Top Indoor Activities for Kids in Northwest Michigan

If you want (or need!) to have an inside day, check out one of our favorite indoor destinations for kids in Northwest Michigan! Museums, discovery centers, water parks and more are sure to get the wiggles out!

Museums

• Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum (Northport)

• Great Lakes Children's Museum (Traverse City)

• Raven Hill Discovery Center (East Jordan)

• The Dennos Museum Center (Traverse City)

• The Music House Museum (Williamsburg)

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Science and Discovery Centers

• COGNiTiON (Beulah)

• J. H. Rogers Observatory (Traverse City)

Indoor Water Parks/Pools

• Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark (Boyne Falls)

• Cadillac Area YMCA (Cadillac)

• Delamar (Traverse City)

• Grand Traverse Bay YMCA (Multiple Locations)

• Great Wolf Lodge (Traverse City)

• Portage Point Resort (Onekama)

• YMCA of Northern Michigan (Petoskey)

Sports/Fitness

• Centre Ice Arena (Traverse City)

• Elev8 Climbing and Fitness (Traverse City)

• Kaliseum Recreation Complex (Kalkaska)

• Water's Edge Gymnastics (Traverse City)

Art

• Charlevoix Circle of Arts (Charlevoix)

• Crooked Tree Arts Center (Traverse City and Petoskey)

• Handz on Art (Traverse City)

Gaming

• Incredible Mo's (Grawn)

• The Coin Slot (Traverse City)

• The Den at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa (Traverse City)