You read about bear hunts, sing about Old McDonald and watch Finding Nemo more times than you can count. Now here’s your opportunity to get out and let your littles experience their favorite animals in person.
Zoos
Aquariums + Reptariums
- Sea Life (Auburn Hills)
- The Reptarium (Utica)
- Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary (Athens)
- Belle Isle Aquarium (Detroit) <— currently closed
Petting Farms
- Domino Farms (Ann Arbor)
- Heritage Park Petting Farm (Taylor)
- Maybury Farm (Northville)
- Kensington Farm Center (Milford)
- Wolcott Farm Center (Ray)
- Calder Dairy & Farm (Carleton)
- Cook’s Farm Dairy (Ortonville)
- Carousel Acres (South Lyon)
- Bowers School Farm (Bloomfield Hills)
- Blue Line Farm (Livonia)
Nature Centers
- The Creature Conservancy (Ann Arbor)
- Belle Isle Nature Center (Detroit) <– currently closed
- Leslie Science & Nature Center (Ann Arbor)
- Howell Nature Center (Howell)
- Farmington Hills Nature Center (Farmington Hills)
- Nankin Mills Nature Center (Westland)
- Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center (Shelby Township)
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