Family Entertainment Centers in Philadelphia, PA
There are 18 family entertainment centers in and around Philadelphia. Each card below shows what it costs, when it opens and which ages it suits.
Sorted by distance from the middle of Philadelphia, nearest first. Those are straight-line miles, so every drive is longer than the number on the card.
National Constitution Center is a museum and educational institution in Philadelphia dedicated to the history and ideas behind the U.S. Constitution and…
Eastern State Penitentiary is a historic former prison turned museum in Philadelphia, offering self-guided audio tours, guided tours, mini tours, and rotating…
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InMovement is a family-friendly gymnastics and movement education gym operating in Philadelphia's Queen Village and South Philly (Bok) neighborhoods since 2008…
Blue Cross River Rink Delaware River Waterfront is a seasonal outdoor recreation destination along Philadelphia's waterfront, offering ice skating in winter as…
Battleship New Jersey is a museum and memorial in Camden, NJ, housed aboard America's most decorated battleship. Families can take self-guided or guided tours…
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Murphy Recreation Center is a public recreation facility in Philadelphia, PA, spanning nearly five acres with a playground, swimming pool, basketball courts, and…
Lulu's Casita is a family-owned indoor playground in Ardmore, PA, offering a 4000-square-foot space designed for children ages 0-5 to play, explore, and socialize…
Putt-Putt Fun Center is a family fun center located in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, situated between Planet Fitness and Modell's Sporting Goods. Families can…
Haddonfield Plays & Players is a community theater in Haddonfield, NJ, offering professional-quality stage productions just outside Philadelphia. Families can…
Alverthorpe Park is a public park and family-fun destination located in Jenkintown, PA, offering outdoor space for recreation within the greater Abington Township…
Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion is a family-fun attraction located in Philadelphia, PA, offering visitors a chance to explore live insects…
Family Stages is a professional touring children's theater company based in Oreland, PA, bringing live productions like 'Aladdin' and 'The Jungle Book' to schools…
Tee's Golf Center is a family-fun destination in Conshohocken, PA, offering a state-of-the-art driving range, championship miniature golf courses, and batting…
JellyBean Jungle is an indoor play-and-learn center in Marlton, NJ, designed exclusively for children six and under. Families can drop in for open play, enroll in…
Flyers Skate Zone is an ice rink facility in Philadelphia, PA, serving as the official practice facility of the Philadelphia Flyers. Families can enjoy public…
My Little Adventures is a family-fun resource serving the Mount Laurel, NJ area, helping local parents discover activities and things to do with kids nearby.
Our Town Alley is a large family entertainment center in East Norriton, PA, offering fifty bowling lanes alongside an arcade, laser tag, and a VIP club suite for…
Sahara Sam's is an indoor and outdoor water park in West Berlin, NJ, offering year-round attractions for families. Guests can enjoy indoor water slides and pools…
Diggerland USA is a construction-themed amusement and water park in West Berlin, NJ, unique in the country for letting kids and families drive and ride real…
Ultra Zone Laser Tag is a family fun center in Bensalem, PA, built around an arena-style laser tag experience that's been running since 1995. Guests can book…
Arnold's Family Fun Center is a sprawling indoor entertainment venue in Oaks, PA, offering go-karts, laser tag, bowling, mini golf, an XD motion theater, bumper…
Color Me Mine Glen Mills is a paint-your-own-pottery studio located in Glen Mills, PA, offering families a creative space to decorate ceramics together. Visitors…
Grand Slam USA is a sprawling indoor family entertainment center in Malvern, PA, offering laser tag, batting cages, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, an arcade, and a…
Color Me Mine Montgomeryville is a paint-your-own-pottery studio located in Montgomeryville, PA. Families can visit to browse ceramic pieces, paint them at their…
ACME Screening Room is an independent art house cinema in Lambertville, NJ, showing first-run indie films and documentaries. Families can catch special screenings…
Where a card says no price or no hours listed, the venue does not publish it. We would rather leave the gap than fill it with a guess. Prices come from each venue's own website, and we publish one only when the figure appears on the page we took it from. Tell us if we are missing one you know.
Which one, by age
Two children three years apart do not have to be a compromise. The age line on every card shows what that venue serves.
Sahara Sam’s
Best here for two to five, 16 miles out, listed ages 3–16 and admission from $24.99.
National Constitution Center
Best here for six to nine, 1 miles out, listed ages 6–16 and admission from $14.95.
Ultra Zone Laser Tag
Best here for ten and up, 17 miles out, listed ages 6–16 and admission $35.
By town
Most of these are not in Philadelphia proper, and the town is usually what decides whether a place is worth the trip.
Family Entertainment Centers in Philadelphia
7 of them: National Constitution Center, Eastern State Penitentiary, InMovement, Blue Cross River Rink Delaware River Waterfront and Murphy Recreation Center, the closest 1 miles from the middle of Philadelphia and 1 with a published admission price.
Family Entertainment Centers in West Berlin
2 of them: Sahara Sam’s and Diggerland USA, the closest 16 miles from the middle of Philadelphia and 2 with a published admission price.
Planning a visit
These run from 1 to 31 miles out from the middle of Philadelphia. Hours move with the season and with school holidays, so check the listing before you set off. If you run one of the places on this page, you can claim it for free and keep its hours and prices right.
Before you go
Grip socks. Almost every venue requires them for children and several require them for adults. Most sell them at the door for a few dollars. Bringing your own is cheaper and means you are not buying a fourth pair.
Check whether adults pay. It runs from free to full price and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you.
Weekday mornings are the toddler rush. If you want space, aim for after two on a school day. Weekend mornings are the busiest hours of the week almost everywhere.
Ninety minutes is the realistic ceiling for most children under five. There is rarely a gradual wind down. Leaving with time left on the clock is not wasted money, it is a better afternoon.
Call ahead in school holidays. Several of these venues run camps and private events that close open play with no notice on the website.
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Common questions about family entertainment centers in Philadelphia
How many family entertainment centers are there in Philadelphia?
We list 18 family entertainment centers within 31 miles of Philadelphia, PA. Every one is a published listing with an address we checked.
Which family entertainment centers in Philadelphia publish their prices?
5 of the 18 here do, and each price was checked word for word against the venue's own page before we published it. The rest do not publish one, so their card says no price listed rather than carrying a guess.
Which family entertainment centers in Philadelphia suit a toddler?
3 of them list an age range starting at two or under. Check the age line on each card, because a place that suits a six-year-old does not always suit a two-year-old.
How did Mini Navigators choose these family entertainment centers?
We list every one we have within 31 miles of the center of Philadelphia. Each is a published place with an address we geocoded and checked, and the business can claim its listing to keep the hours and prices current.
Do adults have to pay?
It varies more than you would expect, from free to full price, and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you. The price on each card is what it costs to get a child in. Where a venue publishes an adult price it is on the listing, and where it does not we have left it out rather than assume.
Do I need to book ahead?
Usually not for open play, but several venues cap capacity at weekends and during school holidays, and some close open play entirely for private events. Where a venue has its own booking page, the listing links straight to it.
What should I bring?
Grip socks, a water bottle, a change of clothes for anyone under four, and a plan for leaving before the meltdown rather than after it.
What else is there to do with kids in Philadelphia?
Philadelphia has 7 categories of kid-friendly places on Mini Navigators, from playgrounds and museums to splash pads and zoos. The Philadelphia hub lists all of them.
Listings last checked August 21, 2026.