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Family Activities

2730 Harper St.

(785) 832-7980

Prairie Park Nature Center features prairie, woodlands, and wetlands. The nature center preserve and education building are operated by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department and...

Royal Crest Lanes

933 Iowa St.

(785) 842-1234

royalcrestbowl.com

If it's indoor fun you need, check out Royal Crest Lanes where you will find 40 lanes with automatic scoring in a smoke free environment.

South Park Wading Pool

1131 Massachusetts St.

(785) 832-3000

lawrenceks.org/lprd/aquatics/spwp

South Park Wading Pool is an ideal place for parents to bring children 6 and under for an afternoon outing. The Parks and Recreation Department provides qualified staff to supervise the wading...

Spencer Museum of Art

1301 Mississippi St.

(785) 864-0137

spencerart.ku.edu/programs/kids.shtml

Situated at the base of Mt. Oread on the University of Kansas campus, the Spencer Museum of Art is the state's most comprehensive art museum. Our entertaining, interactive programs for children...

Sun Fire Ceramics

1002 New Hampshire St.

(785) 749-2828

sunfire-ceramics.com

Painting your own pottery is easy! Choose from a large variety of unfinished pottery pieces appealing to all ages. We have a wide selection of plates, cups, bowls and platters which are...

Historic Areas

Black Jack Battlefield

Near the intersection of E 2000th Road and N 175th Road, adjacent to the Robert Hall Pearson Park

blackjackbattlefield.org

The Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park is being developed on the site of the Battle of Black Jack, June 2, 1856. The goal is to protect it from the suburban growth that threatens to destroy...

Booth Family Hall of Athletics

Allen Field House

(785) 864-7050

kuathletics.collegesports.com/facilities/kan-booth-hall.html

The Booth Family Hall of Athletics is a 26,000-square-foot museum adjacent to the east side of Allen Fieldhouse.

Downtown Lawrence

downtownlawrence.com

Lawrence boasts one of the most beautiful downtowns in all the U.S.

Haskell Indian Nations University

haskell.edu/haskell

Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) first opened its doors in 1884 as the United States Indian Industrial Training School. In 1890, the name of the school officially changed to Haskell...

Hobbs Park Memorial

hobbsparkmemorial.org

Located in historic Old East Lawrence, the Hobbs Park Memorial is a new public monument that builds upon the community's abolitionist roots. The monument is comprised of an 1860s masonry...