Limitless fun
Delve into the incredible Imagination Station, where the concepts of weather, gravity, sight, sound, plants, food and movement are crafted into a captivating and intriguing playground of exploration for all ages. Having spent an afternoon there, feeling like a mouse in a lab experiment, I wanted to highlight a few of the many awesome things you can explore.
Don’t miss the giant Ball Game interactive artwork in the front entry area—load a ball in, and watch it travel through a maze of bright colored chutes, ladders and conveyors. Ride the High Wire Cycle, suspended 18 feet above the ground, just for the thrill of it. (I’m horribly afraid of heights, but the counterweight system ensures the bike stays on the wire). In the Water Works space, step into the Hurricane Machine and experience gale-force winds. Take a wild ride in the new Simulator Theatre; feel every bump, turn, drop and change in speed while viewing an action-packed HD video. Make like a hamster In the Eat It Up area by running in the giant wheel, and see how many calories you burn. Marvel at the amazing Dinosaurs Alive exhibit (through April 12th additional fee). Learn all about dinosaurs from these amazing life-like moving and roaring Raptors, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Microraptors. Go on a Saturday for the exciting energy of lots of parents with kids. Explore in a calmer, less busy atmosphere, 2-5pm Tuesday-Friday (after the school groups leave). Plan on two to three hours to visit.
1 Discovery Way, Toledo. Open 10am-5pm
Tuesday–Saturday, noon-5pm Sundays.
Visit imaginationstationtoledo.org for info and admission fees, or call 419.244.2674
Walk this way
Celebrate National Walking Week March 30-April 5 by traversing the beautiful Metroparks’ trails. Wind your way along Wildwood’s Floodplain/Boardwalk Trail where the planked path follows the curve of the tree-lined cascading creek. Take in the visual simplicity and quiet of the shifting sand along the ridged Oak Opening’s Sand Dune Trail. And bounce and sway across the swinging bridge on Swan Creek’s Red Trail.
For maps and locations, visit metroparkstoledo.com.
Limitless fun
Delve into the incredible Imagination Station, where the concepts of weather, gravity, sight, sound, plants, food and movement are crafted into a captivating and intriguing playground of exploration for all ages. Having spent an afternoon there, feeling like a mouse in a lab experiment, I wanted to highlight a few of the many awesome things you can explore.
Don’t miss the giant Ball Game interactive artwork in the front entry area—load a ball in, and watch it travel through a maze of bright colored chutes, ladders and conveyors. Ride the High Wire Cycle, suspended 18 feet above the ground, just for the thrill of it. (I’m horribly afraid of heights, but the counterweight system ensures the bike stays on the wire). In the Water Works space, step into the Hurricane Machine and experience gale-force winds. Take a wild ride in the new Simulator Theatre; feel every bump, turn, drop and change in speed while viewing an action-packed HD video. Make like a hamster In the Eat It Up area by running in the giant wheel, and see how many calories you burn. Marvel at the amazing Dinosaurs Alive exhibit (through April 12th additional fee). Learn all about dinosaurs from these amazing life-like moving and roaring Raptors, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Microraptors. Go on a Saturday for the exciting energy of lots of parents with kids. Explore in a calmer, less busy atmosphere, 2-5pm Tuesday-Friday (after the school groups leave). Plan on two to three hours to visit.
1 Discovery Way, Toledo. Open 10am-5pm
Tuesday–Saturday, noon-5pm Sundays.
Visit imaginationstationtoledo.org for info and admission fees, or call 419.244.2674
Walk this way
Celebrate National Walking Week March 30-April 5 by traversing the beautiful Metroparks’ trails. Wind your way along Wildwood’s Floodplain/Boardwalk Trail where the planked path follows the curve of the tree-lined cascading creek. Take in the visual simplicity and quiet of the shifting sand along the ridged Oak Opening’s Sand Dune Trail. And bounce and sway across the swinging bridge on Swan Creek’s Red Trail.
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For maps and locations, visit metroparkstoledo.com.
