The Boro Pulse recently ran a feature on "10 Fun, Free, Family Friendly Places in Murfreesboro". While I don't have kids, I can definitely check out whether I WOULD take kids to any of these places and what you might find or need to be prepared for.
This week I went to Murfree Spring Wetlands, located behind the parking lot of the Discovery Center on SE Broad St. It featues a lot of boardwalks through the wetlands. Get ready for no shade. There is a small playground at the trailhead and bathrooms (which I think are pandemic closed), but once on the boardwalk beware of the heat. Wetlands, while fascinating, don't produce a lot of shade in this area. There are a lot of kiosks explaining different things in the nature area. Some of them don't work (the WGNS one in particular let me down as you'll see in the video). I saw a lot of dragonflies and fish and one very active turtle, but the heat might have kept a lot of the other wildlife somewhere cooler.
The Discovery Center has a wetlands walk through right behind the building that allows you to stroll through the cattails. All of this is free since it's outside of the Discovery Center itself. Plenty of families were out and about even in the heat.
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AuthorA librarian who likes to travel and experience life. CategoriesArchives
June 2022
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