765-743-7800
329 Brown Street, (Wabash Landing)
West Lafayette

A paint-your-own pottery studio. Choose a piece of unfinished pottery, choose your favorite paint colors, add a dash of creativity and go to work creating your own masterpiece. There’s idea books, stamps, stencils, tape, and other tools to help with your creation and you can choose from a variety of items to decorate such as mugs, bowls, plates, candle holders and lots more. This is a relaxing and fun activity anytime and a great way to make family memories.

between Main & South Street, Lafayette

Administrative Office, 765-807-1500
Zoo Office, 765-807-1540

Over forty acres of fun await you and your family! The park facilities include age-relevant playgrounds, Tropicanoe Cove Aquatic Center, Loeb Stadium, amusement rides and train, 1.10 mile paved trail and the 2nd oldest zoo in Indiana, offering 120 animals representing 49 different species.

Lafayette Farmers' Market
Downtown Lafayette on Fifth Street between Main & Columbia Streets

West Lafayette Farmers' Market
Cumberland Park off of Salisbury Street in West Lafayette

Choose from seasonal fresh garden vegetables, fruits, flowers, baked goods, honey, jams, jellies and more at these popular weekly outdoor markets. Great shopping fun and mingling with the vendors.

765-447-8758
135 S. Earl Avenue, Lafayette

This facility offers many ways for your family to have fun! Not only is roller skating available but there is also lazer tag and a game area including air hockey, the latest video games, pool tables, skee ball and more. A full service snack bar is on-site and skate rental is available. Check the website for special events and hours of operation.

765-429-1046
1511 Main Street, Lafayette

This 83-year-old building is new again as a fire station museum. The building has been restored to its 1937 heyday and will house a 1937 Arhnens-Fox fire truck that made runs from the station for more than 40 years. Inside you’ll be able to see what it was like to be a firefighter in the 1930s at the station as well as try on firefighter coats and helmets. For the history buffs, there is a plethora of photos, documents, newspaper clippings, run ledgers, and memorabilia on display that tell the history of the fire department in Lafayette. Call for hours.

765-567-4700
3549 Prophetstown Trail, Battle Ground

Come experience life on the farm during the 1920s. Visit the Gibson Farm House and learn more about how the 1920s farm life compares to today. Explore the barn, barnyard, outbuildings and Indiana prairie. Meet the farm animals and maybe even milk a cow! Special event weekends allow you to see, explore and discover even more! Open daily. Located within Prophetstown State Park.

765-420-7780
600 N. 4th Street, Lafayette

Imagination Station is a great place for children and their families to explore the world of science, engineering and technology. This hands-on family science center has interactive exhibits ranging from computers, to dinosaurs, to astronauts and more! The main goal of Imagination Station is to promote science literacy while providing enjoyable experiences for all ages.

765-471-1300
3573 Promenade Parkway (at Walmart Plaza on 350 S.), Lafayette

Indoor 18 hole glow-in-the-dark golf course. Along with mini golf, there are arcade games, glow-in-the-dark air hockey table and ticket redemption games such as See Ball. The entire facility, excluding the bathrooms glows in the dark. While there are monsters all around the course, non of them jump out at you. Music and a DJ keep you entertained. Monster Mini Golf’s hours vary, but it is closed on Mondays.

765-567-4919
Battle Ground

Come spend the day or camp overnight at Indiana’s newest state park. Enjoy hiking, birding, and biking on the trails through the prairie and the park. Pack a lunch to enjoy at the picnic areas and playgrounds.

Spend time at Historic Prophetstown, located within the park property. (see above)

765-743-RINK
100 Tapawingo Drive N., West Lafayette

This outdoor ice skating rink is a popular spot during the colder months. The facility offers open skating during the day and evening hours. There is also a food/drink vending area, lockers, public restrooms and skate rental is available.

Open late November until the arrival of spring weather, usually early March.

765-447-8136
181 Sagamore Parkway S., Lafayette

Get in the driver’s seat at this indoor, electric go-kart facility! You’ll find a 1,100 foot adult and youth track, and a smaller oval for drivers ages 5 through 8. Concessions available.

765-807-1500
1915 Scott Street, Lafayette

You’re sure to find plenty of cool summertime fun for the entire family at Lafayette’s outdoor aquatic facility. Enjoy the Banana Peel tube slide or a leisurely float down Cattail Crik, a 640 foot lazy river. There’s also Sunfish Bay and Dolphin’s Delight for small children and toddlers but everyone can enjoy the Frog Pond. Tropicanoe Cove is open Memorial Day to Labor Day, weather permitting.

765-447-7022
100 S. Creasy Lane (Lafayette Paviions)
Lafayette

A studio for those creative people who want to make objects that are uniquely personal.  Select an unfinished pottery piece and then decide your own colors and design. Or if you prefer, make a fused glass piece. Then the store personnel will finish off your object and you return to pick up the completed masterpiece. Come by yourself, with a family member, a friend, or in a group.  You also can have custom orders created for you, buy a gift at the shop or arrange to take a class. A child friendly studio (with tot room) is a great place for everyone from 2-92. Come in and create.

765-567-2265
4004 E. 800 N., Battle Ground

Come Howl with the Wolves at Wolf Park! Dedicated to gray wolf research, the park offers a unique opportunity for wildlife education. Learn about the behavior of the main wolf pack as well as the other animals at the park including foxes and the lone coyote. Wolf-bison demonstrations take place on Sundays from May – November at 1 p.m. where wolves are allowed to test a heard of healthy American Bison. Though the bison have little to fear, visitors see how wolves test prey and how bison protect themselves against predators.