There are a lot of places to eat at Put-In-Bay, as well as things to do. We skipped the Butterfly House, because we had taken the kids to Miller Nature Preserve earlier that week to see the butterflies. We did the crystal cave tour. I would not suggest this again. I think it was only $3 per person, but it was really crowded. You walk down a ton of stairs and stand inside of a huge crystal, which is cool, until they squish like 20 people in there. Instead, we should have done Perry's cave, and will try that next time. There is also Perry's Monument, but the wait was half an hour, so we chose to do other things. The kids loved DiRivera Park, where there were a bunch of play structures, picnic tables and cannons they could climb on. We also let them mine for gems. Bags of rocks started at $6.95 each, and they get to take them out and pan for their jewels. The kids loved this! There is also a carousel, and it is $1.50 per ride. They all went on twice. We went to a fun ice cream place right by the park, and when the kids were done, they had a sandy area to play in, complete with a boat and wave runner to play on. We rented an 8 person golf cart for the day and it was well worth the money. The kids loved it! Will definately go again!!
gem mining
DiRivera Park
Sand area near the ice cream shop