Columbus Museum of Art
Downtown
Kids and one grown-up get in free every day, and Sundays are free for all.
We found eight indoor play places in and around Columbus that work for babies to 6-year-olds: three indoor playgrounds and play cafés, two trampoline parks with toddler time, two museums with toddler areas and one free spot. The cheapest paid pick is Little Arrows Play Cafe ($5 day pass). Each card has ages, prices, sock rules and toddler hours from the place’s own site.
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Downtown
Kids and one grown-up get in free every day, and Sundays are free for all.
Newark (about 40 minutes east)
A small play café with coffee for grown-ups. Worth the drive if you're out that way.
704 Radio Dr., Lewis Center, OH 43035
Three floors of climbing, slides and pretend play, a ball pit and a nursing room. Walk-ins only; no reservations.
Hours: Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Oak Creek Center, 1250 E. Powell Rd., Lewis Center, OH 43035
A sensory-friendly kids' gym with swings, a zip line and a calming room.
5625 Shier Rings Rd., Dublin, OH 43016
Franklin Park
Warm glasshouses full of plants, good for a stroller walk on a cold day.
Downtown
Columbus's big hands-on science center on the riverfront, with a gallery set aside for little kids.
3708 Fishinger Blvd., Hilliard, OH 43026
Skip open jump with little ones; go during Toddler Time.
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For under-3s, look for a separate toddler area or a toddler-only time: Momi Land Polaris (A calmer zone just for kids under 2, plus a crawler area); We Rock the Spectrum Columbus (Toddler Time sessions ($15); see the open-play calendar); Get Air Columbus (Toddler Time: Sun 8–10 a.m., Tue and Thu 10 a.m.–noon, when little jumpers have the whole park); Rockin' Jump Dublin (Junior Jumpers sessions for little kids and their parents; ask for the current times).
Yes. Columbus Museum of Art: Kids and one grown-up get in free every day, and Sundays are free for all.
Posted prices for little kids run from Child day pass $5 at Little Arrows Play Cafe to Ages 2–12 $25, adults $30 (online, plus 5% arts fee) at COSI (Little Kids Space). Many places let grown-ups in free and charge per child; each card shows the venue’s own price.
Usually, yes. Momi Land Polaris: Momi Land grip socks required for kids ($3 at the front desk). We Rock the Spectrum Columbus: Socks required for adults; no shoes on the gym floor. Get Air Columbus: Get Air jump socks required. Rockin' Jump Dublin: Rockin' Jump socks $3.99. Keep a spare pair in the diaper bag.
At some places, yes: Momi Land Polaris (under 1 free with a paid sibling); COSI (Little Kids Space) (under 2 free).
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 18, 2026, and we recheck them once a month, plus whenever a place changes its hours or prices. How we choose and check.
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