Places & Resources

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Amusement parks, gardens, water parks, tours, and more Chippewa Valley family fun.

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Local places for learning and looking

Action City

2402 Lorch Ave., Eau Claire

Action City, attached to the Metropolis Resort, is a 55,000 square foot family fun center featuring popular arcade games and fun attractions. Action City has the largest indoor go-kart track in the Midwest, laser tag, a climbing wall, batting cages…

Amusement & Fun

Ager House

514 W. Madison St., Eau Claire

Presented by the Waldemar Ager Association, the Ager House is the historic home to Norwegian-American writer Waldemar Ager, restored to its early-1900's likeness. Part of the National Register of Historic Places a Literary Landmark by the National Association of Friends of Public Libraries, the public may tour by appointment, hold events at the house, visit its unique resource library, and much more.

Holiday Tours Tours Local History

Ager Resource Library

514 W. Madison St., Eau Claire

Designed to bring together materials that are otherwise difficult to find and/or not usually accessible in one place. The collection is organized into two major areas: Ager’s life and work, and relevant immigrant issues. Ager was an influential Norwegian-American writer and publisher who settled in Eau Claire in 1892.

Museums

Altoona Family Child Care Center

819 S Hillcrest Pkwy, Altoona

Altoona Family Child Care Center provides an educational program based on creative curriculum that is developmentally appropriate for children ages 4 weeks through 12 years. 

Childcare

Altoona Public Library

1303 Lynn Ave., Altoona

Your toddler to preschool aged children will be entertained with activities including song, dance, stories and puppet plays. The library has materials to borrow and even provides a snack.

Playgroups

Anu Family Services, Inc.

4319 Jeffers Rd # 100, Eau Claire

Anu is a non-profit treatment foster care agency with a mission to create permanent connections to loving and stable families. Anu provides a full continuum of family-based services; including prevention services, out-of-home care, and permanence services, which all ensure safety, lead a path to permanency, and promote greater wellbeing.

Foster Services Parenting Resources

Arthur Murray Dance Studio

401 1/2 S Barstow St., Eau Claire

Arthur Murray teaches rhythm and Latin dances, country western dances, specialty dances, and more. Learn from qualified instructors in a friendly and relaxing environment. Arthur Murray has a three way approach to teaching dance: private (and couple)…

Dance Studios Dance Studios

Babes in Toyland Childcare Center

4430 Tower Dr., Eau Claire

Babes in Toyland encourages children to express themselves through creativity, and offer opportunities to learn through art. Serving Children ages 1 week through 12 years.

Childcare

Beaver Creek Reserve

S1 County Highway K, Fall Creek

Enjoy a multitude of flora and fauna on more than 400 acres of diverse habitat. Beaver Creek Reserve offers a butterfly house, citizen science center, obstacle course, field research station, and much more.

Nature Centers

Bethany Shuda, Midwest Harp LLC

Bethany Shuda offers harp lessons to students of all ages and experience levels, in studio or online. A limited number of lever harps are available to students actively taking lessons. Bethany offers ensemble opportunities by age group and offers performance opportunities throughout the year.

Music Lessons

Blugold Beginnings

University of Eau Claire, Eau Claire

The purpose of the Blugold Beginnings Program is to educate and inspire students, especially underrepresented, low income or first generation students, to believe that a post-secondary education is important, attainable, and available at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and other institutions.

Mentoring & Education Parenting Resources

Boy Scouts of America

710 S Hastings Way, Eau Claire

The goal of the Boy Scouts of America is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations.

Scouting

Boyd Park

1202 Fairway St., Eau Claire

Boyd Park provides access to the Eau Claire River. People can partake in some shoreline fishing. There is also a pedestrian bridge that crosses the river granting access to city recreational trails on either side of the river. During the winter season enjoy a great outdoor rink with hockey nets and a useful warming house. Open 4-8pm during the week, and 1-9pm on weekends. Basketball hoops, fishing, hockey rink (snowbanked), skating rink, nature trails, parking lot, picnic area, picnic shelter, play equipment, recreational field area, scenic views, shelter house, soccer, toilet facilities and prairie area. 7.2 Acres.

Area Parks Ice Rinks Playgrounds Map of Play Parks with Pavilions