Family Fun in Maine

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Shirley Mills Moosehead Mini Golf

★★★★★ 5 (22)

Mini Golf

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Mt Desert Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Museum

★★★★★ 5 (132)

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Northeast Harbor Northeast Harbor Skating RInk

★★★★★ 5 (1)

Skating Rinks

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Old Orchard Beach Electra Wheel

★★★★★ 5 (4)

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Kittery Take Flight Aerial Adventure Course

★★★★☆ 4.9 (316)

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St Albans HazyQdega Raceway, LLC

★★★★★ 5 (10)

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Maine has 73 family activities across 11 categories and 45 cities. Pick an activity to see top picks, or jump straight to a city.

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Shredway Maine

The track features multiple configurable layouts including chicanes and 'bus stops' that can transform a small/medium oval into a road course experience
The venue is located at the end of a dirt road in a tucked-away location, providing a secluded racing experience

HazyQdega Raceway, LLC

Part of the Maine MiniCup Racing League (MMRL), offering organized racing events for local karting enthusiasts
Outdoor gas-powered go-kart track with lap-based racing format including qualifying laps and feature races with trophies

Wonder Mountain Fun Park

Offers a comprehensive entertainment package with two 18-hole mini-golf courses, a maze, go-karts, and an indoor arcade
Mini-golf courses feature interactive elements like optional spin challenges on holes, adding extra fun to gameplay

LST Motorsports Park

Has a strong community feel, described by reviewers as 'like one big family'
The track is a 1/6 mile outdoor racing venue focused on competition karting

Seacoast Adventure

Features a 100-foot sky swing, a notably tall thrill ride for an outdoor family entertainment center
Operates year-round with seasonal attractions: daily operations June to Labor Day for mini golf and go-karts, plus winter snow tubing

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Weirs Beach Go Kart Track

Located in scenic Laconia, this go-kart track offers a quarter-mile outdoor racing experience with gas-powered karts reaching up to 20 MPH
The venue has a strong community reputation with a high 4.5-star rating from 118 customer reviews

Arcade

Features a rare 1950s vintage arcade machine called 'Grandma' that dispenses advice, making it a unique historical piece among modern family entertainment centers
Operates as a massive 20,000 square foot independent arcade with 100+ games, making it significantly larger than typical family entertainment centers

Round1 Bowling & Arcade The Maine Mall

Features a VIP Immersive Lane bowling experience, a specialized high-tech bowling attraction that sets it apart from standard bowling alleys
Serves authentic Japanese food in addition to standard arcade food, combining cultural dining with entertainment

The Sports Arena

Offers a special partnership with the Maine High School Basketball Tournament, providing free pizza parties for tournament teams through their Full Court Feast package
The venue features live and local music performances every weekend, functioning as both a family entertainment center and live music venue

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Requires all guests to wear special Urban Air socks ($3.99) for safety and hygiene purposes, which is a mandatory add-on fee for every visit
The facility reserves the right to limit guest playtime to two hours based on capacity, with a strict no re-entry policy during the same day

FunZ Trampoline Park

Is an independent venue (not part of a franchise chain), operating as a locally-owned family entertainment center in Lewiston, ME
The facility features an unusually diverse array of attractions including trampolines, a ninja course, parkour areas, dodgeball court, basketball court, bumper ball, foam pits, zip line, ropes course, climbing wall, arcade, and giant Legos

Family Time Dine and Play

VIP Private Party package includes $400 in game play credit plus 30% discount on additional games, making it a comprehensive entertainment package at $550 for 2 hours on Sunday mornings
The venue features a 'Crazy maze' attraction in addition to arcade games and laser tag, providing a diverse mix of physical and digital entertainment options

Electra Wheel

Features modern enclosed gondolas with full coverage for safety and shelter, unlike traditional open Ferris wheel seating, making it accessible for families with small children and those seeking protection from weather
The Ferris wheel is illuminated with LED lights that create a nighttime light show effect, transforming it into a glowing landmark visible above the amusement park midway

Sparetime Recreation Lewiston

Offers both candlepin and 10-pin bowling, a rare combination that caters to regional preferences, with candlepin being a specialty style primarily found in New England
The facility features glow bowling (dark bowling with lighted sides) as a special event offering, providing an alternative entertainment experience beyond traditional bowling

Wild Acadia Camping Resort

Combines overnight accommodations with a seasonal amusement funzone, operating as an integrated resort rather than a standalone amusement park, with the funzone running May 23-September 6 seasonally
The resort features a 2,100 square foot Jumbo Jumper trampoline attraction, which is a significantly large installation for a family entertainment center of this type

Family Fun Bowling Center

Family-owned-and-operated bowling center with a multi-generational bowling tradition, and the owner is a past Hall of Fame inductee
Home to professional youth bowling leagues, featuring 20 lanes with Brunswick automatic scoring and synthetic lanes

Dragons Lair Arcade and pizza

Features two separate arcade spaces with a curated mix of coin-operated retro games from the 1980s arcade era and modern video games in one venue
The arcade has a South Park pinball machine, which is specifically called out as an 'amazing' attraction that visitors appreciate

Big Jake's Go Karts

Features a 27-hole mini golf course that is currently undergoing phased upgrades, with improvements being made incrementally over time while the facility remains operational
The venue has a unique pricing structure that includes specific surcharges: $5 extra if customers don't wear shoes, and $2 extra if wearing a ski mask under the helmet

Crack the Code

Offers competitively priced escape rooms that visitors report as 'an absolute steal' compared to escape rooms across the United States, with one reviewer noting they have visited escape rooms in 24 states and found this venue's pricing exceptional for the quality offered
The owner is notably passionate about puzzle design quality, with reviews specifically highlighting the 'top tier' puzzles and the owner's dedication to creating challenging but solvable experiences

Orono Arcade LLC

Features 11 high-end pinball tables, all newer models in excellent condition, making it a notable destination for serious pinball enthusiasts
Mini golf course features changing themes that rotate, adding variety to repeat visits

Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes

One of the few remaining bowling facilities in the area that still stocks smaller bowling balls specifically designed for children with smaller hands, along with gutter bumpers for beginners
Offers the Kids Bowl Free summer program, a seasonal pricing initiative that provides significant savings for families during summer months

Orono Trampoline Park

Is a 40,000 square foot independent facility featuring an unusually diverse array of 11+ different activities including trampolines, foam pit, arcade, rock wall, zip-line, parkour course, dodgeball, basketball, slackline, battle beam, and ninja course
The venue offers specialized Glow Night events on Friday and Saturday nights from 7-10pm, a unique themed experience where the playground is closed but other attractions operate under glow lighting

Bangor Escape Rooms

Features a Museum of Games exhibit as an on-site attraction, combining escape rooms with gaming history education
Offers an on-site Italian restaurant (Bandito's Italian Bistro) integrated into the venue, with themed escape room experiences based on the restaurant concept

Sammi’s Family Entertainment Center

Sammi's offers themed 'Galactic Parties' with special candlelit bowling experiences, a unique party concept mentioned in multiple positive reviews
The venue features friendly staff dogs that greet customers, adding a distinctive hospitality touch mentioned in customer reviews

Pier Arcade

Features a large selection of mini crane machines specifically designed for toddlers, making it accessible for very young children alongside traditional arcade games
The arcade operates with a mixed payment system where some machines accept the card payment system while others require cash only, creating potential confusion for visitors

Jungle Adventure 3D Blacklight Mini Golf

The venue features professionally-designed 3D blacklight jungle artwork that was custom-created and trucked in from St. Louis, making it a professionally executed artistic installation rather than standard mini golf decor
Was mentioned by John Oliver, bringing media attention to this independent Old Orchard Beach venue

York's Wild Kingdom

Combines a zoo and amusement park in one venue, offering both animal encounters (including camel rides and duck feeding) and traditional rides like a Ferris wheel and bumper cars
The Butterfly Kingdom exhibit spans 5,500 square feet and is a major attraction, mentioned in 44 review topics, offering a walk-in butterfly atrium experience

Pirates Island

Is part of Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf, a franchise with 29 locations across the United States, all featuring pirate-themed mini golf courses with waterfalls and hidden treasures
Hosts twice-yearly charitable events: Putting for Patriots supporting veterans and Putting for Progress supporting families and students

Newport Entertainment Center (N.E.C's)

Center offers both candle pin and 10-pin bowling, a rare combination as candle pin bowling is primarily found in New England regions
The venue has been operating for at least 16 years and has undergone recent management improvements, with a long-time customer noting it's 'in the best shape' they've seen it in recent visits

Take Flight Aerial Adventure Course

Features an advanced magnetic belay system that allows climbers to ascend without a partner, representing a significant safety advancement over their previous 4-year-old system
The facility was built by WingSpeed Adventures and is certified as a Professional Vendor Member of the Association for Challenge Course Technologies (ACCT), indicating rigorous safety standards and industry recognition

Western Maine Play Museum

The museum building has a notable history that staff share with visitors, suggesting it is a repurposed historic structure rather than a purpose-built facility
The museum features a pneumatic ball tube system as a primary attraction, with staff actively managing air pressure and ball flow during peak usage

Maine State Aquarium

Features a 26-foot minke whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling as a signature display piece
Operates as a single-room facility spanning approximately 1,800 square feet, making it unusually compact for an accredited aquarium

Wendell Gilley Museum

The museum is dedicated to Wendell Gilley, an extremely talented wood sculptor known for spectacular bird carvings, making it a specialized art museum focused on a single artist's remarkable body of work
The museum offers hands-on creative workshops including wood carving, woodburning, needle felting, and watercolor painting classes for all skill levels, allowing visitors to learn directly from the artistic traditions showcased

Children's Discovery Museum

Annual membership costs $150 per year, making it economical for frequent visitors who can visit at least 13 times to break even compared to daily admission rates
The museum features a touch tank exhibit, allowing hands-on interactive experiences with aquatic life alongside traditional play-based learning

Seal Cove Auto Museum

Collection spans the 'brass era' of automobiles from 1895 through early 1920s, featuring over 60 vehicles powered by steam, electricity, and gas engines—a rare concentration of early automotive technology not commonly seen throughout the country
Museum offers free admission for youth under 18, making it highly accessible for families and educational groups

Somesville Museum and Gardens

The Somesville bridge is one of the most photographed bridges in Maine, famous for its use in calendars and other publications
The museum building includes a historic Selectmen's Building dating from the 1780s as part of its primary exhibits

Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Museum

The museum offers hands-on demonstrations using authentic forged 19th century granite quarrying tools, allowing visitors to experience traditional stone working techniques
The museum provides specialized assistance with granite identification for historic building preservation and restoration projects, serving a practical conservation function beyond typical museum exhibits

Saco Museum

The Saco Museum collection contains more than 12,000 pieces spanning local history, culture, trade, and demographics of Southern Maine
The museum offers free admission on Thursday evenings after 4 pm, making it an accessible cultural resource for the community

Seashore Trolley Museum

The museum features over 100-year-old antique trolley cars and restored train cars that visitors can ride on 40-minute excursions departing every 45 minutes, with one ticket valid for unlimited rides
The museum houses a detailed HO model railroad layout created and operated by volunteer members of a model railroad club, replicating the White Mountains in North Conway down to the coastline

Brick Store Museum

Features a minke whale skeleton as a primary exhibit, an unusual large marine specimen for a small town museum
Offers admission at only $5 for adults, making it exceptionally affordable for a museum with multiple interactive exhibits and collections

Biddeford Mills Museum

The museum features underground canals built in 1837 that visitors can explore on guided tours, showcasing the engineering infrastructure of the historic textile mills
The museum houses the Pepperell Sheets Ledgers, significant artifacts documenting one of Maine's major textile manufacturing operations

Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine

Features a giant camera obscura exhibit, a unique optical device that projects real-time images of the outside world onto an interior surface
Spans over 30,000 square feet of interactive exhibits across three floors, including dedicated MakerSpace Gallery for young artists and creators

Monkey C Monkey Do

Is an independent adventure sports center offering multiple activities beyond laser tag, including a ropes course, zip lines, giant swing, and obstacle courses - making it a multi-activity venue rather than a dedicated laser tag arena
The venue is highly family-friendly with accommodations for multiple skill levels, including staff who provide individualized support to ensure children of different ages and abilities can participate together

Spare Time Portland

Incorporates player photos into laser tag games with animated cartoons, creating a personalized gaming experience that blends live action with digital entertainment
Birthday party packages include $80 worth of game cards for all guests, combined with bowling and laser tag activities plus food service, offering significant value for group events

Moose Mountain Adventure Park

Features two distinct 18-hole courses with Maine-themed wilderness designs, allowing players to experience 36 holes total with different themed obstacles and layouts
The course includes distinctive features such as a treehouse, beaver dam obstacle, and waterfalls integrated into the Maine-themed gameplay experience

Fielder's Choice Ice Cream

Features dual mini golf courses with 36 total holes available, allowing visitors to play either 18 holes on one course or complete all 36 holes
The venue operates with a cash-only payment policy according to 23 customer review mentions, which is notable for a modern ice cream establishment

Moosehead Mini Golf

Features a giant moose statue that overlooks the course, which has become a memorable visual landmark referenced in multiple reviews
Independent mini golf course with professional landscaping and visually appealing design that reviewers compared favorably to professional-quality backyard landscaping

Steamboat Landing Mini Golf

Features replicas of iconic Maine landmarks including a New England covered bridge, historic Fort Western, scenic lighthouse, Maine Black Bear, and Grist Mill with running water
Designed as an independent mini golf course set in a shaded woodland setting with lush flower gardens and wooded gardens, providing natural relief from summer heat

Causeway Fun

The mini golf course was abandoned and disused for over a decade before being recently restored and reopened by new ownership, with a grand opening scheduled for June 28, 2025
Hole 18 features a regulation sand-filled PGA style green, unusual for a mini golf course and typically found on professional golf courses

Sky View

The driving range features computerized laser tracking and distance/speed screens that display shot metrics, with interactive games available on the screens
Offers golf clubs in 3 different heights at the driving range, accommodating players of various ages and physical statures

Raptor Falls Mini Golf & Adventure Park

Features state-of-the-art animatronic dinosaurs at every hole that move and make realistic dinosaur noises, creating an immersive prehistoric experience throughout the entire 18-hole course
Maintains a 4.8-star rating across 656 reviews, with dinosaur-related topics mentioned in over 230 reviews, indicating exceptionally high guest satisfaction with its signature animatronic attractions

Wicky Ralph's Ice Cream & Mini Golf

Proceeds from ice cream and mini golf sales support Grammy Rose Dog Rescue & Sanctuary, a local animal rescue service
The 18-hole dog-themed course features animated character statues that talk and say funny things to distract players during gameplay

Martel’s Mini Golf

Martel's Mini Golf features optional 'spin' challenges on select holes that add an unpredictable twist to gameplay, making the course more entertaining and interactive than traditional mini golf
The venue celebrates its 40th anniversary in June with special pricing of $6 mini golf, prizes, and giveaways, indicating it has been operating since approximately 1984

Dolphin Mini Golf

Features an onsite shell museum, a unique attraction that sets it apart from typical mini golf courses
Offers second game at half price, incentivizing immediate rematches and repeat play

Tabers Restaurant and Golf

The mini golf course features a botanical garden aesthetic with flowering bushes, garden ornaments, waterfalls, a stony brook, and fountains throughout the 18 holes, creating a unique setting described as 'playing golf in a Botanical Gardens'
Tabers is a multi-generational destination with strong local nostalgia, where families have visited across three generations - as children, then bringing their own kids, and now grandchildren

William B. Troubh Ice Arena

Features an old-school barn design that is notably comfortable for spectators, with good ice quality and temperature control that keeps the stands pleasant even during hot weather
Offers convenient rink-level office with helpful staff, and the arena manager can operate the Zamboni machine directly

Penobscot Ice Arena

Is known as one of the top 3 coldest ice arenas, with notably hard ice conditions that experienced skaters have remarked upon
The rink offers year-round operation with a strict no-closure policy except in cases of power outages or severe weather, ensuring consistent availability

Sunbeam Roller Rink

Is described as a 'hidden gem' with retro charm and nostalgic vibes, featuring a particularly smooth skating surface that reviewers specifically highlight as 'perfect'
The rink has a notable local skating personality named Cody who is skilled enough that reviewers mention him by name and suggest he teaches other skaters moves

Northeast Harbor Skating RInk

Community-built outdoor skating rink that serves as an afterschool activity for kids who can walk themselves there, fostering neighborhood engagement across all ages
Seasonal outdoor rink installed on tennis courts, operating November through mid-March

Biddeford Ice Arena

Features an upper deck bar (Crossbar Lounge) that allows spectators to watch hockey games while dining and drinking, a notable amenity for viewing late evening practices
Operates year-round as an indoor ice skating facility in Biddeford, ME, serving as a regional hockey hub for Southern Maine

Family Ice Center

Offers free public skating on Lee Twombly Pond, an outdoor pond that operates seasonally from early December through late February, weather permitting
The facility operates year-round with both indoor and outdoor skating options, providing indoor programs throughout the year while the outdoor pond is seasonal

West Brook Skating Rink

Is a volunteer-run, donation-based outdoor skating rink with hundreds of free loaner skates available in various sizes, making it accessible to visitors without their own equipment
The rink features skate-aids (wooden supports) available to assist children learning to skate, allowing kids to 'ride' on them for stability

Goddard's Pond

Has been operating as a skating rink for at least 35 years, with at least one regular skater reporting they have been skating there for that duration
Free skate rentals in all sizes are available, making it one of the few rinks offering completely complimentary equipment rental

Rollodrome Inc

Is a family-owned roller skating rink with a 4-generation legacy, with one family having skated there from the grandmother's generation through to grandchildren
The rink features a maple hardwood floor approximately 150 x 70 feet, which is frequently highlighted in reviews as notably smooth and beautiful

Happy Wheels Skate Center

Has a nostalgic connection spanning decades—one reviewer met their spouse at the original Happy Wheels Portland location 34 years ago, indicating the venue has maintained its community significance across multiple generations
The rink offers a Kids Skate Free Club program providing free weekly skating passes for children 12 and under, making it one of few rinks with a structured recurring free-skate initiative

Lishness Rink

Transforms seasonally between a soccer field in summer (with 4-foot high walls) and an ice hockey rink in winter, serving dual purposes for the Brunswick community
The rink features old-school hockey nets and is maintained regularly by the town of Brunswick, with evening lighting available from 4:30-10pm during winter months

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