Stricker’s Grove is closed to the public for most of the year, save for a few special days in the summer and fall. The Fourth of July is one of those days.
This family-owned, 25-acre old-fashioned amusement park is home to tons of nostalgic games and classic rides. Play mini-golf and arcade games or take a ride on the Ferris wheel, tilt-a-whirl or swinging pirate ship. If it’s thrills you seek, hop on one of their two roller coasters: the Teddy Bear or Tornado. The wooden Tornado, completed in 1993, was constructed by park owner Ralph Stricker — the only person in the United States to build his own roller coaster.
Rides open at 2 p.m. and after a day of fun, you can finish the night on a high note with, you guessed it, a fireworks display.
2-11 p.m. Wednesday. Free admission; $5 parking; prices for games and rides vary. Stricker’s Grove, 11490 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton, strickersgrove.com.
