Educational Day Trips: Fort Wayne

A great free day trip, if you happen to have COSI and Toledo Zoo memberships, is this duo in Fort Wayne:

• Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - This is my children's favorite zoo. It is aimed at children, with kid-friendly exhibits, lots of rides (train, carousel, canoes, pony rides, and more), and a Dairy Queen in the middle of the rainforest trek! It is only open from mid-April to mid-October, but it makes a great spring or fall trip.
• Science Central - This is my favorite science center! The two story giant yellow slide is a hit with the children, too.

Drive back up 24 from Indian and you can stop at the A&W in Antwerp, Ohio, a drive-in where they still bring the food out to your car.