Things To Do With Kids
Rain or shine and whatever your interests, the NC Triad has countless outdoor adventures to educate and excite every child. Tour a children’s museum or zoo and explore the local state parks offering a wide range of fun activities — the NC Triad is unparalleled in its ability to offer experiences that will last a lifetime.
Lionfish and Tigers and Bearded Lizards—Oh My!
The Triad is home to a couple of animal-filled attractions ready to welcome you and your kids.
With an on-site aquarium, museum, and zoo, the Greensboro Science Center is an exceptional all-in-one location for education and conservation. Don’t miss the African penguins in the Wiseman Aquarium or the museum’s “touch labs,” where kids are encouraged to conduct hands-on learning about lizards and snakes. It’s a great place for outdoor and indoor activities when rain is forecasted.
If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind experience with the animals at the Greensboro Science Center, be sure to sign up for a VIP Experience or Inside Tracks session. These allow kids to meet keepers at the center, observe training and enrichment sessions held away from public view, or even assist with feeding the animals! There’s also a theater and carousel your kids will love.
Add the North Carolina Zoo to your family trip itinerary, and prepare for a memorable journey through the “largest natural habitat zoo” worldwide. The Asheboro attraction is home to more than 1,800 animals and around five miles of walking trails that lead to animal exhibits, including the giraffe deck, a carousel and butterfly garden, and the Treehouse Trek, which includes a ropes course.
A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities for Play
With two convenient locations, one in downtown Winston-Salem and another just north of the city, Kaleideum North Carolina offers your child the chance to get lost in the arts and sciences.
There isn’t a single corner of the sciences that your child can’t discover at Kaleideum North, with hands-on exhibits that allow kids to build their own molecules, create optical illusions, map the solar system, engineer buildings, and experience hurricane-force winds. If an afternoon at the museum isn’t enough, Kaleideum North also offers overnight camp-ins.
Kaleideum Downtown offers children the chance to engage their imaginations with an Enchanted Forest exhibit featuring over a dozen themed play stations, a doughnut factory that encourages cooperative play, a community art space, and a child-sized supermarket.
The History and Beauty of the NC Triad
For kid-friendly outdoor adventures, the NC Triad offers an assortment of parks and playgrounds with families in mind.
The Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden in Greensboro features over 7.5 meticulously maintained acres, including a Sensory Garden that encourages children to engage all of their senses to experience the beauty of nature.
In Winston-Salem, get in touch with nature and early-American history at the Old Salem Museums & Gardens through hands-on activities, music, and artifacts. While there, visit the Winkler Bakery, established in 1807 and known for its fresh Moravian cookies.
Waking Up With Nature
For families looking to get further into the natural and historic beauty of the NC Triad, the Uwharrie National Forest offers near-endless options for overnight camping. Bring a tent and sleep under the stars or park your RV near electrical and water hook-ups.
In addition to spots for fishing and kayaking, there are several kid-friendly hiking trails. Still, other kids might like to try their hand panning for gold, which is allowed on most rivers and streams throughout the national forest!
- Sedge Garden Park in Winston-Salem features a baseball/softball diamond, a pirate ship-themed playground, grill, picnic shelters, recreation center, tennis court,
- Offering individual & family fun for all ages, Adventure Landing can accommodate private and semi-private group events hosting thousands of
- The historic Gertrude Smith House was built by merchant and landowner Jefferson Davis Smith around the turn of the century.
- This is a primitive camping area where people camp in self contained RV/Horse Trailers. It is located in an open
- The park features an impressive stone dam, a sandy beach deposited there by a flood, and good fishing in the
- Mount Shepherd Retreat Center is a part of the Western North Carolina Conference and Uwharrie District of the United Methodist Church.
- Enjoy the great outdoors at HOLLY BLUFF FAMILY CAMPGROUND in Asheboro at Hwy. 49 South toward Charlotte
- Lake Daniel Park is located in Greensboro, NC and consists of about 80 acres of land. This park contains a
- Park in Winston-Salem offering a playground, picnic shelter, tennis courts, volleyball, and a walking track.
- Our story has humble beginnings. We started as a 120 square foot store at the back of a bicycle shop
- MTYC is located on 199+ wooded acres of natural beauty blanketing the northwest slope of Sauratown Mountain near Pinnacle, N.C.
- Hester Park offers fishermen a 5.7-acre lake equipped with four fishing piers; one designed for physically challenged visitors. Park also offers an
- Jack Warren Park is a large open air park on Lewisville-Clemmons Road. The park contains a .60 mile walking trail,
- This is an exciting tour of our historic town and all it’s famous Mayberry landmarks. We’ll start you off at
- Miller Park in Winston-Salem is tucked away near the intersection of Stratford Road and Knollwood Street, offering wooded area, picnic