We're spending a few days in Huntsville this June and need some ideas to do while there? (Decatur: trip)

[anjoe]

Fun things that a 14 and 11 year old would enjoy and also we want to look around and see what industries look attractive. Are there any engineering job fairs around the middle of June in Huntsville?

[Southlander]

Space & Rocket Center. Constitution Hall Park. SciQuest. Art Museum. Huntsville Depot for historic train stuff. Point Mallard in Decatur for wave pool, water slides. Cook's Pest Control bug museum in Decatur. Monte Sano State Park. From ZennJenn: Event Calendar
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[Reactionary]

Botanical Garden - they have some interesting water features (sprinklers) for kids, plus this year's theme is dinosaurs. Nice place to stretch your legs.

[autobahn]

Don't miss Fall Mills: Falls Mill It is a great working grist mill and highly educational as well as photographic.

It can easily be worked in with a trip to a tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery (which is great, even for kids - our 7 year old loved the tour) and a lunch at Ms. Mary Bobo's Boarding House in Lynchburg.

[Keeper]

Cathedral caverns with the largest frozen waterfall is just a short drive from Huntsville.
Cathedral Caverns in Grant, Alabama
Alabama State Parks


I have heard if you can get into Ms Bobo's for lunch, it is wonderful. If you want to be sure you get in for lunch I would suggest you call for reservations.

[autobahn]

Watch the Miracle Worker and then check out Helen Keller's Birthplace Home in Tuscumbia. It is a pretty cool experience and only about an hour west from Huntsville.

[anjoe]

As it gets closer, I'll be writing some of these great places down on our list. I'm excited to be spending a few days around Huntsville just to get the feel of things. Really appreciate the places mentioned....

[financelife]

Originally Posted by autobahn

Don't miss Fall Mills: Falls Mill It is a great working grist mill and highly educational as well as photographic.

It can easily be worked in with a trip to a tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery (which is great, even for kids - our 7 year old loved the tour) and a lunch at Ms. Mary Bobo's Boarding House in Lynchburg.

Okay......the person asked about what to do in HUNTSVILLE, not Nashville. But I would agree that there's not much to do here so drive to Nashville or Decatur, etc.

Seriously, the Botanical Garden is nice, and so is the Space & Rocket center. Your kids might be a little old for the children's museum downtown.

[ninja250girl]

if your kids like the outdoors and you have a gps (handheld) you need to try geocaching. just google it. there are tons of places on monte sano mountain and wade mountain to do this on.

[rnc76]

Originally Posted by Keeper

Cathedral caverns with the largest frozen waterfall is just a short drive from Huntsville.
Cathedral Caverns in Grant, Alabama
Alabama State Parks


I have heard if you can get into Ms Bobo's for lunch, it is wonderful. If you want to be sure you get in for lunch I would suggest you call for reservations.

I second Cathedral Caverns, it is very cool and only 30 minutes from Huntsville. The formations are amazing.