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.

800-295-2346 or 765-447-0575
4343 State Road 26 E. (at I-65 exit 172)
Lafayette, Indiana

Buccaneer Bay Indoor Aquatic Fun Center is located adjacent to the Best Western Lafayette Executive Plaza and Conference Center. Lafayette Indiana's only indoor water park! Fun includes water slides, kiddie pool, hot tub and arcade. Day passes, overnight room packages and birthday parties are available.

765-564-6572
1030 N. Washington Street, Delphi

Distance: 30 minute drive northeast on State Road 25 North

Located in Canal Park along a section of restored canal, this new interactive Museum tells the story of the building of the Wabash & Erie Canal and how it affected Indiana and the local area during its 30 years of local operation. The Wabash & Erie Canal was the second longest canal in the world; the Grand Canal of China was the only one longer.

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 190 animals representing 80 different species.

6042 Newcastle Road, Lafayette
765-296-2863

Largest maze in North-Central Indiana with over 18 acres of mazes and over 8 miles of trails. You will also find a pumpkin patch, hayrides, pedal cars, and so much more. You can even bring your own fixing for s'mores and sit around one of their fire pits!.

Group reservations and field trips available Tuesday - Friday afternoon. (please call for reservations).

Lafayette Farmers Market
May through October.
Downtown Lafayette on Fifth Street between Main & Columbia Streets and Purdue Campus Market at the Dauch Alumni Center parking lot, on Wood St., West Lafayette.

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.

877-536-1194
856 N. 600 E., Fair Oaks, IN 47943

Hours: Monday – Saturday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CST)
Distance: 45 minutes drive north on Interstate 65

The Dairy Farms of Fair Oaks is one of the largest dairies in the United States with 24,000 dairy cows living in eight different sites. The center tells the story of modern dairy farming and dairy processing, using more than 30 interactive displays and a 14 minute movie. An optional 45 minute bus tour of the dairy operations is offered each hour. There is also a souvenir shop with all sorts of cow-related items, a cheese shop, plus the café and ice-cream parlor. Combine a stop at Fair Oaks with a stop at Historic Prophetstown to compare modern technology to old-fashioned farming techniques.

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.

765-471-1300
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
(Swisher Road) 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.

765-807-1500
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.

765-567-2265
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.