The Grand America Hotel

An indoor-outdoor pool open all year, a mini fridge in every room and connecting rooms on request.

Suites with a sleeper sofa in a separate sitting area, a short walk from the children's museum and planetarium.

German deli since 1971, with sausages made fresh every day, schnitzel, apple strudel and a small German market.

Brewpub with wood-fired pizza, a big patio and a full kids menu.

Three floors of free space exhibits, plus shows in a domed theater.

Hands-on museum built for kids under 10, with a fossil dig pit, a kid-sized helicopter and water and construction zones.