Top 10 Family Friendly Spring Flings

Spring has arrived, and families are ready for adventure!  We have ten family friendly ideas perfect for your weekend or evening spring flings, including riding a train or a carriage, visiting a zoo or one of our great county parks, or playing mini golf.  Or take the the kids to one of the cool playgrounds for a few hours of spring weather fun! Celebrate spring in Indiana's Cool North!   Planning ahead for the summer? Don't miss these family friendly ideas.  

Hesston Steam Museum

All aboard for an exhilarating day that whisks visitors back to the golden age of railroads and gives a great lesson in steam-powered engines to boot.

This museum, located in the small town of Hesston just outside of LaPorte, features three different operating trains that give everyone a taste of what it was like to ride the rails in times past.

Visitors enjoy the Steam Museum’s biggest train – a full-sized Narrow Gauge locomotive, the medium-size vintage Kiddieland train that once provided entertainment as part of small amusement parks, or a one-eighth scale of the type built by craftsmen.

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    • 26 Minutes to Indiana Dunes
    • 41 Minutes to University of Notre Dame
    • 50 Minutes to Elkhart County

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