A not-for-profit organization, the Pettit National Ice Center offers public skating as well as lessons in figure skating, hockey and speed skating, as well as the only indoor run/walk track with a Zamboni Crossing sign. This center is an official US Olympic Training Site, and the only indoor sea-level oval in the US available to our country's athletes.
Enjoy a romantic couple's retreat at the WELL Spa in the Pfister. Each treatment room is a two-room suite with a private bath and shower. Relax as an experienced technician treats you to a full body massage. Renew yourself in a detoxifying Rassoul Mud bath. Revitalize in a remineralizing bath. Pfister offers a special package deal for couples that includes overnight accommodations, a couples massage, a hammam shower experience and a spa amenity.
Visit the Boerner Botanical Gardens from late April to early November. The internationally renown horticultural center offers eleven specialty outdoor gardens, including the cutting edge Trial Garden which features newly developed plant varieties not publicly available anywhere else. Take a tour and admire the beautiful arrangement integration of architecture and sculptures among the plant life.
Think all operas are tragedies? Be proven wrong at the Skylight Opera Theatre, known for its light, comedic operas. Uplifting performances are done in an all-English repertoire rather than traditional Italian. Since 1959, Skylight has produced 30 world and three American premieres, over 70 original cabaret shows and 29 touring productions.