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Sugar Grove Family Fun Center

Sugar Grove, IL

★★★★☆ 4.5 (646)

"Go-karts are the standout attraction with 98 mentions, followed by mini golf (68 mentions) and bumper boats (40 menti..."

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Brookfield has 8 family activities across 3 categories. Pick an activity to see top picks, or explore a nearby city.

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Galloping Ghost Arcade

Is the largest video arcade in the USA with 885+ games
Over 600+ world records have been set at this location, with dedicated world record tracking for competitive players

Located directly in front of the Brookfield Zoo's Living Coast exhibit, making it a convenient cooling-off spot for zoo visitors on hot days
Features both a kiddie area and splash pad specifically designed for young children, with nearby restroom facilities for changing out of wet clothing

Features Dolphin Discovery, an interactive exhibit allowing visitors to have close encounters with dolphins, making it a rare interactive marine mammal experience at a traditional zoo setting
The zoo includes Tropic World, a major habitat exhibit featuring primates and tropical species in naturalistic indoor settings

Features multiple themed educational play spaces including a veterinary play space, zoo director simulation area, and greenhouse where visitors can water plants
The zoo offers hands-on animal encounters and interactive exhibits where children can pet and interact with animals pulled out by staff, combined with educational crafts activities

Tropic World

Bramsen Tropical Forests habitat opened Summer 2025, featuring Western lowland gorillas, orangutans, spider monkeys, capuchins, and other primate species across multiple dynamic habitats with micro-climates modeled after Africa, Asia, and South America
Includes an indoor Gorilla Conservation Center dedicated to learning about gorilla conservation, indicating an active conservation education program focused on endangered primates

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Features Okapi, an extremely unique-looking animal with distinctive biology that visitors find particularly interesting
The forest exhibit is notably smaller than other zoo sections but is considered a hidden gem within Brookfield Zoo Chicago

South Pacific Aquarium features an underwater tropical shark habitat as a primary exhibit, with an interactive shark dive experience available to visitors
The aquarium recently reopened and is launching a new living coral area exhibit later this year

Family Fun in Brookfield