From trampoline parks to go-karts and ninja courses, check out these 28 spots for active family fun.
Whether the weather is unfavorable or it’s simply time to get out of the house, the Columbus area has plenty of indoor play place offerings for families to enjoy.
We’ve compiled a list of spots catering to all ages and abilities, including trampoline parks, go-kart tracks, arcades and more. Many also offer classes or party rentals. Before visiting, call or check online to verify prices, hours and other details, such as age and height restrictions.
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GAMING AND SPORTS DESTINATIONS
Buckeye Raceway
4050 W. Broad St., Columbus; 614-272-7888; buckeyeraceway.com
Have a need for speed? Head to the indoor course at Buckeye Raceway, boasting European-style performance karts hitting speeds of up to 45 mph. Drivers must be at least 56 inches tall and 12 years old to race at full speed, while juniors must be over 48 inches and 8 years old. A single race is $21, or snag a three-race pack for $57. Racing is available by reservation or first come, first served. The West Side facility also offers axe throwing and simulation racing (both $15 per person per half-hour) and footbowl, a blend of football and bowling ($10 per person per hour).
K1 Speed
3700 Fishinger Blvd., Hilliard; 440-332-7501; k1speed.com/columbus-location.html
Hop on an electric go-kart and zip around the indoor, multilevel track at K1 Speed, a recent addition to the Hilliard area. Up to 12 racers can participate at a time, traveling at speeds up to 45 mph. Minimum height requirements are 58 inches for adult racers and 48 inches for juniors, whose cars top out at 20 mph. A single race is $26.95, with discounted two- and three-race packages. Reservations are available for parties of eight or more. You’ll also find arcade games and a café.
Magic Mountain Fun Center
5890 Scarborough Blvd., Columbus; 614-490-5071; magicmountainfuncenter.com
Magic Mountain offers a variety of attractions, including an 18-hole miniature golf course, an indoor play area, bumper cars and an interactive arcade with more than 80 games. Go-karts and batting cages operate seasonally. Food and drinks are available. Prices vary by attraction, and packages are offered; note some costs are lower online.
Rule (3)
650 Windmiller Drive, Pickerington; 614-864-7853; rule3.com
Rule (3) is a one-stop shop for a day full of activities. The highlight is more than a dozen bowling lanes, but other options include arcade games and summertime sand volleyball. A full kitchen and bar are on-site. Bowling lanes are $24 to $48 per hour; check online for weekly offerings and specials.
Scene75 Columbus
5033 Tuttle Crossing Blvd., Dublin; 614-495-8660; scene75.com/columbus
Scene75 Columbus, located inside the Mall at Tuttle Crossing, offers a dozen different attractions, including an indoor roller coaster, go-karts, black-light mini golf, laser tag, a drop tower and more than 200 arcade games. Food options abound at a restaurant and three bars. Pricing is by attraction. Passes, such as the Race All Day unlimited go-kart pass ($15.99 per person per day), are available.
SportsOhio
6314 Cosgray Road, Dublin; 614-791-3003; sportsohio.org
SportsOhio’s campus, which includes soccer and golf complexes and a field house, hosts a wide range of activities, camps and clinics, such as indoor and outdoor soccer leagues, basketball, lacrosse, dodgeball and volleyball. Golf enthusiasts can take advantage of a heated driving range and a nine-hole, par-3 course, which operates seasonally. FootGolf, which uses soccer balls on a nine-hole course, also is offered.
Ten Pin Alley
5499 Ten Pin Alley, Hilliard; 614-345-2427; tenpinalley.com
Ten Pin Alley boasts 24 bowling lanes, with online lane reservations to ensure you get your spot. Visitors will also find an action-packed arcade and laser tag. The venue features a restaurant and full bar with a variety of food and drink options, including pizza, nacho platters and burgers. Lanes are $84 per two hours.
ADVENTURE AND TRAMPOLINE PARKS
Big Air Trampoline Park
1400 Polaris Parkway, Columbus; 614-943-8703; bigairusa.com/columbus
Located at Polaris Fashion Place, Big Air lets the whole family fly high on wall-to-wall trampolines, with other activities including dodgeball, a battle beam and a zip line. Admission is $24 for one and a half hours, and an all-day pass is $34. There’s a designated toddler time ($12) for kids 6 and younger several times a week. A snack bar offers various food and drinks.
The Bounce Club
3967 Presidential Parkway, Powell; 614-792-2582; thebounceclub.com
This trampoline park offers wall-to-wall trampolines, foam pits and a dodgeball area. The Bounce Club also hosts kid and teen nights, sensory-friendly jump time, and cheerleading and fit jump classes. Open jump rates are $11 to $15 per hour. Dodgeball is $11 per hour per person for an eight-person rental. Toddler and preschool jump times are available.
Fun City Adventure Park
2570 Bethel Road, Columbus; 614-525-0219; funcitycolumbus.com
Fun City’s extensive activities include ninja courses, giant ball and foam pits, ropes course, a climbing wall, trampolines, slides and arcade games. Admission ranges from $18 to $31 depending on age and length of time.
Get Air
3708 Fishinger Blvd., Hilliard; 614-335-9864; getairsports.com/columbus; 1075 Hill Road N., Pickerington; 614-490-1286; getairsports.com/pickerington
Get Air conveniently has a location on each side of Columbus, and both the Pickerington and Hilliard-area locations have trampolines, dunk lanes, tumbling tracks and an extreme trampoline dodgeball court. There’s a separate play area for the little ones under 46 inches tall, and a designated toddler time several days a week. More adventurous guests can try the ninja obstacle course with rings to swing and ropes to climb. Open jump rates vary by location. Check the website for online-only deals and special weekly events.
Ninja Citi
2620 Sawmill Place Blvd., Columbus; 614-659-7700; ninjaciti.com
Ninja Citi’s 30,000-square-foot space houses nine ninja courses, two warped walls, a climbing wall, a parkour arena and trampolines. The venue does not serve food, but snacks are allowed in designated areas. The open gym rate starts at $15 for the first hour; 30-day memberships are available.
Recreations Outlet
484 W. Olentangy St., Powell; 614-792-3700; recreationsoutlet.com
Not only can you shop for playsets at Recreations Outlet, you can play there, too. Kids can burn off energy on a multitude of slides and swings, as well as with basketball hoops and trampolines. Rates are $9 on weekdays and $12 on weekends and school holidays. Charitable play hours benefiting local nonprofits are $4. Frequent visitors can purchase play passes or an annual family membership.
Rockin’ Jump
1220 County Line Road, Westerville; 614-508-6088; rockinjump.com/westerville; 5625 Shier Rings Road, Dublin; 614-407-0095; rockinjump.com/dublin-oh
Each Rockin’ Jump location offers trampolines, dodgeball, climbing walls, slam-dunk areas and a few arcade-style games. Attractions differ slightly between the two sites: Dublin has a warped wall and a zip line, while Westerville has an obstacle area. In-house food options include pizza, wings and soft drinks. Junior jumper sessions are scheduled for ages 5 and younger. Open jump rates vary by location.
Urban Air Adventure Park
6314 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg; 614-739-1654; urbanair.com/ohio-reynoldsburg; 7679 Plain City-Dublin Road, Dublin; 380-204-6390; urbanair.com/ohio-dublin
Urban Air Adventure Park’s two area locations offer activities all ages. With trampoline parks, rock climbing walls, zip lines, ropes courses and ninja warrior courses, there’s something for everyone. Younger adventurers have dedicated play areas and activities to keep them entertained. Admission varies based on park and attractions chosen; half-price parent passes are available.
PLAY CAFÉS
Fun Town Play and Learn Café
2000 Hard Road, Columbus; 614-285-7503; funtownplay.com
Reserve your spot in advance for Fun Town’s open morning play hours. The play area includes themed spaces such as a library and a post office, where kids can color a picture or send a letter to their own home. Spanish classes are offered weekly. Admission is $10 for one child, $15 for two and $20 for three.
The Naz Café and Playplace
The Naz Church, 4770 Hoover Road, Grove City; 614-305-2030; thenaz.church
The Naz Playplace has a large playset with slides, tunnels and more. Parents can grab a coffee at the café, which has an array of food and beverage options, plus plenty of tables to spread out and relax. Admission is free, and registration can be completed online before your visit.
PLAY GYMS AND MORE
Better Together Playnasium
5089 York Road, Pataskala; 740-975-7932; bettertogetherplaynasium.com
Better Together Playnasium is a sensory-friendly venue designed to foster inclusion and acceptance for children of all abilities. Visitors can check out the gymnasium, which features a bounce house, mats, slides and more, or the playground space with swings, sensory and rock walls, and a calming room. Open play (designed for kids 8 and younger) is $9 and allows access to both areas; playground-only time is $6 and requires a reservation. Toddler play times also are offered. Sibling discounts are available.
Central Park Playland at Westerville Christian Church
471 E. College Ave., Westerville; 614-891-6842; wcchurch.life/central-park-playland
Westerville Christian Church offers free open play time on Tuesdays from 9:45 to 11 a.m. Registration is not required, but capacity is limited to 30 children. Central Park is open to ages 3-12. The playground space features colorful tunnels and nets.
Gym Skills
710 Cross Pointe Road, Gahanna; 614-571-1220; gymskills.com
Open play time at Gym Skills lets kids age 6 and older practice gymnastics on free-play equipment, including balance beams, trampolines, bars and foam pits. Stay & Play morning gym time is designated for younger children, with required parent participation. The facility has camps, classes and monthly clinics, too. Open gym rates start at $18, or $15 for Stay & Play. Sibling discounts are offered.
Gym X-Treme
7708 Green Meadows Drive, Suite A, Lewis Center; 740-549-3547; gymx-treme.com
Gym X-treme Gymnastics has several open gym times a week at its Lewis Center facility, a 20,000-square-footarea with in-ground foam pits, trampolines, a tumbling floor and a climbing wall. Admission ranges from $10 to $15 depending on the day and length of the open gym.
The Jungle Gymnastics Adventure Center
325 S. Sandusky St., Delaware; 740-363-7552; thejunglegym.biz
The Jungle Gymnastics Adventure Center is known for gymnastics and parkour classes, but it also has a Saturday open gym time during which guests have access to all the equipment. Open gym sessions are $15 for those not enrolled in classes, and prepaid punch cards are also available.
Little Diggers
6327 Sawmill Road, Dublin; 614-516-6893; littlediggersplayspace.com
Ohio might not have an ocean, but at Little Diggers, kids can still enjoy playing in the sand. A 1,000-square-foot sandbox filled with 50 tons of sand boasts plenty of toys and excavators that children can use to dig and explore. Admission to open play time, which is limited to kids 7 and younger, starts at $12 for 30 minutes with discounts for siblings.
Momi Land
704 Radio Drive, Lewis Center, 740-201-8764; 3681 Park Mill Run Drive, Hilliard, 614-363-4037; 310 S. Hamilton Road, Gahanna, 614-383-7941; momiland.com
Momi Land now has three Columbus-area locations, with the most recent addition in Gahanna. All three sites have an indoor playground featuring slides, ball pit, trampolines, a climbing wall and more. Admission is $10 to $15 based on age; those younger than 12 months are free with a paid sibling. Reservations are accepted; walk-ins are accommodated based on available space.
We Rock the Spectrum Gym
1250 E. Powell Road, Lewis Center; 614-396-8773; werockthespectrumcolumbus.com
We Rock the Spectrum is a sensory-friendly space where children with different abilities can play alongside their peers in an inclusive environment. Open play sessions allow visitors access to all equipment and activities, including a zip line, calming room, sensory toys, and an arts and crafts corner. Open play drop-in rate is $16 per child, $14 for siblings. Open play packages and memberships are available.
SHOPPING STOPS
The Mall at Tuttle Crossing
5043 Tuttle Crossing Blvd., Dublin; 614-798-3023; shoptuttlecrossing.com
Kids can learn while having fun at the small STEAM-themed (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) play area located on the mall’s first floor. Explore stations such as an art gallery and an engineering wall, plus a designated toddler area.
Polaris Fashion Place
1500 Polaris Parkway, Columbus; 614-846-1500; polarisfashionplace.com
Bring the zoo indoors with this animal-themed play area, specially designed for children up to 48 inches tall. The popular spot is ringed by a seating area for parents. Note that it is closed from 2 to 3 p.m. every day for cleaning.
This is an extended version of The Go-To Guide from the Columbus Parent section in the March 2025 issue of Columbus Monthly. Subscribe here.
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