Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Raleigh

Free playground with a slide valley, a sand bowl, a splash pad and giant nest swings, and restrooms with changing tables.

All-abilities playground with accessible play equipment, with restrooms and a big picnic shelter nearby.

Outdoor water park with a zero-depth tot area, tumble buckets and a tot slide, plus a lazy river and a big slide.

Free indoor playground built for ages 5 to 12, with a climbing structure and an eight-foot traverse climbing wall.

Free public garden with family programs, story walks and garden storytime.

Historic carousel and a playground with a skywalk and nature play, plus a family restroom with a changing table.

Separate playgrounds for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, with a dome climber, toddler swings, slides and tunnels.

Hands-on play museum built for kids 10 and under, with its own IMAX theater and Baby Time meet-ups for the youngest.

Wheelchair-accessible play structure for ages 2 to 12 on a soft rubber surface, with a picnic shelter.

Pumpkin picking in the fall with a corn maze, hayrides, a cow train, a corn crib, farm animals and a playground.

The fifth oldest amusement park in the country, with a 1911 Dentzel carousel, a kiddie train and pedal boats on the lake.

Family bowling center with open bowling all week and youth leagues.

Play café with a big indoor play area for babies to six-year-olds, and full coffee and snacks for the grown-ups.

Trampolines, mini golf, go-karts, bumper cars, laser tag, a ropes course and a soft play area for the smallest kids.

Two mini golf courses, duckpin bowling, VR laser tag and an arcade.

Small family farm visited by appointment, with horses, pigs, goats, bunnies and dogs to meet, and optional pony rides.

Bowling, an arcade, bumper cars and a multi-story laser tag arena under one roof.

Roller rink with skate sessions, an arcade and a snack café.