Raiders Farm

• Access: Need to drive, no public transit.  Plenty of parking in a dirt lot.

• Layout:Large space with kids fall activities set up.  Plenty of room to run, on grass so a stroller would not work well, plan to carry kiddos or have an all-terrain wagon. Shop and pumpkins are at the front, petting zoo, tractors, rides and games are throughout the back part of the space. A little hay wagon and train are available for rides also, there is a small covered waiting area as the lines can be decently long on busy days.

• Amenities:

  • Port-o-potties were the toilet option available. 

  • No baby changing space was available.

  • Some food was for sale, but it was mostly sugar (donuts, cider, etc.).

  • Great photo ops for kids and families of all ages

Millers Zoo

• Access: Inside park complex, parking is right by the entrance and easy to find.

• Layout:Pathway makes it easy to get around the zoo with a stroller or wagon.  Very little kid friendly with good sight-lines for littles. Reptile house has steps so kids can easily see animals, some activities for them to play with. The whole footprint is very small and even walking very slow you can easily see everything in 45 minutes or less.

• Amenities:

  • Very affordable entry fee. Includes all exhibits.

  • Some activities (carousal) are seasonal and do not operate in bad weather/winter.

Children’s Museum (downtown Bloomington)

• Access: Right downtown on the corner, easy to see

• Layout:Spread out over three floors connected by elevator, it is very manageable to watch your kids in the activity sections. There is so much to see and do on each floor, they each have a different theme/variation. The first floor has a pizza shop with wood-fire “ovens”, an adventure park with climbing structure, a doctors office and water play, upper levels have music, a kids theater, lights, farm exhibits and a massive two story climbing structure. There is so much to do, you can easily spend a couple of hours here. Staff were attentive and the whole space was very clean and well-maintained. Highly recommend. At the time of our visit it was $10 admission.

• Amenities:

  • Very affordable entry fee. Includes all exhibits.

  • Kid/family friendly bathrooms with changing tables.

  • Hand sanitizer on every floor, by all exhibits.