Family days out in Missouri

There are so many fun places to go with kids in Missouri - great zoos and aquariums, museums, theme parks, water parks and swimming pools, places to visit outdoors (many of which are cheap or free), historical places of interest, activities and indoor play centres - just take a look below, plenty of things to do with the children in MO

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Big Surf Waterpark

Linn Creek
Big Surf WaterparkThe biggest, fastest, funnest, safest, cleanest, number one-en-est family fun at the Lake of the Ozarks! For any age, for anybody, Big Surf Waterpark has a variety of rides and attractions! The only thing missing is you!
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Worlds Of Fun
Kansas City
Worlds Of FunThere is something for everyone at Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun!From our six world-class coasters to one of the largest collections of water attractions in the country, sort through our exciting list of rides. Great idea if you're after fun places to go with kids in..
Six Flags St. Louis
Eureka
Six Flags St. Louis You'll find every kind of ride for every kind of rider at Six Flags St. Louis. So, whether you want to get some air on Tony Hawk 's Big Spin, scream your head off on The Boss, or soar among the clouds on Colossus, our classic Ferris Wheel, you'll find what you're looking..
Silver Dollar City
Branson
Silver Dollar City One of the most popular vacation destinations in the country. Travel back in time to the simplicity of 1880s America, and enjoy the best in Branson entertainment.
Kansas City Zoo
Kansas City
Kansas City ZooTalk about FUN! More than 1,000 animals are excited about your visit. Come see them all, ride the two-story slides in the Discovery Barn and Peek-A-Boo Tree, and take a spin on the Endangered Species Carousel (fee). The Zoo is open every day except Thanksgiving,..
World Aquarium
St. Louis
World AquariumCome visit the World Aquarium and experience an exciting exploration of our exhibits with over 10,000 animals on display, many of which were given to the Aquarium as orphans. We invite families, school groups and scout groups to join us everyday.
St. Louis Zoo
St. Louis
St. Louis Zoo he Saint Louis Zoo has educated, entertained and earned a place in the hearts of St. Louisans for generations. With the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, there began a long and slow process to establish a zoological park. Sure enough, local pride in the giant..
The Butterfly House
Chesterfield
The Butterfly HouseThe mission of the Butterfly House, a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden, is to foster a better understanding and increased awareness of our natural world. This facility presents an unparalleled opportunity to impact science and natural history education, promote..
Dickerson Park Zoo
Springfield
Dickerson Park ZooTake a walk on the wild side at Dickerson Park Zoo. The zoo, located in Springfield, Missouri, is home to more than 500 animals representing 170 species. Great idea if you're after fun places to go with kids in Missouri.
Science City
Kansas City
Science CityWelcome to Science City, where play and education go hand-in-hand. Let curiosity be your guide through more than 50 interactive areas, providing some real hands-on fun. Science City is located in Kansas City's Union Station.
Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center
Charles
Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature CenterThe Lewis & Clark Boat House and Nature Center is the Discovery Expedition's permanent home. Situated beside the Missouri River at Bishop's Landing in charming historic St. Charles, Missouri, the educational facility features exhibits relating to the Lewis and Clark..
St. Louis Science Center
St. Louis
St. Louis Science CenterExplore science and learning with your children as they begin to understand the world around them. Families can experience the remarkable natural world together in a nurturing child-friendly environment. The Discovery Room helps children focus on the fundamentals of science..
Fort Osage
Sibley
Fort OsageStep through the gate at Fort Osage and begin your walk through history. This reconstructed historic Fort, overlooking the Missouri River is portrayed as it was in 1812. Located the farthest west of the twenty-eight factories in the United States' trade system, Fort Osage..
Oceans of Fun
Kansas City
Oceans of FunWith over 60-acres of drenching slides and water attractions, Oceans of Fun is sure to offer fun for the entire family. From 18 water slides to water attractions just for kids, there is a way for everyone to cool off! Great idea if you're after fun places to go with kids..
Big Surf Waterpark
Linn Creek
Big Surf WaterparkThe biggest, fastest, funnest, safest, cleanest, number one-en-est family fun at the Lake of the Ozarks! For any age, for anybody, Big Surf Waterpark has a variety of rides and attractions! The only thing missing is you!
White Water
Branson
White Water Dive into Branson, Missouri\'s White Water where splashtacular water rides and attractions will \"wet\" your appetite for summer fun in the sun! White Water is Branson\'s only outdoor water park and offers water-blasters, super-soakers, speed water slides, and a..
National Frontier Trails Museum
Independence
National Frontier Trails Museum Welcome to the National Frontier Trails Museum! The National Frontier Trails Museum is a museum, interpretive center, and research library dedicated to telling the rich history of America's principle western trails.
Childrens Peace Pavilion
Independence
Childrens Peace PavilionThe Children's Peace Pavilion was established in 1995 as a gift to all children from the Community of Christ. In January of that year the doors of the Children's Peace Pavilion opened to an enthusiastic crowd and the enthusiasm has continued for over ten years. In all,..
The American Royal Museum
Kansas City
The American Royal MuseumParticipate in tours led by trained, museum docents.Try out the new equine exhibit and learn about different gaits.Gain insight into the vital role that agriculture played in Kansas City's rich and storied history.Learn about the beginnings of the American Royal and the..
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Kansas City
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Through the inspiration of Horace M. Peterson III (1945-1992), founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America, a group of local historians, business leaders, and former baseball players came together to create the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the early 1990s. It..
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is internationally recognized for its outstanding collection of more than 33,500 objects. From ancient times to modern day, this encyclopedic museum is one of the best in the country, offering visitors the opportunity to explore civilization..
Airline History Museum
Kansas City
Airline History MuseumThe Airline History Museum is located at the Historic Downtown Airport, in Kansas City, Missouri. To walk through it is to truly step back in time, to a different and more graceful age of air transportation. The museum contains a collection of photographs, artifacts,..
Pony Express Museum
Saint Joseph
Pony Express Museum Come and experience the many exciting, educational, state-of-the-art exhibits conveying the need, creation, operation and termination of the Pony Express. Whatever your age, you're sure to be captivated by the stories and images on an era long passed.
American Jazz Museum
Kansas City
American Jazz MuseumThe sights and sounds of a uniquely American art form come alive at the American Jazz Museum in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District. It includes interactive exhibits and films, educational programs, the Changing Gallery, the Blue Room jazz club and the Gem Theater.
Kansas City Museum
Kansas City
Kansas City MuseumField trips to the Kansas City Museum are real attention-grabbers designed to fully engage the kids in your group. We provide a genuine learning experience that simply can't be duplicated for schools, scouts, church organizations or any other youth group. We've got..
Arabia Steamboat Museum
Kansas City
Arabia Steamboat MuseumThe Arabia Steamboat Museum is home to a true time capsule of frontier life in the 1800s. Discovery the history behind the Stemaboat Arabia. Today, the remains of the Arabia can be viewed at the Steamboat Arabia Museum, in the River Market District in Kansas City, Missouri
Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum
Hannibal
Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum properties includes eight buildings; six historically significant buildings and two exciting, interactive museums whose collections include fifteen original Norman Rockwell paintings. A self-guided tour of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home &..
The Magic House Museum
St. Louis
The Magic House MuseumThe Magic House will engage all children in hands-on learning experiences that encourage experimentation, creativity and the development of problem-solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy and magic. Great idea if you're after fun places to go with kids in..
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis
Saint Louis Art Museum The Saint Louis Art Museum is one of the nation's leading comprehensive art museums, containing more than 30,000 works of art.
Auto WorldCar Museum and Kingdom Expo
Fulton
Auto WorldCar Museum and Kingdom ExpoThe Backer Collection of vintage Automobiles consists of over 120 vintage cars, trucks and other vehicles dating from 1903 to 1993. 84 of these vehicles are displayed at Auto World; sitting amongst historic settings and exhibits of memorabilia reminiscent of the times..
Museum of Art and Archaeology
Columbia
Museum of Art and Archaeology The Museum of Art and Archaeology is the art museum of the University of Missouri-Columbia. Its galleries are free and open to the public, and showcase a wide range of archaeological and artistic periods, traditions and kinds of artworks, from antiquity to 21st-century.
General Sweeneys Museum of Civil War History
Republic
General Sweeneys Museum of Civil War HistoryExplore the rich Civil War heritage of the Ozark Mountain Country, at General Sweeny's Museum of Civil War History and adjacent Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. Our facility displays artifacts and weapons of the war in the Trans-Mississippi, more familiarly known as the..
Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum
Branson
Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum In 2003, we moved from our museum in Victorville CA., to our new location in Branson, MO. Our place isn't really a typical museum - it's personal - things that Roy & Dale have done, and the kids and the family and Trigger.
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum
Branson, ,
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum The incredible exhibits displayed in over 27 museums in 10 countries will amaze, astound, and even amuse you to laughter as you enjoy your tour.
Stars and Stripes Museum
Bloomfield
Stars and Stripes Museum Founded in 1991, the Stars and Stripes Museum/Library Association, Inc. is a dedicated group of men and women committed to preserving the history of the United States Armed Forces military newspaper, the Stars and Stripes, at its birthplace.
Powers Museum
Carthage
Powers Museum For a generation now, the Powers Museum has focused on Carthage's history with annual exhibits of selected themes from the post Civil War period to the 20th century.
Sawyer's Creek Funpark
Hannibal
Sawyer's Creek Funpark Our Fun Park features an 18 Hole Miniature Golf Course in a beautiful garden setting, Bumper Boats, Bounce House,Fast Pitch, Water Wars and a Too Too Twain for the little ones.
Shryocks Callaway Farms
Columbia
Shryocks Callaway Farms Located in Callaway County, Missouri, our working family farm is the perfect fall get-away for family and friends. Make plans now to come out to the farm and enjoy our life-size corn maze, group hayrides, roaring campfires, pick-your-own pumpkin patch, and the infamous..
Pirates Cove Mini Golf
Branson
Pirates Cove Mini GolfEstablished in 1983 in Traverse City, Michigan, the Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf mission has always been to provide a wholesome, quality, family oriented entertainment option that promises a fun and unique experience for players aged 3 years to 93 years!
Going Bonkers
Columbia
Going BonkersA great place to meet new friends, play arcade games, eat good food and exercise while playing on the largest indoor playground, in climate controlled comfort. Great idea if you're after fun places to go with kids in Missouri.
The Track
Branson
The TrackThe Track Family Fun Parks are the fastest way for your family to have fun together in Branson Missouri. Wooden or classic go-kart tracks, water blaster-equipped bumper boats, themed mini golf-all without an admission charge!
Aarons Family Fun Center
Belton
Aarons Family Fun CenterAaron's Family Fun Center is a great place for the whole family.
Aarons Westchester
Harrisonville
Aarons WestchesterAaron's Family Fun Center is a great place for the whole family.
Americas Incredible Pizza Company
St. Louis
Americas Incredible Pizza CompanyGlow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf, Bumper Cars, Go-Karts, Bowling + loads more fun
Americas Incredible Pizza Company
St. Peters
Americas Incredible Pizza CompanyEnjoy your pizza - then hop into some fun at The Fairgrounds, where you'll find indoor Go-Karts, Bumper Cars, Glow-In-The-Dark Mini Golf, Mini Bowling, and a huge Game Room where you can redeem tickets for incredible prizes!
Meramec Caverns
Stanton
Meramec Caverns Beneath the fertile rolling hills of the Meramec Valley, lies a complex of mineral formations and color as rare and unique as they are beautiful. These jewels of nature which took thousands of years to grow, are preserved in the spectacular sights of Meramec Caverns.
Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis
Missouri Botanical Garden Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation\'s oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark. The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis. The Garden..
The Earthways Center
St. Louis
The Earthways CenterThe EarthWays Home, a three-story Victorian residence built in 1885 at 3617 Grandel Square, was renovated in 1994 to showcase practical demonstrations of energy efficient systems, recycled products and waste reduction practices. Today this handsome educational facility..
Katy Trail State Park
Columbia
Katy Trail State Park The trail often known as the Katy Trail is a Missouri state park and one of the longest Rails-to-Trails trails in the United States. Sections of the Katy are part of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and the American Discovery Trail. Most of the trail follows the..
Bransons IMAX Entertainment Complex
Branson
Bransons IMAX Entertainment ComplexBranson's IMAX Entertainment Complex has three thrilling choices for Big Screen entertainment! Choose GIANT-Screen IMAX Adventures for jaw-dropping escapades throughout the world and thru history. Find today's hottest movies in our state-of-the-art, Elite Cinema III. And to..
Dolly Partons Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show
Branson
Dolly Partons Dixie Stampede Dinner and ShowA fun-filled, action-packed Dinner and Show extravaganza for everyone! It's the perfect place for families, friends and groups to gather for spectacular special effects and amazing stunts by the most talented performers on two legs and four.
Mark Twain Riverboat
Hannibal
Mark Twain Riverboat The Mark Twain has been a unique feature on the Hannibal riverfront for more than twenty years. We strive to offer visitors and residents of Hannibal a uniquely authentic riverboat experience on the "Mighty Mississippi".
Mark Twain Cave
Hannibal
Mark Twain Cave Experienced guides will escort you on the 55 minute tour of Mark Twain Cave where the walkways are level and smooth and there are no steps. Because of the natural state of our cave (narrow passages, etc.) it is not wheelchair accessible.
Bridal Cave and Thunder Mountain Park
Camdenton
Bridal Cave and Thunder Mountain ParkLocal folklore tells the legend Centuries ago the Osage Indians discovered the pristine beauty that lies beneath Thunder Mountain. Local folklore tells of a legendary Indian wedding ceremony held in the cave in the early 1800s. Today this magnificent natural wonderland..
Ride the Ducks
Branson
Ride the Ducks Experience Branson sightseeing fun from a duck\'s eye view on Branson\'s only duck tour. Travel on land and water in one amazing vehicle. Now Ride The Ducks has 2 fun-filled Branson Adventures. Our Classic Table Rock Lake Sightseeing Adventure and our New Branson..
Talking Rock's Cavern
Reeds Spring
Talking Rock's CavernWhen Truman Powell first set eyes on this discovery, he declared it to be the most; amazing and uniquely decorated cave in America. There are thousands of naturally beautiful living crystal cave formations of many different kinds, colors, and textures growing closely..
50s At The Hop
Branson
50s At The HopIf you're "Searchin'" for fun, take a trip with the Hottest show in Branson, where you can "Rock Around The Clock"! As the fabulous "50's At The Hop" show heats up the stage, you can Rock It...You Can Roll It... Bop & Even Stroll It!