Ann Arbor is known as a college town, and admittedly some of the
attractions, such as microbreweries, aren’t really designed with
kids in mind. But that doesn’t mean that Ann Arbor isn’t a great
place for a family vacation. There’s plenty to do in this city, and
many activities that will delight kids as well as the whole family.
Best of all, many of these family friendly activities are on the
affordable side so you can give your family a fun vacation without
breaking the bank.
Search for Fairy Doors
The fairy doors of Ann
Arbor first cropped up in 1993, in the home of Jonathan B. Wright.
Since then, several public doors have opened throughout the city, and
a few have even moved around based on the fairies’ whims. Wright, a
self-proclaimed “fairyologist,” has
created a map on his website of the fairy doors he’s
discovered in his time in Ann Arbor and where you can find them. You
can make a scavenger hunt out of it, splitting the family into teams
to see who can find the most fairy doors. But watch out, you may even
find a goblin
door while you’re at it.
Visit Gallup Park
Ann Arbor is well-known
for its beautiful parks — so well-known, in fact, that it’s been
called the “City of Trees.” The 69-acre Gallup Park is by far the
most popular, especially amongst kids. This park is situated between
the Huron River and Geddes Pond, creating small islands that you can
explore through use of pedestrian bridges. There are two playgrounds
as well as a picnic area and two picnic-shelters in the event of
rain. For kids bored with the playground scene, there’s an open
field where you can kick a ball around or play whatever you’d like.
There are also trails for biking, walking, or running for more
athletic families.
AirTime Trampoline Park
AirTime
Trampoline Park is the kind of place energetic kids
only dream about. The main stage is a floor and walls covered in
trampolines so that your kids can quite literally jump off the walls
(and do so in a safe space where they don’t have to test your
patience). There’s also a trampoline based basketball court where
you can slam dunk, and for particularly competitive kids, there’s
the techno warrior course. This is the perfect place to take the kids
for a special event, and you can book birthdays and private parties
here as well. For an open jump visit for the whole day, it’s just
$15 per person, while a family “Weekday Fam Jam” is $50 for 4
people for 2 hours.
Ann Arbor is a
delightful city for kids and adults alike, and if you’re looking
for family friendly activities, you won’t have to look very far —
or pay an obscene amount of money to find it. You may even be able to
save when you book your accommodations. At University Inn, we offer
10% discounts to parents and students visiting the University of
Michigan campus, as well as to parents of UM or EMU athletes. But
only if you book direct with us. Contact
us today for more information.
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