Kids Recreational Places

Are you looking for great places to take the kids? Below you'll find best kid-friendly activities in the Greater Seattle area. Click on the links for more information.

Zoos and Aquariums:

• Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo saves animals and their habitats through conservation leadership and engaging experiences, inspiring people to learn, care and act.
• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma, WA - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium promotes responsible stewardship of the world's resources through education, conservation, research and recreational opportunities.
• Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, WA - See, touch and explore our amazing underwater world at the Seattle Aquarium. Get face-to-fin with marine life and discover the natural wonders of the Puget Sound.
• Cougar Mountain Zoological Park, Issaquah, WA - Our Zoo is nestled on the north facing slope of Cougar Mountain with a breathtaking view of the Cascade Mountain range and Lake Sammamish. We are dedicated to promoting the cause of the Earth's vanishing wildlife through the universal power of education.

Children's Theater:

• Seattle Children's Theater, Seattle, WA - Explore the benefits of being involved in the arts including exposure to new perspectives, sharpened learning skills among young people, expanded capacity for empathy, and stronger social bonds in communities.

Art Academy and Gallery:

• Museo Art & Design, Issaquah, WA - Museo Art and Design is an amazing new art studio located in Klahanie Center on the Issaquah/Sammamish Plateau. Its unique approach to art combines an art academy within a beautiful gallery setting.

Fun Centers:

• Seattle Center, Seattle, WA - Supported by the people of Seattle, we are home to the finest cultural and educational organizations, sports teams, festivals, community programs and entertainment facilities.
• Illusionz Magical Entertainment Center, Issaquah, WA - Illusionz combines fun with the wonder of magic and illusion to create a one-of-a-kind "magical entertainment center". Enjoy lasertag, bowling, miniature golf, over 100 arcade games, shows, cafe, magic displays and more!
• Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA - Pacific Science Center is a not-for-profit science foundation serving one million people a year in every county of Washington state, inspiring a lifelong interest in science, math and technology by engaging diverse communities through interactive and innovative exhibits and programs.
• Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA - Experience Music Project provides dynamic, multifaceted, ever-changing experiences through new and exciting explorations of American popular music that both entertain and engage visitors in the creative process.
• Family Fun Center, Tukwila, WA - Welcome to the Family Fun Center and Bullwinkles Restaurant, Seattle's premier entertainment complex. We've built a state of the art, 9 acre park you can race, splash, play, win, climb, spin, zap, putt, ride, celebrate and much more.
• Gameworks, Seattle, WA - Gameworks serves as the ultimate playground for the young and young in mind and spirit.
• Seattle Waterfront Arcade, Seattle, WA - Seattle Waterfront Arcade is the premier location to play the best arcade machines around. We offer a wide variety of games and attractions to ensure fun and excitement for you, your friends, and the whole family.

Amusement Parks:

• Fun Forest Amusement Park, Seattle, WA - The Entertainment Pavilion contains: 25-foot Climbing Wall, Max Flight Rollercoaster simulator, Lazer Tag, Bumper Cars, Prize games, Video games, Mini-Golf, 3 Kiddie Rides and Fun Foods.
• Wild Waves and Enchanted Village (Six Flags Theme Park), Seattle, WA - The area's best thrill rides and roller coasters plus delicious food, games and all the fun and excitement you can handle. Come enjoy thrills, chills and super entertainment on Zooma Falls at the Pacific Northwest's biggest and best water play place - Wild Waves.

Sports/Events Centers:

• Qwest Field & Events Center, Seattle, WA - Home of the National Football League Seattle Seahawks!
• Safeco Field, Seattle, WA - Home of Major League Baseball Seattle Mariners!
• Key Arena, Seattle, WA - Home to Seattle's own NBA SuperSonics, WNBA Storm and Western Hockey League Thunderbirds, KeyArena at Seattle Center also hosts entertainments most acclaimed talent from music's biggest stars to popular family shows.
• Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA - The Tacoma Dome is one of the largest wood-domed structures in the world. It is owned and operated by the City of Tacoma's Public Assembly Facilities Department.
• Everett Events Center, Everett, WA - The Everett Events Center was developed and is owned by the Everett Public Facilities District. The Comcast Community Ice Rink, an adjacent regulation ice rink, is used for public skating, local hockey leagues, figure skating instructional sessions and much more. Additionally, the Main Arena ice surface and the Ice Rink ice surface can be converted to form a 57,000 square foot space to host trade shows, expositions, consumer shows and special events.
• Lynnwood Ice Center, Lynnwood, WA - Welcome to Lynnwood Ice Center, the Northwest's premier public skating facility. Lynnwood Ice Center is also the home of Seattle Junior Hockey Association and the Seattle Skating Club.
• Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA - If you are interested in soccer, baseball, cricket, flying, regional trails, the largest off-leash dog area in the state, a velodrome, climbing rock, rowing, birding, King County's cultural heritage, gardening, a family picnic, concerts, or movies, Marymoor Park is the place for you!
• Emerald Downs, Auburn, WA - The sport of Thoroughbred racing is like no other. The pounding hooves and pounding hearts give the sport its own rhythm, its own intensity, even its own language.

Museum:

• Children's Museum, Seattle, WA - The Children's Museum, Seattle offers children and their families a fun, interactive learning experience that challenges visitors to work in teams, manipulate objects, role play, problem solve and develop eye-hand coordination with a variety of unique exhibits and programs.
• The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA - The independent, non-profit Museum of Flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world, attracting more than 400,000 visitors annually.
• Museum of Doll Art, Bellevue, WA - Welcome to the Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. Established in September, 1992 in Bellevue, Washington (near Seattle), the museum houses more than 3000 dolls on display as well as for sale. Since its inception it has become a "mecca" for doll collectors and enthusiasts.
• Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA - Bellevue Arts Museum is the Pacific Northwest's center for the exploration of art, craft and design through exhibitions, educational programs and partnerships, emphasizing the work of regional artists.
• Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA - Connecting people through art. Tacoma Art Museum serves the diverse communities of the Northwest through its collection, exhibitions and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest.
• Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA - One museum ... three projects ... Downtown, Seattle Asian Art Museum and Olympic Sculpture Park!

Washington State Parks:

• Washington State Parks - Welcome to Washington's state parks, where you can discover the natural beauty of sandy ocean beaches, sheltered Puget Sound islands and old-growth forests and desert and Columbia River Gorge landscapes.