All Family Fun in New Braunfels, TX | 31 Activities

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New Braunfels The Stoke Factory

★★★★★ 5 (2)

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New Braunfels The Fun Bug, Play Studio & Parties

★★★★☆ 4.6 (63)

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New Braunfels Gruene Mini Golf

★★★★★ 5 (4)

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New Braunfels McKenna Children's Museum

★★★★☆ 4.8 (1593)

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New Braunfels Oasis Sim Racing

★★★★★ 5 (40)

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New Braunfels Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

★★★☆☆ 3.9 (735)

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Parks & Nature

Hinman Island Park
Natural Bridge Caverns
Schlitterbahn Waterpark New Braunfels
Wonder World Cave & Adventure Park
Schlitterbahn East

Museums & Culture

Gruene Historic District
Washington Square Arch
East 10th Street Historic District
SoHo Cast Iron Historic District
De Vinne Press Building
Founders Oak

Attractions

Landa Park
Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo
Cypress Bend Park
Rockin' R River Rides - Gruene
McKenna Children's Museum
Landmark Coffee Shop

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Oasis Sim Racing

Offers unique Friday Night Showdown team racing events with monthly prizes
Uses full motion racing simulation rigs for competitive racing experiences

Hill Country Kart Club Raceway

Highly regarded local go-kart racing venue with an impressive 4.6 rating from 71 reviews
Known for having a 'technical' track that attracts racing enthusiasts and families, including opportunities to introduce children to karting

Jungle Jam Party and Play

Offers free coffee on Tuesdays, an unusual amenity for family entertainment centers that caters to parents supervising their children
The facility provides zero gravity chairs and massage chairs alongside standard seating for adults, reflecting a thoughtful design to make the venue comfortable for parents during extended stays

The Fun Bug, Play Studio & Parties

Bug offers a unique 'open coffee bar' option for birthday parties, allowing guests to customize their own creative coffee drinks and lemonades, with staff assistance in setup
The venue features a creative alternative to traditional ball pits with a 'plastic sprinkle pit' designed to be more imaginative and visually appealing

Fiesta Lanes Bowling Center

Offers Lunar Bowling as a special event, which is mentioned in 5 reviews and is a distinctive entertainment offering
The venue hosts the SATX Youth Bowler's Tour tournaments, indicating it serves as a regional competitive bowling destination

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Schlitterbahn Waterpark New Braunfels

Schlitterbahn features four distinct sections, each as large as most regional waterparks, making it one of the largest waterpark complexes in the country
Schatze's Storybrook Park includes the world's first water coaster designed specifically for children

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Was voted best gym in America for kids by Shape Magazine and recognized as one of the best trampoline parks
The facility offers a unique 'Jumperoo' event held once monthly on Friday mornings (10AM-12PM) as a special programming initiative

Seek and Destroy Rage Room

Offers a unique collaboration partnership with Texas Ski Ranch's Stoke Factory, combining rage room experiences with winter sports entertainment
The venue provides in-room massage services during rage sessions, creating a therapeutic wellness experience that combines stress relief through destruction with relaxation

The Haus Escape Room

Explicitly welcomes guests with autism and developmental differences, providing specialized support through gentle nudges and clues delivered via speaker system to ensure inclusive gameplay
The venue features two distinctly designed escape rooms with different puzzle structures: 'Experiment' room optimized for smaller groups with sequential single puzzles, and 'Weird Heritage' room designed for larger groups with multiple simultaneous puzzles

The Resort at Schlitterbahn New Braunfels

Features 45 rivers, rides, slides, and chutes across its water park
Water park admission is included with resort reservations during water park season, eliminating separate entrance fees

The Torrent

Features 45 rivers, rides, slides, and chutes, making it a large water park attraction in New Braunfels, Texas
Wasserbahn Racers, a new water attraction, is opening at The Torrent in 2026

Schlitterbahn

Operates year-round in New Braunfels, TX, making it one of the few water parks with extended seasonal access in Texas
The park features natural river water from nearby sources in its lazy rivers, distinguishing it from chlorinated-only water parks

Texas Ski Ranch

Operates a dual cable wake park system with separate 'lil bro' and 'big bro' cables, allowing beginners and experienced wakeboarders to progress on different difficulty levels at the same venue
The facility offers year-round operation with flexible scheduling (weekends only until Memorial Day, then daily), plus a unique per-activity pricing model including cable wake park sessions with rentals included for $45 spring special

Aqua Park at Texas Ski Ranch

Operates on a unique 2-hour session pricing model rather than traditional all-day admission, maximizing facility turnover
The park hosts the Splash & Dash high school competition, positioning it as a competitive event venue in addition to recreational water park

The Stoke Factory

Offers session-based pricing with 2-hour Aqua Park sessions, allowing guests to book specific time slots rather than all-day admission
The facility hosts the Splash & Dash high school competition, positioning it as a venue for competitive water sports events

schlitterbahn Children’s water park

Schlitterbahn Children's water park features an entire playground surrounded by shaded seating, providing relief from Texas heat while supervising children
The park is located in New Braunfels, TX, near multiple Schlitterbahn attractions including Landa Park and Landa Falls, creating a regional water recreation destination

Schlitterbahn East

The Falls is branded as the World's Longest Waterpark Ride
And West sides are connected by a short tram ride and share the same ticket, effectively creating two major park sections accessible in one visit

Master Blaster

Schatze's Storybrook Park features the world's first water coaster designed specifically for kids
Operates year-round, making it one of the few water parks with extended seasonal availability in Texas

Kiddie Coast

Features 45 rivers, rides, slides, and chutes across four sections with multiple restaurants and swim-up bars
The water park operates year-round with admission included in resort stays during the water park season, offering both daily admission and season passes

New Braunfels Toobs

Family-owned operation that specializes in tubing services on natural rivers rather than traditional water park attractions, offering a distinctive alternative to theme park-style water parks
Located in New Braunfels, Texas, an area with multiple water attractions including Schlitterbahn Waterpark and natural landmarks like Natural Bridge Caverns and Landa Falls, making it part of a major regional tubing destination

Tubenbach

Features 45 rivers, rides, slides, and chutes, making it a comprehensive water park destination in Texas
The park operates year-round with water park season admission included in resort stays, offering year-round aquatic entertainment

Camp Fimfo Texas Hill Country

Features a swim-up bar, a unique amenity mentioned in 43 reviews that allows guests to enjoy beverages while in the water
The alpine coaster features a built-in camera system that records riders' entire descent, allowing them to review their performance after the ride

Surfenburg

Features Dragon Revenge, an attraction that visitors compare to Fantasmic at Disney's Hollywood Studios Florida, suggesting notably impressive theming or visual spectacle
The park offers blast passes for expedited access to popular attractions like Master Blaster, addressing wait time concerns mentioned in reviews

Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo

The attraction features a Komodo dragon as part of its reptile collection, a rare species that is one of the largest living lizards in the world
Mike Rowe from the TV show 'Dirty Jobs' has visited the Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo

McKenna Children's Museum

The museum features a massive outdoor water table that can accommodate up to 25 children at once on all sides, making it one of the primary attractions mentioned repeatedly in visitor reviews
Annual passes cost approximately the same as 5 individual visits at $8 per person per day, making it an affordable attraction for repeat visitors

New Braunfels Railroad Museum

The museum operates entirely on a volunteer staff, making it a community-run cultural institution
Offers interactive train operation experiences for children twice monthly on Saturdays where kids can control trains on a tracker and receive certificates

The Sophienburg Museum & Archives

The museum was established in 1933 and is dedicated to preserving the German settlement history of Texas, specifically documenting the mid-1800s colonial settlement arranged by German nobility including Prince Carl Solms-Braunfels
The museum features a remarkable collection of original artifacts saved and donated by the German population, with exhibits specifically highlighting the age, condition, and variety of 1800s German settler possessions

Sip-N-Putt

Built in a former rock quarry with beautiful natural rock and stone formations integrated into the course design
Owner Brett is actively involved in guest experience, personally greeting and giving tours to visitors

Gruene Mini Golf

Features a seasonal fall theme with pumpkin patch decorations and pumpkins, making it a themed mini golf experience rather than a standard course
Equipped with misters throughout the course for cooling, a practical amenity for outdoor play in New Braunfels, TX heat

Landa Park Mini Golf

Features fully shaded holes with themed designs, making it one of the few mini golf courses optimized for playing in hot Texas summers
The course is completely fenced in, a safety feature specifically designed to prevent young children from running into nearby streets

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