Kids & Family Activities in Austin
202 places
Splash pads, farms, museums, indoor play, trampoline parks and rainy-day saves for Austin families, with age notes where the venue publishes them.
Thinkery
Mueller's hands-on children's museum where kids build in the Innovators' Workshop, splash in the water gallery, and climb the giant light-up net while parents hover.
Austin Zoo
A nonprofit rescue zoo tucked into the Hill Country off Highway 290, where rescued big cats, primates, and a bossy goat herd live along shady gravel paths.
Peter Pan Mini-Golf
Two BYOB putt-putt courses under a towering fiberglass Peter Pan and a T-rex, running since 1948 on Barton Springs Road with a lease now secured through 2027.
Austin Nature & Science Center
Free city-run nature center on the west edge of Zilker with a dino dig pit, live rescued raptors and reptiles, and trails leading to the Barton Creek Greenbelt.
Zilker Botanical Garden
Thirty hilly acres of Japanese garden koi ponds, a pioneer village, dinosaur trackways, and a butterfly garden that feel far removed from the traffic on Barton Springs Road.
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions Round Rock
America's largest indoor waterpark keeps 223,000 square feet of slides, wave pool, and lazy river at 84 degrees year-round, with day passes for non-hotel guests when capacity allows.
Typhoon Texas Waterpark Austin
Pflugerville's outdoor waterpark off SH 130 packs a wave pool, a lazy river, a six-lane racing slide, and a toddler splash zone into a summer-only season along the toll road.
Volente Beach Resort & Waterpark
A small lakefront waterpark on the north shore of Lake Travis celebrating 30 years in 2026, with sand volleyball, waterslides, and a beach where kids paddle in the lake.
Urban Air Adventure Park Austin
Wall-to-wall trampolines, a ropes course, indoor go-karts, and a warrior obstacle course under one roof off Mopac, ideal for burning off energy on a 100-degree afternoon.
Inner Space Cavern
A living limestone cave discovered by I-35 highway crews in 1963, kept at a steady 72 degrees with lit walking tours, wild-cave crawls, and Ice Age fossils in the entry.
Sweet Berry Farm
Pick-your-own strawberries in spring and pumpkins, a corn maze, and hayrides in fall at this Marble Falls family farm about an hour northwest of downtown.
Crowe's Nest Farm
A nonprofit working farm and wildlife refuge in Manor where kids feed barnyard animals, ride the tractor-drawn hayride, and see rescued raptors during seasonal public days.
Zilker Eagle Mini Train
The rebuilt electric miniature train loops from the Zilker playground along Barton Creek and Lady Bird Lake, a 25-minute ride toddlers will demand twice.
Austin Bouldering Project
A huge Springdale Road warehouse of rope-free climbing walls, plus a dedicated kids' zone, yoga studio, and cafe, where day passes bring in families and first-timers.
Pinballz Arcade
The original Pinballz on Research Boulevard is a coin-op time capsule with more than 100 pinball machines, classic cabinets, and a bar for the grownups.
Blazer Tag Adventure Center
A three-story laser tag arena billed as Texas's largest, with an arcade and a ropes course, reliably packed with birthday parties on Ben White every weekend.
Mt. Playmore
A giant indoor playscape off I-35 in far North Austin with a multi-level climbing structure, slides, a toddler zone, and a free-refill drink station for parents camped on the benches.
Austin Aquarium
A strip-mall aquarium on 183 north where kids hand-feed stingrays and lorikeets and touch small sharks; small but reliably entertaining for the under-8 crowd.
Austin Central Library
The six-story downtown library on Shoal Creek has a huge children's floor, a rooftop garden overlooking the lake, and a cookbook cafe, making it a free rainy-day standby.
Playland Skate Center
A 1970s roller rink near Burnet Road that has barely changed, with disco lights, a wood floor, rental quads, and adult-only theme nights that draw the Burnet Road crowd.
The Dinosaur Park
A shaded half-mile trail through the Cedar Creek woods past dozens of life-size dinosaur statues, ending at a fossil dig pit and playground; skip it in July heat.
Cathedral of Junk
Vince Hannemann's 35-foot backyard tower of bicycles, hubcaps, and shopping carts in a South Austin neighborhood, still standing and open by appointment only with a small donation.
Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary Train
The Austin Zoo's miniature train winds through the wooded back acres of the sanctuary and is the easiest way to give tired toddlers a break from the gravel paths.
Dell Children's Playground at Mueller Lake Park
Mueller's lakeside playscape has a climbing net, splash zone, and shaded picnic lawn beside the Sunday farmers market, with the Thinkery a short walk away.
Round Rock Kalahari Tom Foolerys Adventure Park
Kalahari's dry-side indoor park has a ropes course, a mini roller coaster, bowling, climbing walls, and a sprawling arcade, open to day visitors without a waterpark pass.
Georgetown Blue Hole Park
A limestone-lined lagoon on the San Gabriel River steps from Georgetown's square, with shallow entry for little kids and a bluff where teens jump in; no alcohol, no glass.
Kids N Play
A padded indoor playground built for toddlers and grade schoolers with bounce houses, slides and a toddler-only zone away from the big kids.
Catch Air
Inflatable slides, obstacle courses and a toddler zone fill this bright warehouse, a go to birthday party and rainy day spot for North Austin families.
Sky Zone Trampoline Park Austin
Wall to wall trampolines, foam pits and a dodgeball court make this the bouncing headquarters for energetic kids and teens on a rainy afternoon.
iFLY Austin
A vertical wind tunnel lets first timers and thrill seekers alike experience the free fall of skydiving indoors, no plane or parachute required.
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