What kind of day are you planning?

6 adventures found

Learn

Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville

Gainesville·All ages·Outdoor

Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville is a smaller, quieter counterpart to the flagship Atlanta garden, with three short woodland trail loops, about a half-mile each, that are mostly shaded and easy for young walkers. The Lou Glenn Children's Garden here has play structures kids are allowed to climb on, unlike the rest of the garden where visitors are asked to stay off plantings. A nice choice for moving little legs while giving grown-up brains a bit of breathing room.

Full listing →

Learn

Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center

Johns Creek·Ages 3 and up·Outdoor·Free

Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center is a hands-on nature and history stop in Johns Creek. Kids can feed the goats, chickens, and ducks daily, check out animal exhibits inside the Visitor Center, and wade in the creek along the trail. A cell-phone audio tour walks families through the Heritage Village buildings at their own pace. This is a good one for getting outside without turning the walk into a major expedition.

Full listing →

Learn

Chestatee Wildlife Preserve & Zoo

Dahlonega·Ages 2 and up·Outdoor

In Dahlonega, Chestatee Wildlife Preserve & Zoo is an animal-focused outing, with a full loop typically taking about 1. 5 hours. Kids can hand-feed the animals. The kids get something interesting to dig into, and you get an outing with a little substance behind it.

Full listing →

Learn

Engine 209 Park

Gainesville·All ages·Outdoor

Engine 209 Park is a short, train-loving-kid stop rather than an all-afternoon playground. The restored locomotive and caboose sit beside Midland Greenway, making it easy to combine a close-up look at local railroad history with a stroller walk or bike ride. You'll find little reason to overpack — save this one for a downtown loop or a quick add-on to another Gainesville outing. Keep the pace kid-led and call every interesting stick a discovery—it usually works.

Full listing →

Learn

North Georgia Wildlife Park and Safari

Cleveland·All ages·Outdoor

North Georgia Wildlife Park and Safari, also known as NOGAWILD, is more structured than a wander-at-your-own-pace zoo. Admission includes the guided Wildlife Walk, Safari Drive-Thru and Petting Farm, so families can see wild animals, meet farm animals and still stay mostly on a guided path. The wildlife side is a licensed zoological facility involved in conservation, while Paradise Valley Farm is a working rare-breed and miniature livestock farm — useful context when a kid asks why this does not feel like a regular zoo.

Full listing →

Learn

Northeast Georgia History Center

Gainesville·Best suited for elementary to middle school ages.·Both indoor and outdoor areas available.

Northeast Georgia History Center is a hands-on learning stop in Gainesville. Kids especially gravitate to the Tornado Simulator, which recreates the 1936 Gainesville tornado, plus hands-on exhibits and interactive stations. The grounds also include an 18th-century cabin and a working blacksmith shop, so part of the visit is outdoors and weather-dependent even though the main museum is indoor. It is engaging enough for kids and informative enough for grown-ups, a surprisingly useful combination.

Full listing →