This museum is pretty small (especially if compared to amazing Children's Museums like the one in Indianapolis), but our daughter did enjoy it. When we visited, we used half price tickets from a daily deal site. And I was glad. I would have been very disappointed if we had paid full price for such a small place. While my husband and I were quickly bored, our daughter could happily have stayed all day to play with the ball machine alone. So for younger kids, the museum does do a good job of entertaining it's target audience. The museum was very stroller friendly and included a large toddler play area.

A great place to stretch your legs and soak up some sunshine! This is a great public area right downtown. The trail is pretty busy after work hours and on weekends with runners, walkers, and kids enjoying the playground areas. Stay on the trail and walk along the river for nice views of the historic cemetery across the river and lots of wildlife. (We saw tons of turtles!) Or enjoy the beautiful green spaces for a picnic.

We visited Indian Springs State park while we were on a geocaching day-trip. What a beautiful place! On a beautiful sunny weekday in January, when we visited, we didn't even see any any other visitors until we were leaving. We enjoyed gorgeous woodland walks on the nature trail and then struck out to tromp through the woods off-trail, identifying plants, bird calls, and having a wonderful day in the great outdoors.

We got to visit Zoo Atlanta for free using our public library's Zoo Pass. We planned to spend all day (like I always did growing up in Cleveland), but were shocked to realize just how small the zoo was!

While we had a great time and got to see lots of cute baby animals (especially gorillas), I would have been really disappointed if we had paid the pricey admission fee for only 2+ hours of fun.

It's a very family-friendly atmosphere and if you have small kids and strollers, this smaller zoo might actually be best for a day out. No dealing with melt-downs and exhaustion.

We have visited the Mountain Farm since I was a child - it's a beautiful history-packed place. Children love learning about how people lived long ago and the new museum/welcome center is a great addition with lots of information.

We like exploring the Farm buildings and barns. Seeing all the livestock (seasonally) is lots of fun too.

But the best part is definitely the river walk. While it's not stroller friendly, it's easy to follow and kids will love the walk through the beautiful woods. There are some really picturesque areas where you can walk out next to the river on "beaches" of river rocks, tumbled smooth by the water.

Keep your eyes open and you may even see elk grazing near the water. We did!