Family Friendly Things to Do In Texas

Frisco

• Back in Time Escape Room - Themed escape rooms located in the Stonebriar Mall
• Frisco RoughRiders - Baseball team in Frisco with a lazy river in the outfield
• KidZania - Real-life city for kids 4-14 offering immersive learning experiences
• Frisco Waterpark - Features a lazy river, 7 water features, Preston Plunge, The Fort, and more
• Nerdvana - Restaurant and bar where you can sit and play board games together

Prosper

• Frontier Park - Park with a playground, splash pad, ball parks, stocked pond, and more
• Prosper Playhouse - Indoor activity for kids under featuring a children's boutique
• Silo Park - food truck park, outdoor play area, and live music

Celina

• Little Wooden Penguin - Restaurant & bar with mini-golf, live music, yard games, and more

Denton

• Free Play Arcade - Video Game Arcade with tons of favorite games!

The Colony

• Grandscape - Lots of places featuring Andretti's Arcade and Go-Karts, Grandscape Wheel, Scheels, The Puttery, Galaxy Theatre, and more

Little Elm

• Little Elm Beach - Sandy beach on Lewisville Lake with volleyball, open swim areas, and rentals

Melissa

• Z-Plex - Sports complex with baseball, softball, soccer fields and tennis and pickleball courts

Anna

• Slayter Creek Park - Huge park with walking, skate park, splash pad, and more
• BarnHill Vineyards - Live music venue with a large vineyard, rustic barn, and horses

Van Alstyne

• Central Social District - Open green space for the kids and playground within walking distance to shopping
• Forrest Moore Park -  Park with baseball fields, tennis courts, a large playground, and ample walking trails. 

Denison

• Eisenhower State Park - On Lake Texoma with swimming, fishing, hiking, and more

McKinney

• Wayback Barn - Hangout spot with yard games, music, and axe throwing

Irving

• Gondola Adventures - Private Gondola Cruises with selections such as Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, and more
• SUP NTX - Paddle board and kayak rentals

Allen

• The Hub - Place for fun with food, events, live music, etc.

Grapevine

• Legoland - Lego theme rides, soft play area, 4D cinema, and more
• Great Wolf Lodge - 80,000 square-foot indoor water park maintained at a balmy 84 degrees throughout the year, a wide range of enjoyable attractions and events, diverse dining options to satisfy every taste bud, and more
• Meow Wolf - Family-friendly cosmic adventure inside a world of explorable immersive art.
• Corky's - Lively locale for wings, pizza & street tacos, plus axe throwing, arcade games & an escape room
• The Gaylord Texan - Features the 10-acre Paradise Springs water park, Glass Cactus nightclub, magnificent accommodations and amenities. You will never find yourself looking for something to do with all the surrounding restaurants, shopping and unique entertainment.

Plano

• GoApe - Zipline and adventure park in Oak Point Park
• Crayola Experience - 25 hands on attractions such as creating your own crayon

Dallas

• Galleria - Huge mall with plenty of shopping and skating rink
• Dallas Arboretum - Arboretum and Botanical Garden with different themes and blooms throughout the year
• Dallas Aquarium - Aquarium with different exhibits featuring fish, mammals, and exotic birds

Rockwall

• The Harbor - Waterfront experience with shops, restaurants, and more

Bartonville

• Marty B's - Restaurant with modern ranch atmosphere featuring Texas specialties, live music, fire pits for s'mores, games, and much more

Keller (Alliance)

• Truck Yard - Food truck park with kid-sized ferris wheel and yard games
• Main Event - Family arcade with bowling, laser tag, games, etc.

Weatherford

• Parker County Axe Company - Axe Throwing and BYOB
• Film Alley - Movie theatre, bowling alley, arcade, and restaurant/bar
• Splash Kingdom Wild West - Waterpark with slides, wave pool, lazy river, and more
• Grand Adventure - Arcade, mini-golf, go kart racing, and more
• Marshall Park - Splash pad and playground

Grand Prairie

• Epic Waters - Indoor waterpark with waterslides, wave pool, surfing, arcade, and more
• Ripley's Believe It or Not - Museum with kitschy oddities on display and hands-on activities
• Epic Central - Adventure parks, dining, live music, Vegas-style water & light show, and more
• Loyd Park - 791 acres along Joe Pool Lake with campsites, lake front cabins, boat docks and ramps, swimming beach, trails, rentals, 18-room lodge, and much more

Fort Worth

• Stockyards - Experience true Texas while shopping, dining, cattle drives, and more
• Fort Worth Zoo - Visit the top zoo in the nation with 7,000 native and exotic animals
• Water Gardens - Architectural marvel with a variety of water features
• Coyote Drive-In - Old-fashioned drive-in movie theatre with food and drinks
• Burger's Lake - 30 acre park with lake for swimming, shady beaches, slide, trapeze, and more

Arlington

• Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame - Preserves and exhibits the 5,000 year history of the sport of bowling.
• Six Flags Over Texas - 212 acre amusement park with lots of rides and fun
• AT&T Stadium - Catch a tour or attend a sporting event or concert
• Globe Life Field - Catch a Texas Rangers Game

Mansfield

• Hawaiian Falls - Waterpark that features the Lava Launch, Turtle Bay, Cliffhanger, Hawaiian Halfpipe, Hightide Whirlpool, Keiki Kove, Kona Kooler, LaLana Peak Slides, and more.
• The Backyard - Outdoor patio in downtown Mansfield with three restaurants and a brewery

Midlothian

• Midlothian Community Park - 105 acre multipurpose complex with 13 soccer game fields and practice football fields, competition soccer/football field, concession stand, picnic tables. walking trail, splash pad, playground, basketball and multipurpose courts, amphitheater, baseball fields, fishing lake, and a wildflower meadow

Waxahachie

• Ellis County Museum - Housed in the oldest building in Downtown Waxahachie, the museum shares stories of Ellis County and its residents with visual and interactive displays over 130 years of history
• Munster Mansion - Replica of the house from the 1960's sitcom "The Munster's." This was recreated room by room from the show. Tours are available. They also host a Murder Mystery for guests 21+ every month.

Burleson

• Pirates' Cove Fun Zone - Pirate themed water park with 7 slides and arcade and food year round

Cedar Hill

• Cedar Hill State Park - On Joe Pool Lake, swim, fish, boat, camp, and more

Mesquite

• Celebration Station - Amusement park with bumper boats, go-karts, arcade, mini-gold, and food

Houston

• Space Center Houston - Immerse yourself in the past, present, and future of space exploration 
• Children's Museum of Houston - Rated the No. 1 children's museum in the U.S. by Parents magazine, the Children's Museum is A Playground for Your Mind™. The Museum is packed with 90,000 square feet of innovative, interactive bilingual exhibits for kids, ages birth to 12 years, housed in a whimsical Robert Venturi-designed building
• Houston Museum of Natural Science - One of the most heavily attended museums in the U.S., features the Wortham Giant Screen Theatre, Burke Baker Planetarium, Cockrell Butterfly Center, permanent exhibit halls and traveling exhibitions.
• The Health Museum - An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is a multi-sensory and ever-evolving interactive experience featuring health science advances and the intricacies and implications of how bodies work. 
• Houston Zoo - Serving as a 55-acre oasis in the heart of Houston, and neighbors with the world renown Texas Medical Center, the Houston Zoo is home to wildlife from all corners of the globe. Gorillas, giraffes, elephants, storks, tortoises and many more species are waiting to teach you something you did not know about animals.
• Houston Arboretum & Nature Center - This 155-acre non-profit urban nature sanctuary provides education about the natural environment to Houstonians and visitors of all ages.
• The Galleria - Texas’ largest and most luxurious shopping destination  with more than 400 stores, 70 of which are exclusive to Houston and 60+ eateries

Webster

• Chicken N Pickle - Our indoor/outdoor entertainment complex includes a casual, chef-driven restaurant and sports bar that boasts pickleball courts, a variety of yard games and enough space to kick back and relax with your favorite peeps.

Kemah

• Kemah Boardwalk - Overlooking Galveston Bay, and just 20 minutes from Downtown Houston, this coastal getaway features themed restaurants, retail shops, and amusements for the whole family. This 35-acre carnival-like atmosphere has a 36-foot carousel, a 65-foot Ferris wheel and rides like the Aviator, the Inverter and the Boardwalk Tower. Kids love the arcade and Midway games

Galveston

• Moody Gardens - This tropical destination, less than an hour from Houston on Galveston Island,  is ideal for families and groups alike. Delve into the ocean's depths at the Aquarium Pyramid, explore the extraordinary world of science at Discovery Museum, experience the action of the IMAX® 3D, 4D and enjoy gulf breezes aboard the Colonel Paddlewheel Boat
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark - Hot or cold, rain or shine, Schlitterbahn – located on Galveston Island - has your family covered with climate-controlled rivers, slides and pools that will put you in a tropical mood! This award-winning park was recently featured on the Travel Channel and also provides free parking, tubes and lifejackets.

Katy

• Typhoon Texas - Family Friendly water park spread across 25 acres.
• Momentum Indoor Climbing - 36,000 sq ft of both roped and un-roped climbing!
• Pop Stroke - Two 18-hole putting courses designed by Tiger Woods
• Home Run Dugout - We are a baseball/softball themed entertainment venue that features state-of-the-art batting bays™ equipped with proprietary ground-up, soft-toss pitching machines.

Spring

• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashdown - Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: is Houston's largest water park with 41 rides, slides and attractions! It has 40 acres and more than 2 million gallons of water for summer fun. It is located off I-45.

Sugar Land

• Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center - Creative children's museum offering educational, interactive exhibits
• BarnHill Vineyards - Live music venue with a large vineyard, rustic barn, and horses

Humble

• Mercer Botanic Gardens - Botanical gardens that includes landscaped garden beds and natural areas

The Woodlands

• Immersive Gamebox - Interactive digital rooms featuring projection mapping, touch screens, etc.
• George Mitchell Nature Preserve - 1,800-acre preserve w/ miles of hike/bike trails and native plants and wildlife
• Texas Tree Ventures - Outdoor aerial adventure course that will have you climbing to new heights! Set amongst the trees, this unique course is both mentally and physically challenging, offering a great activity for families, friends, and groups to enjoy as they attempt to traverse a series of poles, cables, and other elements for three hours.

Conroe

• Jolly Pirate Ship - Join us as we take to the Lake Conroe waters searching for undiscovered treasure. Entertainment and interaction create an experience, excitement, and merriment for the young and young heart (or who want to channel their inner Pirate). 

Montgomery

• Historic Montgomery (Birthplace of the Texas Flag) - Historic Montgomery has a variety of boutiques and antique shops that are sure to grab the interest of every type of shopper. For those without an acquisitive interest, Montgomery has a wide variety of historical buildings, tours, museums, parks, and monuments that are accessible through apps, walking tours, and knowledgeable docents.

Brenham

• Blue Bell Creameries - Description Take a self-guided tour through more than 100 years of our company’s history at the Blue Bell Museum. You can grab a scoop of ice cream a the Ice Cream Parlor, shop in the Country Store