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Markie's Mini Golf

Phoenixville, PA

★★★★☆ 4.4 (197)

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Pittsburgh Fun Slides Carpet Skatepark and Party Center

Pittsburgh Neville Roller Drome

★★★★☆ 4.4 (1079)

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Pittsburgh National Aviary

★★★★☆ 4.7 (7535)

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Pittsburgh Moonshot Museum

★★★★☆ 4.6 (123)

Children's Museums

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Pittsburgh Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

★★★★☆ 4.2 (1018)

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While You're in Pittsburgh

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Parks & Nature

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Kennywood
Point State Park
Emerald View Park
Schenley Park
Schenley Plaza

Museums & Culture

Fort Pitt Block House
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Kamin Science Center

Attractions

Trundle Manor
Fort Pitt Museum
Points of View
Mellon Square
Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh
Randyland

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Pittsburgh has 28 family activities across 10 categories. Pick an activity to see top picks, or explore a nearby city.

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Zone 28

Features a massive 3,000 square foot immersive laser tag arena, one of the largest dedicated laser tag spaces in a family entertainment center
The venue offers Suite 28 VIP experience with private bowling lanes and exclusive lounge seating, allowing groups to reserve dedicated lanes with their own bar service for events

Laser Storm Pittsburgh

Is an independent venue (not a franchise) that has maintained operations for over 20 years, with staff members who have been employed there since at least the mid-2000s
The laser tag arena features a dynamic game layout that changes configuration between games, preventing repetitive gameplay experiences

424 Play Factory

Offers a tiered membership discount structure that reduces costs for families with multiple children, with the 1st child at $30/month, 2nd child at $15/month, and 3rd-5th children at $10/month each
The venue recently underwent a significant redesign and reorganization that included reviewing and updating toys, which reviewers noted made the space noticeably cleaner and better organized

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Offers specialized Sensory Friendly Play sessions (12:30pm-2:30pm) designed for children with autism and special needs, featuring no loud music or flashing lights to create an inclusive recreational environment
The facility features a Sky Rider Indoor Zipline as part of its adventure offerings, making it more than just a trampoline park and differentiating it from typical bounce house venues

Fun Slides Carpet Skatepark and Party Center

Features a unique carpet skating experience, a distinctive activity type that sets it apart from traditional roller skating rinks and is specifically mentioned as a signature attraction in reviews
The venue maintains an exceptionally high 4.8-star rating across 2,162 reviews, indicating consistent customer satisfaction and positive experiences

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Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh

Is part of a franchise network, bringing the globally-recognized illusions museum concept to Pittsburgh with locally-tailored exhibits
The venue features a vortex tunnel exhibit that is specifically mentioned in 16 customer reviews, indicating it's a signature attraction that stands out among visitors

Victory Pointe Arcade

Is an independent arcade run by a lifelong arcade gamer who curates both classic and modern games, including rare Stern pinball machines like Addams Family, Cactus Canyon, and Dune
The venue features music rhythm games including JuBeat, combining traditional arcade gaming with music-based gameplay

Dave & Buster's Pittsburgh - North Hills

Features a Human Crane game and Arena game, combining traditional arcade mechanics with newer interactive gaming experiences
Offers an Eat & Play Combo starting at $19.99 that bundles an entrée with $10 Power Card arcade credit, making it an accessible entry point for families

Pins Mechanical Co.

Features duckpin bowling, a less common variant of traditional bowling that uses smaller balls and pins, with 16 dedicated lanes
All arcade game quarters are donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities, combining entertainment with charitable giving

Legacy Lanes

Features RedZone at The Sport Shot, an axe throwing attraction integrated into the bowling venue
The venue hosts 'Sunshine Sessions' as a special recurring event, combining bowling with live music entertainment

Sandbox VR

Offers themed VR experiences including Squid Games and Stranger Things VR, with recap videos provided to guests at the end of their experience
The venue features multiple immersive VR games including 'Seekers of the Shard' and 'Deadwood Phobia,' demonstrating a diverse portfolio of experiences beyond mainstream IP

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

The zoo features multiple distinct themed regions including African Savanna, Asian Forest, and Bear Park, with an integrated PPG Aquarium, allowing visitors to experience diverse ecosystems in one location
The attraction is currently undergoing expansion, with visitors noting that renovations are ongoing and anticipating completion of new exhibits

National Aviary

Houses 500+ birds from 150+ species, making it a significant avian collection with diverse global representation
Features free-flight bird habitats where visitors can observe birds flying freely around them without glass barriers in specific areas, creating an immersive interactive experience

Worlds of Discovery

Offers giraffe photo experiences for $5 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and African elephant petting/photo experiences for $10 daily
Features hands-on animal interactions that are popular for birthday parties and family visits

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

Tapescape is a rolling landscape exhibit made from 16 miles of packing tape, creating a unique sensory and visual experience
The museum offers specialized programming including Brick Club, a 7-week program specifically designed for neurodivergent youth

Moonshot Museum

Features real lunar spacecraft under active assembly, allowing visitors to watch Pittsburgh engineers and technicians build spacecraft on site
The museum houses Astrobotic's Griffin Lunar Lander, an actual spacecraft designed for lunar missions

Kamin Science Center

Features a real USS Requin submarine that visitors can explore, with 171 review mentions making it the most discussed exhibit at the center
Contains a Buhl Planetarium and Rangos Giant Cinema with a roughly 70-foot-tall screen, part of Pittsburgh's large-format cinema legacy originally designed for immersive science experiences

Puttery

Features 3 distinct themed mini golf courses (Library, Lodge, and Garage), each with 9 holes and unique interactive elements like globe spinning, fireplaces, and vintage vehicles, allowing players to experience 27 holes total
The venue offers flexible age policies with 21+ adult-only hours after 5pm on Friday-Saturday, while remaining family-friendly during daytime hours, and includes multiple event spaces ranging from 15 to 350 guests

Puttshack - Pittsburgh

Puttshack features tech-infused mini golf with automatic scoring systems, eliminating manual score tracking and making it a uniquely modern take on traditional mini golf
The venue enforces a 21+ age restriction after 9pm on Friday and Saturday nights, positioning itself as an adult entertainment destination in addition to a family activity venue

RMU Island Rapids Outdoor Miniature Golf

Sprawls across 32 acres, making it an exceptionally large outdoor miniature golf facility compared to typical mini golf courses
Features a domed indoor driving range with 100-yard capacity that operates year-round, providing winter golfing opportunities in Pittsburgh's climate

Cool Springs Golf

Offers heated and tracer bays for year-round indoor mini golf play, allowing operation during winter months and range closures
The venue features indoor golf simulators available during range closures, providing an alternative golfing experience

Willow Miniature Golf & Ice Cream

Operates as a cash-only venue, a notably uncommon policy for modern entertainment venues that reviewers frequently mention
The course is a multi-sport recreation facility combining mini golf with batting cages, a driving range, mini arcade, and an ice cream/slush stand in one location

Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink

The rink features an outdoor skating area located in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh's prominent city park
Staff provide skate assists for new or inexperienced skaters to help them learn

Mt. Lebanon Ice Center

Operates two ice rinks: a regulation-sized main rink (200-by-85 feet) and a smaller studio rink (60-by-80 feet), allowing for flexible programming and private events
The rink offers LiveBarn streaming with a promotional discount code (180d-wp6b for 10% off), allowing remote viewing of skating sessions and events

Neville Roller Drome

Features a maple hardwood skating floor that was recently refinished, noted by reviewers as providing an awesome skating surface
One of the only roller rinks still operating in the area, as noted by a reviewer commenting on the rarity of remaining roller rinks

Alpha Ice Complex

Features three ice rinks on one campus, providing multiple skating surfaces for different programs and skill levels
The rink previously operated an inline hockey facility before converting to full-time ice operations without public announcement, causing significant disruption to local schools and inline hockey programs

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