Modern museum combines 4D cinemas, flight simulators, and rare planes with entertainment.
The Air Zoo, founded as the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, is an aviation museum and indoor amusement park next to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport in Portage, Michigan. The Air Zoo holds many historical and rare aircraft, including the world's fastest air-breathing aircraft, the SR-71B Blackbird. Many of its antique planes are airworthy. Among its other attractions are a 180-degree theater that projects a simulation of a B-17 bombing mission during World War II; and various amusement rides, including flight simulators of a rocket trip to Mars, a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet, a stunt biplane, a hot air balloon, a U.S. Navy F-14A Tomcat that served aboard USS America, and more. Air Zoo is a Smithsonian Affiliate.
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Zip line, indoor slides, and Ninja Warrior Course.
John Milham Park
Large shade trees, a creek, and ballfields can be found in this 49-acre park, which is well-liked for parties and picnics.
Situated on 130 acres near the picturesque Milham Park, the difficult 18-hole, par 72 Milham Park Golf Course is situated on the southern outskirts of Kalamazoo. A sizable, multi-award winning pro shop, a snack bar, a full liquor bar, power golf cars, and practice areas are among the amenities.
Celery Flats
Celery Flats is a "park within a park." Celery Flats, a major feature of the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park, has an air station, picnic tables, restrooms, and a lovely outdoor seating area on the north side of Garden Lane. South of Garden Lane is the Celery Flats Historical Area, which features a number of relocated and renovated structures.
The Wings' home ice rink has more than 5,000 seats for events and concerts in addition to an ice-level sports bar.
The Expo Center is near I-94 and US 131 and hosts more than 100 events a year. It has outdoor festival spaces with event camping and climate-controlled indoor display space.