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amother
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Post Mon, Jul 15 2019, 10:16 pm
Edited my title in Hope's of getting some more suggestions for Minneapolis and Cleveland. Also things in between Cleveland and NJ. (About half way)

Will spend about a day in each place. Tell me what's in the area to see/do with kids under 6, good food places,good places to stay. We will be going the end of July.
-The Twin Cities
-Milwaukee
-Chicago
-Cleveland
-Ottawa
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Kiwi13




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jul 15 2019, 11:24 pm
Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland is fun with kids. Memphis Kiddie Park is also a good choice for that age range.
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Rutabaga




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jul 16 2019, 2:21 am
Ottawa has a nice natural history museum that's very interactive. There's a museum of agriculture that has animals. The Canadian Parliament building is closed for renovations, but there's other historical stuff to see. You can take a boat tour of the canal. If you don't mind a side trip, there's a Cold War bunker that's pretty cool.

Kosher food: https://ovhkosher.ca/find-kosh.....ttawa
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jkw




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jul 16 2019, 4:08 am
Go to Gatineau Park.
Rent bikes and do trails alm over Ottawa. Mounties stables?
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amother
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Post Tue, Jul 16 2019, 7:58 am
Kiwi13 wrote:
Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland is fun with kids. Memphis Kiddie Park is also a good choice for that age range.


Will keep the science center in mind. Thanks! Where to stay In Cleveland area? Is it a big Jewish community? What area to stay in?
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doctorima




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jul 16 2019, 9:35 am
Chicago - fountains in Millenium Park, the Bean, Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium, top of Willis/Sears Tower, Field Museum of Natural History, children's museum, fireworks on the pier, the zoo is free but not near all the other attractions
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amother
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Post Wed, Jul 17 2019, 12:29 am
Thanks everyone. I've jotted down some notes of these suggestions. Also on the way between Cleveland and NJ, is there something to stop at half way? Jewish community? Or an activity or park on the way? Just to kind of break up the 7+ hour stretch.
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Boobasheli




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 17 2019, 12:42 am
Lancaster and Pittsburgh are on the way.
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jkw




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 17 2019, 12:54 am
Stop in Pittsburgh! Definitely!
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amother
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Post Wed, Jul 17 2019, 2:40 pm
What to do in Pittsburg if we do a quick stop (like an hour long stop)
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sky




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 17 2019, 2:51 pm
Lake Tobias (not so cheap)
Hershey chocolate world is a free quick stop (depending on the length of the line)
Knoebels (no entry fee so stay as short as you want - but need more then one hour - may be out of the way)
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amother
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Post Wed, Jul 17 2019, 9:58 pm
sky wrote:
Lake Tobias (not so cheap)
Hershey chocolate world is a free quick stop (depending on the length of the line)
Knoebels (no entry fee so stay as short as you want - but need more then one hour - may be out of the way)


Thanks sky. Silly question but is there anything we can buy that is pareve at Hershey? I went there as a kid but didn't keep chalav yisroel growing up. Wouldn't want to show them the tour and then be like "sorry no candy for you, everyone back in the car!" That seems cruel 🤣
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doctorima




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 17 2019, 11:05 pm
Pittsburgh - Science Museum is amazing, needs more than 1 hour to see it all, but would still be worthwhile for whatever you did get to. A brief but unique Pittsburgh activity is the inclined railroad, google for more info.
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amother
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Post Thu, Jul 18 2019, 4:04 am
Fyi, if you plan on going to several science museums it might be worth it to purchase a membership. Many of the science museums have reciprocal memberships that are covered under the original membership.
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jkw




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jul 18 2019, 5:54 am
The science museum membership trade is great and worth looking into
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sky




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jul 18 2019, 8:09 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
Thanks sky. Silly question but is there anything we can buy that is pareve at Hershey? I went there as a kid but didn't keep chalav yisroel growing up. Wouldn't want to show them the tour and then be like "sorry no candy for you, everyone back in the car!" That seems cruel 🤣


Licorice, jolly ranchers and other candies. We get a bunch of nosh
There is also a pareve choc bar that is expensive.

After the choc ride tell them you need nut/dairy free and they give a licorice instead of chocolate.
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sky




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jul 18 2019, 8:11 am
amother [ Green ] wrote:
Fyi, if you plan on going to several science museums it might be worth it to purchase a membership. Many of the science museums have reciprocal memberships that are covered under the original membership.


(Some of thememberships you can’t use if museum is too close to your home or too close to where you bought it. For this reason some people will purchase membership from a cheaper place across the country)
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sky




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jul 18 2019, 9:48 am
Don’t know how leisurely you want to make your trip but if traveling near Hershey there is a ferry that crosses the Susquehanna. It is an old!!! Wooden ferry that takes cars. It is out of the way to get there and takes some time but it’s an experience.
http://www.millersburgferry.org/
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