Barberton, OH Indoor Activities

Vehicles leisurely roll across African Safari Wildlife Park's sprawling landscape, yielding to a host of friendly, free-roaming creatures. Camels, giraffes, and zebras coexist peacefully with endangered and uncommon species such as forest-dwelling bongos, Asian sika deer, and Scottish highland cows. Guests can hold cups filled with feed, which exotic muzzles devour, and a walking area provides an up-close look at caged species such as the rare white alligator. Warm-weather months bring out additional activities, including animal rides, pig races, and educational animal shows where guests can interact with small mammals. Food and beverages from African Safari's ice-cream shop, snack bar, and grill help sate midday hungers caused by watching a guanaco sneeze.

Beverly Clark helms a troupe of experienced fitness instructors at Excelerated Fitness & Pilates, folding her personal training certification into each of her classes. With her signature high energy, she leads students through the strengthening and elongating poses of yoga or helps them to build stronger cores ab by ab in Pilates. Peppering in self-defense moves with workouts, her six-week Strike sessions blend kickboxing and strength-training moves to give students a fighting chance against mugging kangaroos. Guests can also zero in on fitness goals during seasonal outdoor boot camps and month-long Pilates sessions.