Exploring Indiana! Part 5

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Kids love animals, especially when they can up close and personal. Here are some attractions and sites to see that involve animals or farms:

Gas City Mini Zoo
South Broadway at Gas City Park off SR 22
www.gascity.com/visitors/attractions/petting-zoo.htm
The zoo houses over 100 animals ranging from Australian black swans to whitetail deer. Open from 7:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily throughout the year.

Canterbury Arabians
12131 E. 196th Street, Noblesville
(317) 776-0779
See over 50 Arabians bathing, eating or a foal being born at a working horse farm. Spring and summer are the best times to visit when the new colts arrive.

Indianapolis Zoo
1200 West Washington Street (in White River Park)
www.indianapoliszoo.com

Hunter's Honey Farm
3440 Hancock Ridge Rd., Martinsville
www.huntershoneyfarm.com
A family honey farm in its fourth generation, with 500 hives offering more than 12 varieties of honey along with dozens of beeswax candles.

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