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Two words you won't hear from a Greensboro kid: “I'm bored.” In case you haven't heard, Greensboro's a great place to raise a family. Affordable living? Check. Top-rated schools? Check. Family fun hot spots? There are too many to list! We believe all kids should have a place to express themselves, and we offer plenty of options for doing just that.

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Kids & Families Stats

Annual visits to the Greensboro Science Center: 434,718

Kids & Families Notables

Greensboro Children’s Museum

The Greensboro Children’s Museum (GCM) is a hands-on, interactive museum for children, their families, and teachers. The Museum is designed to inspire learning through play in a fun, energetic, and safe environment for children. Learn more

Open Studio

GreenHill's Open Studio program is designed for people of all ages to explore and create art in a self-driven environment. Within the studios, one can paint, draw, work with recycled materials and clay and engage in creative play. The studios are adjacent to both the gallery and the shop at GreenHill, making it easy for visitors to draw inspiration from North Carolina art. Learn more

Greensboro Science Center

The Greensboro Science Center is committed to excellence by providing the community with a dynamic, experiential, and family-focused attraction designed to inspire scientific curiosity and encourage personal discovery about life and the natural world. Learn more

SkyWild

Specifically constructed to enable participants to experience a variety of animal behaviors while enjoying an exciting workout, SkyWild is a treetop adventure park located high above the Greensboro Science Center's Animal Discovery zoo. Learn more

The Edible Schoolyard

The Greensboro Children's Museum was selected to be the first museum in the country to have a licensed Edible Schoolyard, a program created by chef and restaurateur Alice Waters and The Chez Panisse Foundation. Learn more

Wet 'n' Wild Emerald Pointe

Wet 'n' Wild Emerald Pointe has 36 water rides and family attractions spread over 41 acres and has been rated one of the Top Ten Waterparks in America. Learn more

Playgrounds

Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department makes it easy to find a park or playground near you with the interactive map on their website. Learn more

Splash Pad

The VF Seasonal Plaza at LeBauer Park is anchored by a Splash Pad with dynamic water jets and mist. The Plaza transforms into the Winterfest Ice Rink in mid-November. Learn more

Kids & Families Links

WNCT 9 ★★★★★

Greensboro Science Center reveals 2 projects to expand, create tourism appeal

The Greensboro Science Center is revealing details of two projects “designed to position Greensboro at the forefront of science-based tourism in North Carolina.” According to a release, city leaders have agreed to allocate $20 million of the upcoming $70 million Greensboro Parks and Recreation Bond for what the Greensboro Science Center is calling the “gateway vision.”

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WFMY News 2 ★★★★★

Greensboro Science Center welcomes birth of red panda cub - and it's a special one

Ravi the red panda cub made his public debut on Thursday, according to the Greensboro Science Center. Ravi was born on June 20 to parents, Usha and Tai, and was the GSC’s first successful red panda birth.

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Fox 8 News ★★★★★

New water slides to debut at Wet’n Wild Emerald Pointe in Greensboro

When riders step into Bombs Away’s enclosed capsules, the floor sudden drops out, sending riders plunging down one of two slides: a six-story 70-degree drop where riders will hit speeds of up to 26 feet per second, or a twisty 266-foot-long closed tube.

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Rhino Times ★★★★★

Greensboro Getting Its First Inclusive Playground

The playground, creators say, will include areas for enjoyment that are suitable for children with any type of disability. “Regardless of a child’s physical or mental ability,” the press release states, “the play area will provide a space for social, physical, sensory and cognitive play.”

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Greensboro News & Record ★★★★★

Greensboro Science Center among North Carolina's most-visited attractions in 2018

“With the summer opening of the Rotary Carousel combined with the upcoming Revolution Ridge (zoo expansion) and Battleground Parks District projects, Greensboro will soon begin a new era as a dynamic science-based tourism leader”

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