For a true Indiana experience, Fair Oaks Farm offers a first-hand look at an operating dairy farm. Witness the milking process, visit the birthing barn and tour the grounds. Open seasonally, Mooville is an outdoor play area that features a gigantic jumping pillow, rock climbing on a 25-foot milk bottle, a string cheese maze and MooChoo train. Located just off Interstate 65 in northern Indiana, Fair Oaks Farm offers award-winning cheeses, fresh milk and fine ice cream. It is open seven days a week and welcomes school trips, group events and corporate outings.
Fair Oaks Farms
856 N. 600 East
Fair Oaks, IN 47943
877-536-1194
fofarms.com
Located in the heart of Indiana the Children's Museum of Indianapolis offers five levels of fun and exploration for kids of all ages. From the Dinosphere and planetarium on the lower level to the ScienceWorks learning center and carousel on the fourth, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis is a popular destination for residents and visitors. It is open daily March through Labor Day and Tuesday to Sunday the rest of the year. On-site conveniences include free parking in the museum garage, a food court and a gift shop.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
3000 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46208
317-334-4000
childrensmuseum.org
Squire Boone Caverns and Village is in southern Indiana and offers tours of the cave first discovered by Squire Boone and his brother, Daniel, in 1790. In the village, children can dip a candle in the candle shop, watch a lye soap-making demonstration, shop in the bakery and candy store, mine for gemstones and see Squire Boone's Grist Mill in action as the water-powered, 18-foot wheel grinds grain like it did two centuries ago. Operating hours vary by season.
Squire Boone Caverns & Village
100 Squire Boone Road SW
Mauckport, IN 47142
812-732-4381
squireboonecaverns.com
Joe Huber Family Farm and Restaurant is in the hills of southern Indiana and has become a destination for local families and visitors. Pick your own farm-fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the year at Joe Huber's "U-Pick" farm. Let the kids loose in the Barn Yard, an outdoor play area that offers a silo slide, a cow train, little farmer's hayride and a duck and apple toss. After play time, relax at Joe Huber Family Restaurant, which offers farm-fresh, home-cooked food served family style. Also featured is a farm market and gift shop.
Joe Huber Family Farm & Restaurant
2421 Scottsville Road
Starlight, IN 47106
812-923-5255
joehubers.com
