25 Things To Do With Kids

25 Things To Do
With Kids

Traveling with kids can be fun. Keeping them engaged and entertained is simple with a little extra research and preparation. Here in Missoula there are endless possibilities of things to do with kids to keep them busy and wanting to do more! Honored in 2009 with a "Playful City USA" Award, Missoula has an activity or play area for the young and the young at heart.

1
Visit A Carousel For Missoula And Dragon Hollow

A Carousel for Missoula, a kid's paradise, is one of the first fully hand-carved carousels to be built in the United States since the Great...

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2
Explore Garnet Ghost Town

Montana's most intact ghost town was never built to last. Garnet endures along with the spirits of the rugged gold miners and their families...

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3
Visit a Montana State Park

Take a day trip from Missoula to visit one of the many State Parks that are just a short drive outside of town. Montana's State Parks are ri...

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4
Spend An Afternoon Or Evening At Caras Park

Caras Park is Missoula's town square and is the site for many exciting events such as: Out to Lunch Downtown ToNight Garden City...

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5
Visit Families First Learning Lab and spectrUM Discovery Area

To better meet the needs of our community, Families First Learning Lab has joined forces with the Missoula Public Library and spectrUM Disco...

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6
Explore Science At SpectrUM

Know a little science buff? SpectrUM is an interactive science center located in Downtown Missoula dedicated to getting children involved i...

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7
Learn To Fish At Silver's Lagoon

Conveniently located in McCormick Park, Silver's Lagoon is the perfect fishing hole for the young angler. Or just spend some time exploring...

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8
Spend An Afternoon Bowling

Everyone loves to bowl! Slip into a sweet pair of retro bowling shoes and pick out your favorite colored ball to hurl down the lane. If the...

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9
Head To Big Dipper For Some Ice Cream

With curious flavors such as Mango Habanero Sorbet, Irish Whiskey, Pumpkin, Black Licorice and Cardamom, Missoula's Big Dipper is well-known...

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10
Paint Your Own Pottery

Drop in to the Zootown Arts Community Center and spend an afternoon crafting your very own keepsakes. Paint a number of items and have them...

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11
Visit A Missoula City Park

With over 400 acres of land split into 45 parks, there is an abundance of playing space in Missoula. Grab a frisbee, ball and mit or just a...

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12
Take Some Time To Go Sales-Tax Free Shopping

If yours are the kids who love to shop, you need to spend a day on Higgins Street. The "Hip Strip" is home to boutiques overflowing with toy...

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13
Cool Off At A Water Park

Missoula was blessed with two new water parks in the last few years. Currents Aquatic Center, at McCormick Park, is an indoor facility compl...

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14
Go To The Farmer's Markets

Missoula boasts 3 farmer's markets during the growing season from May to October. All located within a few blocks of each other, you are sur...

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15
Explore The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is more than just a museum. It's an experience that reveals the beauty, diversity and importance of elk co...

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16
Visit The Missoula Public Library

The Missoula Public Library is much more than just books. The Missoula Public Library offers a children's corner, young adult area, free wi-...

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17
Go To An Annual Festival

From bicycles to pets, beer to peace and beyond, any reason that Missoulians can think of for an annual festival quickly becomes one. During...

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18
Hike The M

A local favorite, the short scramble up Mount Sentinel takes you, courtesy of 11 switchbacks, 620 feet above the valley floor in less than h...

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19
Play At Mobash Skate Park

Praised as one of the top 5 parks in the country, MoBash has over 15,000 square feet of skate area. Complete with various bowls, bank walls,...

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20
Show Your Team Spirit At A Local Game

Missoula is home to the Montana Grizzlies football, basketball, volleyball, hockey and soccer teams. Missoula is also home to the Missoula P...

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21
Check Out The Historical Museum At Fort Missoula

The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula was established by community effort in 1975 to save what remained of original Fort Missoula, and to i...

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22
Go Ice Skating

Ice skating is fun for the whole family, and with open skate times throughout the week and weekend there is a time that is sure to fit your...

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23
Check Out The Montana Natural History Center

The mission of the Montana Natural History Center is to promote and cultivate the appreciation, understanding and stewardship of nature thro...

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24
Enjoy a Performance at MCT

The MCT Center for the Performing Arts is home to the Missoula Children's Theater and the Missoula Community Theater. For the past 40 years,...

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25
Stroll the Riverfront Walking Trail

The riverfront walking trail lines the north and south shores of the Clark Fork River in Downtown Missoula. A walk along the trail can take...

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