There’s lots to love about living in the DC area, but extreme weather is NOT one of them.
Luckily, DC, MD, and VA are home to many amazing indoor play places that hit the spot during our hot and humid summers, or when it’s too cold to be outside in the winter. Check out our favorites below that make kid-life in DC incredible!!
National Children's Museum
Discover science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (or STEAM) through hands-on play at National Children’s Museum! Located in downtown DC, the Museum’s interactive exhibits and programs empower innovators ages 0 to 12 to dream of new possibilities.
Big kids will love climbing through the Dream Machine, the three-story, cloud-inspired structure of colorful pods and netting pathways that lead to a thrilling slide; flexing their sports skills in Engineering Games + Play, where they’ll hit virtual home runs and send racecars hurtling towards a photo finish; and so much more. Meanwhile, your littlest ones will explore from the safety of two enclosed, toddler-specific spaces, Little Dreamers and Little Movers.
Hands-on programs, including pop-up learning stations and tinkering activities, complement the exhibits to extend learning. Weekly early learner programs on offer include STEAM Story Time (Thursdays at 10:30 am) and Baby Jam (Fridays at 10:30 am).
Bloombars | Columbia Heights, NW DC
Bouldering Project | Union Market, NE DC
Gymboree | Woodley Park, NW DC
Little Ivies | Palisades, NW DC
Magic Ground | Columbia Heights, NW DC
Museum of the Bible Courageous Pages | L’Enfant Plaza, SW DC
National Museum of American History’s Wegman’s Wonderplace | National Mall, NW DC
National Museum of the American Indian imagiNATIONS Activity Center | National Mall, NW DC
National Building Museum | Penn Quarter, NW DC
National Children’s Museum | Downtown, NW DC
The Lane | Ivy City, NE DC
Bowie Ice Arena | Bowie
Chuckie Cheese | Various
Climb Zone | Laurel
District Jump | Hyattsville
Glen Echo Park Aquarium | Glen Echo
Jolly Yolly Kids | Bethesda
Kids Play Gallery | Gaithersburg
Launch | Capitol Heights
Monkey Joe’s | Germantown & Hagerstown
Movement | Rockville
My Gym | Bethesda
Play ‘N’ Learn | Columbia
Pump it Up | Lanham
Silver Stars Gymnastics | Silver Spring
Sky Zone | Bowie & Gaithersburg
Sportrock | Gaithersburg
The Little Gym | Silver Spring
The Little Towns Playseum | North Bethesda
The Tot Space | Rockville
Zava Zone | Rockville
Alexandria Soft Play Room (Chinquapin Rec Center) | Alexandria
Atomic Trampoline | Leesburg
Beehive Indoor Playground | Woodbridge
Billy Beez | Manassas
Children’s Science Center Lab | Fairfax
Chuckie Cheese | Various
Flight Adventure Park | Springfield
Get Air | Alexandria
Hyper Kids | Alexandria
Jolly Yolly Kids | Fairfax
Kidz Plaza Indoor Playground | Ashburn
Luv 2 Play | Fairfax
Monkey Joe’s | Dulles
Movement | Arlington
Play ‘N’ Learn | Chantilly
Pump it Up | Alexandria
Scramble | Alexandria
SkateQuest | Reston
Sky Zone | Manassas, Springfield, Woodbridge
Sportrock | Alexandria & Sterling
Super, Awesome & Amazing at the St. James | Springfield
The Little Gym | Arlington & Alexandria
Ultrazone Lasertag | Bailey’s Crossroads
Unplug & Play | Montclair
Zava Zone | Sterling
Beehive Indoor Playground | Woodbridge, VA
Billy Beez | Manassas, VA
Hyper Kids | Alexandria, VA
Jolly Yolly Kids | Bethesda, MD; Fairfax, VA
Kidz Plaza Indoor Playground | Ashburn, VA
Luv 2 Play | Fairfax, VA
Monkey Joe’s | Gaithersburg & Hagerstown, MD; Dulles, VA
Play ‘N’ Learn | Columbia, MD; Chantilly, VA
Scramble | Alexandria, VA
Super, Awesome & Amazing at the St. James | Springfield, VA
Zava Zone | Rockville, MD; Sterling, VA
Kids Play Gallery | Gaithersburg, MD
The Little Towns Playseum | North Bethesda, MD
Unplug & Play | Montclair, VA
Atomic Trampoline | Leesburg, VA
District Jump | Hyattsville, MD
Flight Adventure Park | Springfield, VA
Get Air | Alexandria, VA
Launch | Capitol Heights, MD
Sky Zone | Bowie & Gaithersburg, MD; Manassas, Springfield, Woodbridge, VA
Bouldering Project | Union Market, NE DC
Climb Zone | Laurel
Movement | Rockville, MD & Arlington, VA
Sportrock | Gaithersburg, MD; Alexandria & Sterling, VA
Vertical Rock | Manassas & Tysons, VA
Museum of the Bible Courageous Pages | L’Enfant Plaza, SW DC
National Museum of American History’s Wegman’s Wonderplace | National Mall, NW DC
National Museum of the American Indian imagiNATIONS Activity Center | National Mall, NW DC
National Building Museum | Penn Quarter, NW DC
National Children’s Museum | Downtown, NW DC
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