Best Indoor Playgrounds Around DC (Local Map)
Here's the place for parents to share tips and reviews for the best indoor playgrounds around the DC area! These are parent-recommended places with an indoor play area for when the weather is rough or you want to switch it up from your go-to outdoor playgrounds.
Check the map to find an indoor playground near you, and come back to leave a review and share what you and your kids thought about it!
For more high-energy indoor play places, try local inflatable and trampoline parks, too.
Magic Ground
MagicGround offers a casual restaurant with a coffee lounge. Children will enjoy attractions that include an indoor playground, beauty & customs salon, toddler play area, arts & crafts, building skills, educational computer games, and more.
Gymboree
A place to laugh and play, this massive franchise has been providing children a safe place to play and grow for over 40 years. Membership details vary by location, but typically include access to age separated classes and open play time with the mats, slides, and balance equipment in their giant gym.
Dynamic Gymnastics
Dynamic Gymnastics offers open gyms for kids, teens, and even adults!
Scramble
christadiserio: We visited Scramble with my daughter and nephew. They're both 2 and under but I was surprised at the area they had for toddlers. It was great fun!
Bolt Parkour
During scheduled open gym sessions, participants are welcome to drop in without being registered in classes. Bolt has a developmental area comprised of a spring floor, mats and blocks, and advanced wood blocks and metal bars.
The Agility Center
The Agility Center is a unique facility dedicated to the combined arts of Ninja Warrior training and gymnastics technique. Participants will learn to navigate any obstacle in their path with strength, agility, precision and fluidity. Their two conjoined gyms offer a variety of engaging learning experiences. The Agility Center hosts an open gym every Saturday and Sunday with the exception of holiday weekends or other events.
Hyper Kidz!
Hyper Kidz! is the ultimate indoor playground, featuring a Big Kid Zone (ages 3 - 13), Kid Zone (ages 2 - 7), and a Mini Zone (ages 0 - 2). The various areas feature age-appropriate activities including multi-story climbing structures, slides, obstacles, ramps & ball pits. Unique attractions include moving rides, ball blasters, and an LED-lit air slide.
My Gym
This 40-year-old franchise helps kids build confidence and self esteem through gymnastics and fitness classes at 700+ locations throughout the world. Gym members and non-members alike can enjoy all of the top-quality equipment the Potomac location has to offer during regular unstructured, parent-supervised open gym times. Kids can focus on improving skills they've learned in class, or just have a good time while bonding with mom and dad.
Be with Me Children's Playseum
Children are able to explore, discover and play in the uniquely designed city shops at Be with Me Children's Playseum, created to mimic mom and dad's world but uniquely scaled to their size. Dress the part to fix a car at the mechanics shop, build a favorite pizza at the Italian restaurant, take x-rays of a patient in the hospital room or even pretend to bathe a puppy in the pet shop....they have so many rooms for them to explore!
Frederick Gymnastics
Frederick Gymnastics hosts open gyms in their state-of-the-art 18,000 square foot, air-conditioned facility. Their facility features a tumble trak, foam pits & rod floor, a beam area, and preschool areas.
Primary photo: Hyper Kidz Columbia
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