South Bend / Mishawaka Convention and Visitors Bureau

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Visitor Information

Just For Kids

Visitor Information

Children have plenty of options for fun here. Wanna watch a movie inside a giant replica of the human brain? How about climb the Skin Crawl Wall? Just go to Healthworks! Kids Museum.

Test your fitness at the College Football Hall of Fame. Learn your levels of flexibility, balance, agility, strength and reaction time.

The Richard Clay Bodine State Fish Hatchery was designed to produce 225,000 seven-inch steelhead trout and 350,000 three-inch chinook salmon annually. All fish from the hatchery are stocked in the St. Joseph River.

Potawatomi Zoo, Indiana's oldest zoo, is a zoo for all seasons and home to hundreds of animals from around the world.

During the summer, enjoy the South Bend Silver Hawks, the Class A minor league baseball affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. There are also a variety of Notre Dame sports to enjoy almost any time of the year.

The Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum is a "please touch" museum and features the Survive Alive House which teaches fire safety.

The Kidsfirst Children's Muesum at the Northern Indiana Center for History is a "hands-on" experience for the kids " while touring the Center for History.

Feel like Willy Wonka at the South Bend Chocolate Factory while you listen to a three-foot animated cocoa bean and stand inches away from a huge swirling vat of chocolate.

Potato Creek State Park offers a variety of interpretive programs, including crafts, walks, hands on activities and patch programs designed for families to learn about nature while having a great time.

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