Family days out in Virginia
There are so many fun places to go with kids in Virginia - great zoos and aquariums, museums, theme parks, water parks and swimming pools, places to visit outdoors (many of which are cheap or free), great historical places of interest, activities and indoor play centres for toddlers as well as the usual family tourist attractions - take a look below, lots of the best things to do with children in VA
Great Waves Water Park
Alexandria
Great Waves Water ParkThere's fun for everyone at Great Waves!! Catch a wave in the wave pool or twist and turn down four-story water slides! Slide with friends or splash around in the shallow waters of the play pool. Little tykes can enjoy the tad pool
Massanutten Waterpark
Massanutten
Massanutten WaterparkThe indoor park has 8 superb water slides,an Adventure River, hot tubs, and the Flow Rider. The park also has plenty of outdoor fun with mulit-lane mat racers,wave pool,water b-ball hoops, and more.
Ocean Breeze Waterpark
Virginia Beach
Ocean Breeze WaterparkOcean Breeze Waterpark has added two new body slides for the summer of 2008."Walk the Plank" is a 200 foot dark tunnel with an exhilarating 50 foot drop!"Pirates Plummet" has a tunnel that opens up just as you begin the steep plunge down the slide.
Splashdown Waterpark
Manassas
Splashdown Waterpark770 foot Lazy River - 25 Meter Lap Pool - Interactive children's area with 4 slides, bubblers and fountains - Activity Pool - Two fast Cannon Ball Slides. One of the many good family places to go if you're looking for things to do with kids in Virginia
Water Country USA
Williamsburg
Water Country USAGreat waterpark set to a 50's and 60's surf theme. Don't miss the newest attraction - The Hubba Hubba Highway - an interactive river adventure, guests can "cruise" down this free-floating river ride through drenching coconuts and cool geysers.
Water Mine Family Swimmin' Hole
Reston
Water Mine Family Swimmin' HoleThe Water Mine Family Swimmin' Hole offers more than an acre of slides, flumes, sprays, showers, floatables and interactive play features, circled by Rattlesnake River with a 2.5 mile per hour current that gently nudges tubes along
WaterWorks Waterpark
Western Dale City
WaterWorks WaterparkWaterworks offers state of the art outdoor excitement, including pools, slides, fountains, an expansive shallow beach area, and friendly, family fun.
Great Wolf Park Waterpark
Williamsburg
Great Wolf Park WaterparkWhether it's 10 degrees below or raining cats and dogs, it's always a balmy 84 degrees inside the resort's gigantic, 67,000 square-foot indoor waterpark. Bear Track Landing puts the emphasis on fun with nine waterslides, six pools and a four-story treehouse waterfort.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Williamsburg
Busch Gardens WilliamsburgWith dozens of thrilling rides and attractions, ten main stage shows, a wide variety of authentic foods and shops, and a magical children's area, Busch Gardens Williamsburg is the ticket to a world-class adventure.
Dinosaur Land
White Post
Dinosaur LandStep into the world of the prehistoric past, where visitors can turn back the pages of time to the Mesozoic era, where dinosaurs were the only creatures that roamed the earth. One of the many good family places to go if you're looking for things to do with kids in Virginia
Kings Dominion
Doswell
Kings DominionThey've got the most hair-raising rides, the wettest water park, the most sizzling stage shows, and tons of other cool stuff everyone can enjoy. Kings Dominion is 400 acres of ultimate entertainment for the entire family!
Haunted Monster Museum and Dinosaur Kingdom
Natural Bridge
Haunted Monster Museum and Dinosaur KingdomAt the Haunted Monster Museum you will experience Professor Cline's work displayed haunted house style. Visitor's say it's Bizarre and unique, like Scooby Doo meets the Twilight Zone. Here we showcase the very best of this type of fun family entertainment.
Mill Mountain Zoo
Roanoke
Mill Mountain ZooCome and visit Mill Mountain Zoo! Home to more than 50 animal species, including snow leopards, hawks, red pandas, Japanese macaques, and a bald eagle.
Virginia Zoo
Norfolk
Virginia ZooThe Virginia Zoo has a world of discovery waiting. Meet 350 amazing animals. Take a ride on the Zoo train. Explore gorgeous gardens or splash in fountains on pretty days. It's an outdoor adventure for the entire family!
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
Virginia Beach
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science CenterCome explore over 700,000 gallons of one of the best aquariums and live animal habitats in the country at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center. Check out our hundreds of hands-on exhibits, outdoor aviary, nature trail, and marshlands. Plus you won't want to miss..
Luray Reptile Center
Luray
Luray Reptile CenterSeeing zookeepers interact with animals and know them personally. Having a zookeeper available to answer your questions. Getting Close and personal with animals is something Luray Zoo does best!
Have you ever been close enough to a tiger you can count their whiskers?
Leesburg Animal Park
Leesburg
Leesburg Animal ParkGet Up Close and Personal with Exotic & Domestic Animals on 21 acres of fun! Visit Giant Tortoises, Lemurs, and Serval Cats. Feed and pet animals and take a PONY RIDE. Tour the entire Park on a SAFARI wagon ride. Stop by our POND to play, picnic and feed the fish!
Virginia Safari Park
Natural Bridge
Virginia Safari Park You'll be able to see animals run and frolic with abandon ... or block your path ... or lay flat-out in the sun ... the choice will be theirs; they are free to roamno pacing back and forth in front of a barred exhibit!
Bug Box
Fredericksburg
Bug BoxOur zoo features exotic insects, arachnids, and crustaceans from around the world. Yikes, we also have a pet snake"Fred", two family member turtles, frogs and toads, Sammy salamander and so much more! And visitors can view hundreds of specimens and study educational..
Natural Bridge Wax Museum
Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge Wax Museumfeatures scenes of Virginia and Natural Bridge history where the curtain opens on George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, the Confederacy, all perched on narrated sets.
Danville Science Center
Danville
Danville Science CenterDanville Science Center delights all ages with its hands-on exhibits and special programs that make science fun for everyone. Friendly staff and volunteers stand ready to encourage you to explore your world.
AAF Tank Museum
Danville
AAF Tank MuseumThe Tank Museum has the most extensive collection of
International Tank & Cavalry artifacts in the world! - 117 Tanks & Artillery pieces + lots more
Virginia Discovery Museum
Charlottesville
Virginia Discovery MuseumA hands-on children's museum, with exhibits on the arts, sciences, humanities, history and nature. Families are encouraged to explore the Museum together - visitors of all ages are free to touch, play and explore. Learning and fun are the goal. Creative play is the way!
Museum of Transportation
Roanoke
Museum of TransportationHouses lots of steam locomotives including the J611, diesel engines, railcars, trucks, trolleys, carriages, vintage cars, an O-gauge layout (which the small people love) plus many special exhibits and events throughout the year.
Childrens Museum of Richmond
Richmond
Childrens Museum of RichmondSit in an eagle's nest, explore a cave, tinker in the inventor's lab, and more - the kids learn through hands on interactive play. One of the many good fun places to go if you're looking for things to do with kids in Virginia
Virginia Living Museum
Newport News
Virginia Living MuseumVirginia's natural heritage comes alive through living exhibits that encompass all the state's geographic regions from the mountains to the ocean. Each exhibit tells a story.
Rightmire Childrens Museum
Lynchburg
Rightmire Childrens Museum A four-level structure also known as Amazement Square. This fab family-friendly learning center offers loads of hands-on interacting fun, including America's highest indoor climbing tower, a "walk-through" model of the human heart, and exhibits that explore the secrets of..
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Discovery MuseumCapture the sense of fascination and excitement you had as a child. At the Discovery Museum, families come to feel that wonder, together. The hands-on exhibits and programs, focused on the sciences, mathematics, the humanities and the arts, ignite creativity, spark..
Childrens Museum of Virginia
Portsmouth
Childrens Museum of VirginiaJust about the biggest children's museum in Virginia. Over 64,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, featuring dozens of interactive exhibits and a planetarium.
Harrisonburg Children's Museum
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg Children's MuseumA hands-on, interactive museum where children (ages 2-12) and their families can explore and learn together. The museum offers a wide range of activities including culture, science and technology. All activities and exhibits are designed so young minds can "explore more."
Science Museum of Virginia
Richmond
Science Museum of VirginiaEverywhere you look there is something cool to do to â move the earth, explore space, solve a crime, see rats play basketball, ride a Segway and see a giant IMAX movie. This science museum in a historic train station has something for everyone!
Science Museum of Western Virginia
Roanoke
Science Museum of Western VirginiaProviding hands-on, interactive exhibits. Utilizing our planetarium as an educational and entertaining resource. Offering a variety of innovative programs, both on-site and in the community.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Martinsville
Virginia Museum of Natural HistoryGreat Natural History Museum featuring that great family favourite - The Dinisour - check events for up to date info
Virginia Air and Space Center
Hampton
Virginia Air and Space CenterFeatures dozens of hands-on air and space exhibits, a premiere interactive aviation gallery that spans 100 years of flight, more than 30 historic aircraft, unique space flight artifacts and more. One of the many fun family places to go if you're looking for things to do..
Virginia Aviation Museum
Richmond
Virginia Aviation Museumfeatures the spectacular SR-71 Blackbird; 36 historic, vintage aircraft; reproductions of the Wright brothers' kite, gliders and famous 1903 Flyer; early flight memorabilia; a World War II diorama that includes the Tuskegee Airmen and Women's Airforce Service Pilots.
National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Chantilly
National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy CenterThe Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays many more artifacts including the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay and Space Shuttle Enterprise.
Toy Museum At Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge
Toy Museum At Natural BridgeThe largest collection of childhood memorabilia on display in the world. The museum collections feature many full sets and series of collectible toys particularly since 1975.
ArtVenture Interactive Center
Roanoke
ArtVenture Interactive CenterArt Venture is a hands-on interactive gallery and art center that is fun for EVERYONE! You can paint a portrait, play a musical painting, design a chair, stage a puppet show, drive a circus wagon, or create a creature made of clay.
History Museum of Western Virginia
Roanoke
History Museum of Western VirginiaMuseum exhibits and research library comprise the largest collection of material in the Roanoke Valley devoted solely to tracing human history. Exhibits offer a glimpse of
how life was lived in southwestern Virginia, creating a vivid cultural and educational experience...
Central Park Funland
Fredericksburg
Central Park FunlandCentral Park Funland, Virginia's largest Family Entertainment Center, is the perfect place to have some fun. Our 40,000+ square foot facility sits on over 4 acres and is open 364 days a year.
Pirate's Cove Williamsburg
Williamsburg
Pirate's Cove Williamsburg Come visit award-winning Pirate's Cove-- the ultimate family attraction in Williamsburg! We are Williamsburg's premier miniature golf course, the only place for adventure and tales of true pirate lore... Putt your way through the world of 18th century buccaneers-- under..
Motor World
Virginia Beach
Motor WorldMotor World is "your place to race" in Virginia Beach, Virginia featuring 11 go-kart tracks, 250 Karts with 16 different style Go-Karts to choose from.
Go Karts Plus
Williamsburg
Go Karts PlusFour great go-kart tracks! Strap yourself into the Super Stockarts for a race around a high-banked oval track in karts that look just like your favorite NASCARs! Be the captain of your own bumper boat or sink a hole-in-one on the Waterfall Miniature Golf Course.
Charlottesville Ice Park
Charlottesville
Charlottesville Ice ParkPublic skating, skating classes and lessons, learn-to-play-hockey, Stick & Puck hockey practice sessions, Drop-In hockey sessions, Freestyle practice sessions for figure skaters, private parties, broomball, the best birthday parties in town.
Beaverdam Park
Gloucester
Beaverdam ParkGloucester's largest park (1340 acres) is located in the central part of the county and surrounds a 635-acre lake. Beaverdam Park is open 7 days a week year-round and only closes on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Hours of operation through Labor Day are 6:00 am 8:30..
Natural Bridge Caverns
Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge CavernsAlong with spectacular landscape, expect an entertaining tour through the caverns. On a 45 minute journey into the east coast's deepest commercial cavern, descend 34 stories into the earth, and learn how our striking underground world was carved and continues to grow.
Grand Caverns
Grottoes
Grand CavernsGrand Caverns is a stately and powerful example of Nature's handiwork. Gigantic stalactites point down from above. Equally imposing stalagmites thrust upward from the caverns floor.
Shenandoah Caverns
Shenandoah Caverns
Shenandoah CavernsSee beautiful underground formations like the famous Breakfast Bacon once featured in National Geographic all in the only Virginia caverns with elevator service! Bonus attraction Main Street of Yesteryear features antique animated holiday window displays.
Luray Caverns
Luray
Luray CavernsContains a bey of stalactite and stalagmite formations. They are the largest caverns in the eastern USA. One of the many fun family places to go if you're looking for things to do with kids in Virginia
Maymont
Richmond
MaymontMaymont is home to many native Virginia animals including mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and fish. Hundreds of animals, representing more than 100 species, reside within Maymont's groundsat the Children's Farm, in the Wildlife Exhibits and in the Nature Center.
Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Huddleston
Smith Mountain Lake State ParkIn addition to a full range of water related activities, including swimming, fishing and boating, the park offers miles of hiking trails, housekeeping cabins, camping, picnicking, a visitor center and interpretive programs.
Twincreeks Llama Trekking
Browntown
Twincreeks Llama TrekkingHiking with llamas will add a whole new dimension to your wilderness adventure. Along the way, you'll have the opportunity to learn about the local wildlife and wildflowers as well as some interesting tidbits about the history of the area.
American Rover Tall Ship Cruises
Norfolk
American Rover Tall Ship CruisesVenture into the smooth waters of Hampton Roads' historical harbor and rich maritime heritage. Day and evening cruises showcase the best of America's greatest seaport. Sail majestically by giant merchant and navy ships, tugs, fishermen
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