The It List: Best Kid-Friendly Activities Across the Country

Our Screamers gave us their picks for the best kid-friendly day trips and activities across the US. Take the kids on a final trip before school starts to one of the destinations below!

American Museum of Natural History – New York, New York

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum – Ann Arbor, Michigan

Anthony Thomas Candy Factory – Columbus, Ohio

Arnold’s Park Amusement Park – Arnold’s Park, Iowa

Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium – Kingsport, Tennessee

Ben & Jerry’s Factory Tour – Waterbury, Vermont

Birthplace of Pepsi – New Bern, North Carolina

Blake Planetarium – Plymouth, Massachusetts

Blue Bayou Water Park & Dixie Landin’ – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Busch Gardens – Williamsburg, Virginia

Campbell Creek Science Center – Anchorage, Alaska

Cave Country Canoes – Milltown, Indiana

Circus World – Baraboo, Wisconsin

Charleston Museum – Charleston, South Carolina

The Clay Center – Charleston, West Virginia

Columbia River Gorge – Hood River, Oregon

The Crayola Experience – Chandler, Arizona

Delaware Children’s Museums – Wilmington, Delaware

Dinosaur National Monument – Jensen, Utah

Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park – Denver, Colorado

Field Museum – Chicago, Illinois

Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center – West Yellowstone, Montana

Hillcrest Orchards – Ellijay, Georgia

Hilton Lagoon – Honolulu, Hawaii

Lapsley Orchard – Pomfret Center, Connecticut

Lego Land – Winter Haven, Florida

LeMay America’s Car Museum – Tacoma, Washington

Lion Habitat Ranch – Henderson, Nevada

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens – Palm Desert, California

Loon Mountain Resort – Lincoln, New Hampshire

Louisville Mega Cavern – Louisville, Kentucky

Maine Discovery Museum – Bangor, Maine

The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mississippi Museum of Art – Jackson, Mississippi

Mount Rushmore National Memorial – Keystone, South Dakota

Museo del Nino – Carolina, Puerto Rico

Museum of International Folk Art – Santa Fe, New Mexico

National Aquarium – Baltimore, Maryland

The National Museum of Toys & Miniatures – Kansas City, Missouri

North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum – Bismarck, North Dakota

Old Trail Town – Cody, Wyoming

Providence Children’s Museum – Providence, Rhode Island

San Antonio River Walk – San Antonio, Texas

Sesame Place – Langhorne, Pennsylvania

Six Flags Great Adventure – Jackson, New Jersey

Smithsonian Museums – Washington, District of Columbia

STRATACA Kansas Underground Salt Museum – Hutchinson, Kansas

Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum – Ashland, Nebraska

Timberline Adventures – Coeur D’alene, Idaho

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge – Eureka Springs, Arkansas

U.S. Space & Rocket Center – Huntsville, Alabama

Winchester Drive In – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Let us know in the comments below your favorite kid-friendly destination!