Glacier Rock Farms, Lebanon

Glacier Rock Farms offers year-round family friendly entertainment; the proprietors founded it as a refuge for animals where children could visit to learn about them. The chance to interact with, learn about, and pet this fuzzy bunch is a perennial draw, and the scenic backdrop of the glacial drumlin carved along the banks of the Rock River doesn't hurt, either.

A variety of seasonally-themed events also gives families a reason to return throughout the year. One of the biggest festivals centers around their autumn corn maze, an enormous and challenging labyrinth carefully plotted and sculpted over the course of months. Upon finding the maze's exit, explorers can then brave the the farm's five-part haunted attraction or opt for more enriching entertainment in the form of old-fashioned gem panning. Using a sluice box, visitors sift through water to discover collector's rocks, gemstones, fossils, and artifacts such as the rings the guy ahead of them forgot to take off.