Between our humid summers and chilly winters, moms need indoor play options to keep the kids busy! This list will surely help you find some new spots to visit around the St. Louis area. For a more comprehensive list, be sure to check out our Indoor Play Spaces Guide!
City Museum
The #1 Voted Family Attraction in the world is right here in St. Louis! This unique play space is perfect for all family members, no matter their age.
“Explore the unexpected. City Museum is a hundred-year-old warehouse in downtown St. Louis in which artists have repurposed the pieces of old cities to build miles of tunnels, slides, climbers, bridges, and castles. There are secret passages and grand galleries. Playgrounds and ball pits. A circus and a train. A rooftop school bus and a Ferris wheel.”
750 N 16th St, St. Louis, MO 63103
Hours vary. See website for more info.
Gateway Arch
Bringing together art, nature, history, and adventure, the Gateway Arch is an inspiration as well as a destination. Spend a few hours or a whole day. The Gateway Arch will change your perspective, inside and out
St. Louis, MO 63102
History Clubhouse at The Missouri History Museum
Learning history is a hands-on experience at the History Clubhouse, an interactive space specially designed for families. Explore downtown St. Louis, with re-creations of iconic buildings that stand up to 15 feet tall. Then take a trolley ride back in time to serve food at a café during the 1904 World’s Fair, pilot a steamboat on the Mississippi River, and play house in the ancient city of Cahokia. Dress up in period costumes, put on a puppet show, fish over the edge of a canoe, and so much more.
5700 Lindell Blvd St. Louis, MO 63112
Tuesday – Sunday 10 am – noon + 1 – 4 pm
Magic House MADE
Hands-on makers-space where kids can discover new interests and passions as they paint on a digital easel, sculpt a clay creation, design for a 3D printer or laser cutter, build robots and circuits, launch a rocket, and more!
5127 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108
Monday – Saturday: 9:30 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 10:30 am – 5 pm
St. Louis Aquarium Union Station
Your journey through the St. Louis Aquarium starts along a freshwater river and the shallow waters of a salt marsh, then moves into the deep, dark abyss of the open ocean. Browse our galleries to see what’s in store for you when you spend an afternoon at the most unique indoor attraction in St. Louis!” In addition to the Aquarium, Union Station is home to a ropes course, mirror maze, mini golf course, and the St. Louis Wheel.”
201 South 18th Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Sunday – Thursday 9 am – 5 pm | Friday + Saturday 9 am – 8 pm
Sunday: 10:30 am – 5 pm
St. Louis Science Center
“Welcome back to the Saint Louis Science Center. To all the worlds inside it, big and small. To atoms and oceans, sand and stardust, dinosaurs and dark matter.” The Science Center is free to enter, and you will easily be able to spend an entire afternoon exploring their exhibits, seeing the latest Omnimax movie, learning about the stars in the Planetarium, experiencing their latest special traveling exhibit, and more!”
DISCOVERY ROOM: located on the second floor, don’t miss this play space for kids ages 6 months to 5 years!
SCIENCE STORYTIME: on the Energy Stage
5050 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Thursday – Monday 9:30 am – 5:30 pm | Tuesday + Wednesday CLOSED
