestead in or near Keweenaw Bay
Hunter's Point, Agate Beach & Copper Harbor marina in or near Copper Harbor
In the Mind's Eye in or near L'Anse
L'Anse Township Park in or near L'Anse
ke Manganese and Manganese Falls# in or near Copper Harbor
Lindell Chocolate Shoppe in or near Lake Linden
M-26 from Eagle River to Eagle Harbor in or near Eagle River
McLain State Park in or near Hancock
Quincy Mine Hoist, Underground Mine and Tram in or near Hancock
Seventh Street Station and A Superior Diver's Center in or near Copper Harbor
Silver Falls in or near Skanee
Slate River waterfalls in or near Skanee
Snow Gauge in or near Mohawk
Sturgeon River Gorge, Sturgeon Falls & Silver Mountain in or near Sidnaw
Sturgeon River Sloughs Natural Area in or near Chassell
Twin Lakes State Park in or near Twin Lakes
Edisen Fishery and Rock Harbor lighthouse in or near Rock Harbor
Five Fingers Area in or near Rock Harbor
Hiking and Paddling Isle Royale in or near Rock Harbor
Lookout Louise in or near Rock Harbor
Raspberry Island in or near Rock Harbor
3. Porcupine Mountains
Adventure Copper Mine near Greenland (don't miss!)
Bonanza or Greenwood Falls in or near Silver City
Hike to Trap Falls in or near Porcupine Mountains State Park
Lake of the Clouds Overlook in or near Porcupine Mountains State Park
Long trek deep into the Porkies in or near Porcupine Mountains State Park
Mass City Knob in or near Mass City
Mineral collecting at the Caledonia Mine in or near Mass City
North Country Trail segment: Victoria to Norwich in or near Victoria
Old Victoria Restoration in or near Victoria
Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum in or near Ontonagon
Ontonagon Lighthouse in or near Ontonagon
Ontonagon Township Park in or near Ontonagon
Overlooked and Greenstone Falls in or near Porcupine Mountains State Park
Park Visitor's Center in or near Porcupine Mountains State Park
Rockland Museum in or near Rockland
Summit Peak Observation Tower in or near Porcupine Mountains State Park
Trap Hills/Ottawa National Forest in or near Victoria
Union Bay in or near Porcupine Mountains State Park
4. Gogebic Range
Bald Mountain and Lake Superior Overlooks/Gogebic County Forest in or near Ironwood
Black River Harbor in or near Black River Harbor
Black River waterfalls & Black River Scenic Byway in or near Bessemer
Copper Peak Ski Flying Hill in or near Bessemer
Depot Antiques & Gifts in or near Ironwood
Iron County (Wisconsin) Historical Museum in or near Hurley Area
Ironwood Memorial Building in or near Ironwood
Little Finland in or near Hurley Area
Little Girl's Point and vicinity in or near Ironwood
Little Girl's Point Honey in or near Ironwood
Mountain biking in Gogebic and Iron counties in or near Ironwood
Nature's Picks Rock Shop in or near Ironwood
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center/Ashland, Wisconsin in or near Hurley Area
Ottawa National Forest Supervisor's Office and Book Shop in or near Ironwood
Presque Isle River Waterfalls in or near Porcupine Mountains State Park
Scenic back road to Ramsay in or near Ironwood
Superior Falls in or near Ironwood
Wolf Mountain/Ottawa National Forest in or near Marenisco
World's Tallest Indian in or near Ironwood
Yondota Falls/Ottawa National Forest in or near Marenisco
5. Watersmeet Area
Bond Falls in or near Paulding
Clark Lake/Ottawa National Forest in or near Watersmeet
Cliffs Shaft Mining Museum in or near Ishpeming
Imp Lake Interpretive Trail/Ottawa National Forest in or near Watersmeet
Mex-I-Min-E Falls & Campground in or near Watersmeet
Ontonagon River Middle Branch in or near Watersmeet
Ottawa Visitor Center in or near Watersmeet
Paulding Mystery Light in or near Paulding
Sylvania Wilderness Area/Ottawa National Forest in or near Watersmeet
Wisconsin River Headwaters in or near Land O'Lakes
Wolf Track Nature Trail in or near Iron River
World's Largest Tiger Muskie in or near Land O'Lakes
6. Iron Mountain-Iron River area
Amasa Historical Society Museum in or near Amasa (free)
Bewabic State Park in or near Crystal Falls
Downtown Crystal Falls in or near Crystal Falls
Downtown Iron River in or near Iron River
Falls at the paper mill in Niagara, Wisconsin in or near Norway
Gene's Pond in or near Felch
George Young Recreational Complex in or near Iron River
Glidden Lake & Lake Mary Plains Pathway/Copper Country State Forest in or near Crystal Falls
Harbour House Museum in or near Crystal Falls
Hiking path to "Treaty Tree" & Mile Post Zero/Ottawa National Forest in or near Iron River
Horserace Rapids in or near Crystal Falls
Iron County Courthouse in or near Crystal Falls
Iron County Museum in or near Iron River
Iron Mountain City Park in or near Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Iron Mine in or near Norway
Iron River Chrysler in or near Iron River
Lake Antoine County Park in or near Iron Mountain
Lake Ottawa Park/Ge Chi Ski Trail/Ottawa National Forest in or near Iron River
Menominee Range Historical Foundation Museum in or near Iron Mountain
Peavy Pond & Michigamme Reservoir /Wisconsin Electric Power in or near Crystal Falls
Pentoga Park in or near Iron River
Piers Gorge in or near Norway
Pine Mountain Ski Jump in or near Iron Mountain
Scenic Bypass and Alternate Route around sprawl on U.S. 2 in or near Iron Mountain
Ski Brule winter and summer in or near Iron River
Strawberry Lake & Kids' Kingdom Playground in or near Norway
7. Escanaba & Menominee
Cedar River Pathway/ Escanaba River State Forest in or near Cedar River
Delta County Historical Museum in or near Escanaba
DeYoung Family Zoo in or near Wallace
Fox Park in or near M-35 along the Green Bay shore
Fuller Park in or near M-35 along the Green Bay shore
Haymeadow Falls/Hiawatha National Forest in or near Rapid River
Henes Park in or near Menominee and Marinette
Hoegh Pet Casket Company in or near Gladstone
Interpretive Center & Rapid River district office, Hiawatha National Forest in or near Rapid River
Kleinke Park in or near Cedar River
Lighthouse pier in or near Menominee and Marinette
Ludington Park in or near Escanaba
Maywood History Trail & Little Bay de Noc Recreation Area/Hiawatha National Forest in or near Stonington Peninsula
Menominee County Historical Museum in or near Menominee and Marinette
Noc Bay Trading Company in or near Escanaba
Peninsula Point Lighthouse & Picnic Area in or near Stonington Peninsula
Peshtigo Fire Museum and Fire Cemetery in or near Peshtigo, WI
Rapid River Falls in or near Rapid River
Red Arrow Park in or near Menominee and Marinette
Sand Point Lighthouse in or near Escanaba
Shoreline drive to the Peninsula Point lighthouse in or near Stonington Peninsula
Walking tour of downtown Marinette in or near Menominee and Marinette
Wells State Park in or near Cedar River
8. Manistique & Garden Peninsula
Big Spring (Kitch-iti-kipi) in or near Thompson
Fayette Historic Townsite/ Fayette State Park in or near Garden Peninsula
Fayette State Historic Park in or near Garden Peninsula
Flowing Well Picnic Area & Sturgeon River fishing in or near Nahma Peninsula
Indian Lake State Park in or near Thompson
Portage Bay Beach and Ninga Aki Pathway/Lake Superior State Forest in or near Garden Peninsula
Roger's Beach in or near Manistique
Thompson State Hatchery in or near Thompson
9. Marquette Range
Big Bay Harbor and beach in or near Big Bay
Big Bay Outfitters/Anatomy of a Canoe/Big Bass Cafe in or near Big Bay
Big Bay Point lighthouse tour in or near Big Bay
Blueberry Ridge Cross-Country Ski Trail/Escanaba River State Forest in or near Marquette
Craig Lake State Park in or near Michigamme
Da Yoopers Tourist Trap & Museum in or near Ishpeming
DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University in or near Marquette
Downtown Ishpeming in or near Ishpeming
Downtown Marquette in or near Marquette
Downtown Negaunee in or near Negaunee
Harlow Pathway/Cross-Country Ski Trail in or near On the Way to Big Bay
Jilbert's Dairy in or near Marquette
Lake independence and Perkins County Park in or near Big Bay
Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR Ore Dock in or near Marquette
Lakenenland in or near Marquette
Lakeside bike path from the Inner Harbor to Presque Isle in or near Marquette
Little Garlic Falls in or near On the Way to Big Bay
Little Presque Isle, Wetmore Landing & North Country Trail Segment in or near On the Way to Big Bay
Lower Harbor in or near Marquette
Marquette County Courthouse in or near Marquette
Marquette County History Museum in or near Marquette
Marquette Harbor Light in or near Marquette
Marquette Maritime Museum in or near Marquette
Michigan Iron industry Museum in or near Negaunee
Moosewood Nature Center in or near Marquette
Peter White Library in or near Marquette
Presque Isle Park in or near Marquette
Republic Open Pit Iron Mine in or near Republic
Sugarloaf Mountain in or near On the Way to Big Bay
Superior Dome/Upper Peninsula Heritage Center in or near Marquette
Tilden Mine Tour in or near Ishpeming
U.S. 41 road cut with ancient algal stromatolites in or near Marquette
U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame & Museum in or near Ishpeming
U.S.S. Darter-Dace Silent Service Memorial in or near Marquette
Upper Peninsula Children's Museum in or near Marquette
Van Riper State Park in or near Champion
Wetmore Pond/Mead Paper Co. in or near On the Way to Big Bay
10. Pictured Rocks, Munising & Au Train
Alger County Heritage Center in or near Munising
Au Train River Canoe Trail in or near Au Train
Au Train Songbird Trail/ Hiawatha National Forest in or near Au Train
Bay Furnace Picnic Area in or near Christmas
Central Munising in or near Munising
Cox Pond and Munising Township Park in or near Munising
Glass Bottom Boat Shipwreck Tour in or near Munising
Indian River Canoe Trail in or near Hiawatha Forest Lakes
Iverson Snowshoes in or near Shingleton
Mather Beach on Grand Island
Munising-area Waterfalls in or near Munising
Pictured Rocks Boat Cruises in or near Munising
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in or near Munising
Rock River Falls & Rock River Canyon Wilderness Area in or near Chatham
Scott Falls/ The Face in the Rock/M-DOT Harold Rathfoot Roadside Park in or near Au Train
Trout Bay on Grand Island
Valley Spur Cross-Country Ski and Mountain Bike Trails in or near Munising
11. Tahquamenon & Seney, Grand Marais & Whitefish Point
Grand Marais Agate Beach
Au Sable Point Lighthouse in or near Grand Marais
Blind Sucker Flooding canoeing & fishing in or near Deer Park
Canoeing and fishing the Two Hearted River in or near Two Hearted River Mouth Area
Canoeing the Manistique River in or near Germfask
Canoeing the Tahquamenon in or near Newberry
Crisp Point Lighthouse in or near Two Hearted River Mouth Area
Grand Sable Bank & Dunes in or near Grand Marais
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum & Whitefish Point Light Station in or near Whitefish Point
Harbor entrance, range lights, pier & beach in or near Grand Marais
Kingston Plains Burns in or near Grand Marais
Lake Superior Campground beach in or near Deer Park
Lake Superior Nature Sanctuary/Michigan Nature Association in or near Whitefish Point
Light Keeper's House Museum in or near Grand Marais
Log Slide Overlook in or near Grand Marais
Lower Falls in or near Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Luce County Historical Museum in or near Newberry
Mouth of the Two Hearted River in or near Two Hearted River Mouth Area
Muskallonge Lake State Park in or near Deer Park
North Country Trail/Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in or near Grand Marais
North Country Trail: Grand Marais to Mouth of the Two Hearted River in or near Deer Park
Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery in or near Bay Mills
Pretty Lakes Quiet Area path and canoeing in or near Deer Park
Rivermouth Picnic Area and Beach/Tahquamenon Falls State Park in or near Paradise
Sable Falls in or near Grand Marais
Tahquamenon Logging Museum and Nature Study Area in or near Newberry
Teenie Weenie Pickle Barrel Cottage in or near Grand Marais
Toonerville Trolley and Riverboat Trip in or near Soo Junction
Upper Falls in or near Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory in or near Whitefish Point
12. Sault Ste. Marie
Agawa Canyon Tour Train and Snow Train in or near Sault Ste. Marie Canada
Bay View Beach and Campground in or near Bay Mills
Big Pine Picnic Area in or near Bay Mills
Brimley State Park in or near Brimley
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in or near Sault Ste. Marie Canada
Ermatinger/Clergue Heritage Site in or near Sault Ste. Marie Canada
Gitche Gumee Agate & History Museum in or near Grand Marais
Lock Tours Canada in or near Sault Ste. Marie Canada
Monocle Lake in or near Bay Mills
Museum Ship Valley Camp in or near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
New Fort Brady/Lake Superior State University in or near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
North Country Trail Segment in or near Bay Mills
Point Iroquois Light Station & Museum in or near Bay Mills
River of History Museum in or near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site in or near Sault Ste. Marie Canada
Soo Locks Boat Tour in or near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Soo Locks Park & Visitor Center in or near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Soo Locks Train Tours in or near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Tower of History in or near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Wheels of History Museum in or near Brimley
13. Les Cheneaux, Drummond I. & St. Marys River
Back country adventures in or near Drummond Island
Bailey County Park in or near Cedar River
Bailey Roadside Park in or near De Tour Village
Big Shoal Township Beach in or near Drummond Island
Birge Nature Preserve in or near Hessel
Creekside Herbs in or near Cedarville
DeTour beach, picnic and cross-country ski area in or near De Tour Village
Downtown Hessel in or near Hessel (especially the "Fun Things to Do" shop)
Government Island in or near Les Cheneaux Islands
Les Cheneaux Historical Museum in or near Cedarville
Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum in or near Cedarville
Search Bay and St. Martin Hiking & Ski Trail in or near Hessel
14. St. Ignace & U.S. 2
American Legion Veterans Memorial Park in or near St. Ignace
Big Knob and Crow Lake Pathways in or near Naubinway
Boulevard Drive/Bridgeview Park/Point Labarbe Road in or near U.S. 2 from the Bridge
Brevoort Lake in or near Brevort
Carp River Canoe Trail in or near St. Ignace
Castle Rock in or near St. Ignace
CCC Camp Round Lake Interpretive Site /Sand Dunes Cross-Country Ski Trail in or near U.S. 2 from the Bridge
Colonial Michilimackinac in or near Mackinaw City
Curio Fair in or near U.S. 2 from the Bridge
Cut River Bridge & picnic area in or near Epoufette
Deer Ranch in or near U.S. 2 from the Bridge
First Edition Books in or near Brevort
GarLyn Zoo in or near Naubinway
Historic Mill Creek in or near Mackinaw City
Horseshoe Bay Wilderness Trail/Foley Creek Campground in or near St. Ignace
John Herbon Pottery Studio in or near St. Ignace
Lake Michigan beach & picnic area in or near Brevort
Lake Michigan beach from Pointe aux Chenes to Brevort/ Hiawatha National Forest. in or near Brevort
Mackinac Bridge in or near St. Ignace
Mackinac Bridge Museum in or near Mackinaw City
Manley's Fish Market in or near St. Ignace
Marquette Mission Park in or near St. Ignace
Marsh Lake Pathway & Big Knob beach in or near Naubinway
Museum of Ojibwa Culture in or near St. Ignace
Mystery Spot in or near U.S. 2 from the Bridge
Scott Point in or near Naubinway
Seul Choix Point Lighthouse in or near Gulliver
Souvenir Barn in or near U.S. 2 from the Bridge
St. Ignace Public Library in or near St. Ignace
Sunset on the Straits Cruise: St. Ignace to Lake Michigan in or near St. Ignace
15. Mackinac Island
An East Bluff Walk to Robinson's Folly in or near City of Mackinac Island
An eastside walk to Mission Point in or near City of Mackinac Island
Doc Crain's history tours by foot and bike in or near City of Mackinac Island
Fort Mackinac in or near City of Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island Carriage Tours in or near City of Mackinac Island
Market Street, 1820s fur trade center in or near City of Mackinac Island
Shops and amusements on Main St. in or near City of Mackinac Island
Ste. Anne's Catholic Church in or near City of Mackinac Island
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