Fun Things to do Around Seymour, Indiana!: Things To Do

Shawn and Hunter at the Newport Aquarium

The Akemon family's favorite places to go and things to do in Seymour. This is what our typical weekends are spent doing. (The pictures are from our trip to the Newport Aquarium)

Take the family to the movies at the Great Escape theatre. Great Escape Theatre of Seymour
Play putt putt at Construction Zone (See my blog post for more info and website)
Visit the city parks. Shields park is our favorite but you can also check out Gaiser, Kasting, freeman field, and more. Here is a link for more info on the parks. City Park Information
Swim at the city pool! Seymour City Pool I actually met my husband there when i was 12 years old.
Visit Kids Pizza Kingdom (when the games are working...lol) But then again the pizza is so good it makes up for the often out of order games.
Go fishing out at the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Fishing is hubby's favorite hobby. (He really likes Hardy Lake in Scott County off 256)
Take fitness classes such as Zumba or gymnastics. I am a member at Seymour Health & Fitness Club. Their website is http://seymourhealthandfitnessclub.com/ See my blog post for additional locations.
My 6 year old takes gymnastics classes through Girls Inc. and loves it! http://www.girlsincjackson.org/
My mom loves to play Bingo. It's offered at the American Legion, St Ambrose, & the VFW. Visit Indiana Bingo Halls for details in Seymour.
We all like to go bowling at Starlite Bowl for cosmic bowling Fri and Sat night. Visit their website at http://www.starlitebowl.com/ for cost and details.
My best friend and I love to go karaoke. Our favorite place to go is Brewskies and our favorite karaoke DJ is Chad from Nightcrawler Karaoke. Good inncocent fun. No, really! :)
Hubby likes to go golfing with his grandpa at Shadowwood near Cracker Barrell, Ash Hollow at Leslie lake, or Seymour Country Club near Riverview Cemetery. He also likes Hickory Hills in Brownstown off 135.

Other great places and things to do in Jackson County, especially for visitors. If you live here and have not visited these places, shame on you! No, just kidding ;) But check them out, many are part of our history and yet are overlooked.

Go to a production by the local theatre or participate in the Jackson County Community Theatre group. I have been in several plays and musicals and love it. Check out http://www.jcct.org/
Visit the covered bridges in Jackson County. http://www.jacksoncountyin.com/bridges.htm
Go to the Jackson County History Center and Museum http://www.jchistorycenter.org/
Check out the John Mellencamp Driving Tour. Call the visitor center at 888-524-1914 for info.
See the exhibits at the Southern Indiana Center for the Arts or sign up for classes http://www.soinart.com/exhibits.html The antique printing press is really very cool.
Visit the local winery and do some tasting! http://www.chateaudepique.com/
Head to the races at the Brownstown Speedway (see my blog post)
Brownstown also has a very nice city pool and I really like their Dairy Queen. Their DQ is open year round. We go there on our way to see our daughter Savannah in Bedford.
Go camping or fishing at Starve Hollow http://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/4819.htm in Vallonia or at the forestry in Brownstown, also known as the Jackson-Washington State forest. Check out skyline drive for sure! See more info at http://www.stateparks.com/jacksonwashington.html I remember having cook-outs here as a child and they are some of my favorite memories!

How cool is it that we live so close to Indy, Louisville, and Cincy? Take advantage of it! Fun things to do within driving distance:

Newport on the levee in Kentucky

Take a day trip to one of the go-kart, laser tage, putt putt, arcade places. We liked LazerBlaze near Louisville http://www.lazerblaze.com/generalinfo.html and then there's http://www.rascalsfunzone.com/

to the north in Whiteland, IN.
Spring Breaks and Summer Vacations inevitably lead to Holiday World (http://www.holidayworld.com/) and/or Kings Island (http://www.visitkingsisland.com/). Younger kids will probably prefer Holiday World while older kids will love Kings Island. Both have waterparks. Although Kings Island has a new Peanuts kids area and the new Great Wolf lodge which is an indoor water park.
There is the Newport Aquarium http://www.newportaquarium.com/ and the levee. This is a really fun and relaxing trip. The pictures on this page are from our trip to the Newport Aquarium.
In Louisville, there is the Slugger Museum http://www.sluggermuseum.org/ , the Zoo (http://www.louisvillezoo.org/) and the Science Center/IMAX theatre (http://www.louisvillescience.org/)
In Indy, check out the best Childrens Museum in the USA at http://www.childrensmuseum.org/ and the Zoo at www.indyzoo.com/ Throw in a little indoor water fun at Caribbean Cove Water Park http://www.caribbeancovewaterpark.com/ and you've got a very full weekend if not more.
For the parents, we like to visit the casinos. We enjoy the new Indiana Live, Horseshoe, and Belterra.

Newport: Hunter took this pic ;)

If I ever hear "there's nothing to do around here" again I might scream. This list should come in handy for you. Please bookmark, save it to your favorites, and share it. Remember to link to http://www.seymourcommunity.com/ Thanks!