More things to do from Warren County, Ohio

Lebanon Horse and Carriage Parade. There are still so many, many things to do! In Lebanon, Ohio, we have many events that close down the streets and people come from all over to visit. My favorite is the Lebanon Horse and Carriage Parade. It is the first Saturday of December. There are two shows and they are so much fun! Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad This is such a wonderful time to spend with your kids. There are many theme weekends and the kids get to take a ride on a train and they get to tour the train and sit outside (weather permitting). Lots of fun. We have gone on 2 rides. One was the Civil War Re-Enactment Weekend. The other weekend ride was for Christmas. I think that was my kids favorite. Sharon Woods It costs $10 for a year pass (that attaches to your car window). You have hiking, playgrounds, water, history and a mini zoo of animals found in the park and my favorite....an indoor play area and is $2.50 per kid. Entertrainment Junction Found in West Chester, is a great little secret. This place has trains set up in different settings and has different things kids can do (including a visit to the North Pole). The thing that I truly enjoyed was their play area. If your kid is less than 5 feet tall they can play for hours! Get a pass for the year and go often! My kids love zoos! Zoo passes mean you can go frequently and your zoo pass gets you half off on other zoos. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is my kids favorite zoo. We try to go as often as possible. But we also have Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. It is nice and it is a quick 3 hours for us. What we don't like about the Cincinnati Zoo is that coming home from there takes as long as a trip to the Columbus Zoo coming home does (basically 2 hours to get to the zoo is pleasant trip and 2 hours home in rush hour from Columbus stays 2 hours....going to Cincinnati can take 30 minutes, but rush hour home is a 2 to 2 1/2 hour trip from Cincinnati and it is stop and go the whole way)! Another fun place to go is the Airforce Museum! Love this place. They have an outside area where you can see memorials to all who serve and/or served. The monuments are really fun to read and look at. They have a wonderful place for kids to play and lots of planes and history of planes inside and out! My girls love to go to this museum. This is free to the public. Nice place for several visits. Another free place to take children is Patricia Allen Park in Clearcreek Township. They redid a section and put in a nice play area for the kids. They have hiking, a trail around the soccer fields and basketball courts. My kids love this park. Especially the swings! What are your favorite things to do?