11 Indoor Activities for Kids in South Florida When It Pours (2026)

South Florida summers come with a schedule nobody asked for. Thunderstorms roll in most afternoons from late spring into fall, and on dry days the heat index climbs past 100 by lunch. Kids wake up with the same energy on those days, and they need somewhere to spend it.

This guide covers 11 indoor activities for kids in South Florida where they can climb walls, run a pretend diner, watch a planetarium show or dig through bins of LEGO bricks while the rain comes down outside. Every one of them is included with the GetOut South Florida membership.

That membership stretches across a big area. It covers Miami-Dade, Broward, the Treasure Coast, Fort Myers, Naples and Sarasota. If you live closer to Orlando or Tampa, GetOut Central Florida has its own list of venues. Use the table below to find the spots closest to you, and save this page for the next storm.

Indoor Activities for Kids in South Florida at a Glance

Scan the table by city to find the spots near you, then check the age column before you load up the car.

Indoor Spots Where Kids Can Burn Off Energy

Both of these Miami gyms put kids on walls and obstacles under a coach's eye. Pick one when the couch cushions have turned into a fort by 10 a.m.

1. 305 Ninja Academy (Miami)

Kids who watch American Ninja Warrior and then try to climb the doorframe will feel at home at 305 Ninja Academy. Coach Daniel runs the gym, and he competed on the show himself.

Classes start at age 4. The gym teaches ninja obstacles and parkour, plus gymnastics, kickboxing and self-defense. Coaches show kids how to read an obstacle before they jump on it. Grip strength gets plenty of attention, and kids who slip off get sent right back up. Parents in reviews describe the sessions as well structured, so a kid who needs a physical outlet and some focus at the same time does well here. Our guide to ninja gyms with GetOut explains why this kind of training has caught on with families.

• Where: 7213 NW 54th St, Miami
• Ages: 4 and up
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: Dress kids in athletic clothes they can stretch and climb in.

2. The Edge Rock Gym (Miami)

South Florida sits about as flat as a place can get, so kids who want to climb something tall end up indoors. The Edge Rock Gym in Kendall has filled that role for decades, and the Miami New Times named it the city's best rainy-day activity in 2023.

The gym has more than 10,000 square feet of walls. Families come for the auto-belays, devices that catch a climber automatically so a kid can climb solo without a parent on the rope. Reviewers mention staff who take their time with first-timers and nervous kids. Route difficulty runs from beginner up to expert, so siblings of different ages each find a wall to work on.

• Where: 13972 SW 139th Ct, Miami
• Ages: School-age kids and teens
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: First-time climbers sit through a short orientation, so add some time to the first visit.

Indoor Playgrounds for Toddlers and Little Kids

All of these Broward County play spaces are sized for kids under 8. You can sit back a little while the small ones crawl and climb at their own pace.

3. Sol Playce (Davie)

Sol Playce mixes modern design with natural touches, and the room stays bright and open. Staff split the space into zones by age, so toddlers play apart from the bigger kids.

Babies get their own infant nook. Older kids move on to the ball pit and the climbing areas, where obstacle sections make them think about where to put their hands and feet. Reviewers describe the room as clean and calm, which helps when you have an infant on your hip.

• Where: 6807 Stirling Rd, Davie
• Ages: Infants to young kids
• GetOut visits: Twice a year
• Before you go: Pack grip socks for everyone in the family.

4. Explorico Indoor Playground (Cooper City and Coral Springs)

Explorico was built for kids from birth to age 7. The open layout lets parents see their kids from almost anywhere in the room. There's a full indoor playground and a set of sports courts for kids who want to kick or throw something. Toddlers get a separate zone with shape toys and wall puzzles.

With one location in Cooper City and another in Coral Springs, Explorico sits within a short drive for most families in central and northern Broward. Local parents book classes and birthday parties here too.

• Where: 8711 Stirling Rd, Cooper City, plus a Coral Springs location
• Ages: 0 to 7
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: Confirm the location in the GetOut app before you drive over.

5. Kids Hideout (Fort Lauderdale)

Kids Hideout packs a small town into about 2,000 square feet. Kids ages 0 to 8 can cook at a diner, care for a stuffed patient at the vet clinic, put out pretend fires at the station and ring up groceries at the store. The room also has a camper, a cottage, an indoor slide and a toddler area.

Role-play like this lets kids practice talking and sharing with other kids, and they get to run the town for an hour.

• Where: 1495 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale
• Ages: 0 to 8
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: The space is cozy, so it suits younger kids more than a big group of older siblings.

Hands-On Museums and Learning Spots

A rainy afternoon gives you an easy excuse to slip some learning into the day. The museums below run from preschool play all the way up to history for teens. If your family plans whole weekends around museums, our Museum Lover's Day picks list more museums included with GetOut memberships around the country.

6. Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast (Jensen Beach)

The Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast fits more than 25 interactive exhibits into one building for kids from 6 months to 13 years old. Its Our Town wing works like a small community, with a fire station and a car care center next to a marketplace, a vet clinic and a Toddler Beach.

Bigger kids head for the Explorer's Gallery and climb aboard its 56-foot Spanish galleon. Recent additions include a sensory room, a giant set of teeth in the dental exhibit and a hurricane simulator, plus a TV newsroom where kids read the weather forecast in front of a green screen.

• Where: 1707 NE Indian River Dr, Jensen Beach, inside Indian Riverside Park
• Ages: 6 months to 13 years
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: If the rain stops, the park outside has a beach area and an interactive fountain.

7. Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium (Fort Myers)

Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium covers 105 acres in Fort Myers. On a wet day, head straight for its planetarium, the only public one in the region. Shows play on a digital dome in an air-conditioned theater and take kids through space and nature.

The lineup changes through the year, so repeat visitors catch something new. Indoor museum exhibits fill the time before or after a show. When the weather clears, walk the trails or stop by the butterfly and bird aviaries. Calusa also made our South Florida spring break itinerary for families if you want to build a full week around it.

• Where: 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers
• Ages: All ages
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: Shows start at set times, so check the schedule first.

8. Coral Gables Museum (Coral Gables)

The Coral Gables Museum looks at art and local history, with a focus on how the city's architecture came together. Kids get the most out of it on Family Day on Aragon, held the second Saturday of every month.

On Family Day, kids can join arts and crafts sessions and catch live performances tied to the current exhibits. The museum also runs art classes for kids and seasonal camps.

• Where: 285 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables
• Ages: Elementary school and up
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: Aragon Avenue has restaurants and a bookstore nearby if you want to stretch the outing.

9. Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center (Naples)

This museum is for older kids and teens. The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center walks visitors through Holocaust and World War II history in order, starting before the war and ending with the Nuremberg Trials. More than 1,000 donated artifacts and original photographs fill the exhibits. Stories from Southwest Florida residents who survived the Holocaust or helped liberate the camps run alongside them.

The museum doesn't recommend visits for children under 12 because the material is graphic and sensitive. For teens who have studied the war in school, the exhibits put names and faces on what they read. You can walk through on your own or join a docent-led tour.

• Where: Naples
• Ages: 12 and up
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: Timed entry is recommended, so book a slot online and leave time afterward to talk with your kids about what they saw.

Creative Indoor Fun for Artsy Kids and Builders

Kids who like to make things will find plenty to work with at these two spots, one in Wynwood and one in Sarasota.

10. Museum of Graffiti (Miami)

Wynwood's outdoor murals pull in visitors from all over the world, and the Museum of Graffiti gives that same art form a home with a roof. It was the first museum anywhere dedicated to graffiti history. Exhibits trace the movement from New York City subway cars in the 1970s to the walls of Miami.

The permanent collection mixes paintings with interactive installations from early graffiti writers and Miami artists, and two more galleries rotate their shows. Tweens and teens who sketch or follow street art get the most from a visit. The museum has hosted kids' drawing classes where local artists teach bubble letters and stencils.

• Where: 299 NW 25th St, Miami
• Ages: Tweens and teens
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: Check the museum calendar for current kids' classes.

11. Bricks & Minifigs (Sarasota)

Bricks & Minifigs buys and sells new and used LEGO. Kids can dig through bins of loose bricks and hunt for minifigures they've never seen on a store shelf.

The Sarasota shop has an event space for builds. Kids can put together a minifig to take home or race their creations down the derby track. The store has also run weekly build nights where each kid opens a bag of mystery pieces and figures out what to make with them.

• Where: 4047 Clark Rd, Sarasota
• Ages: Any kid who loves LEGO
• GetOut visits: Once a year
• Before you go: Build events fill up, so check the store's schedule first.

Rainy Day Activities for Kids in South Florida: How to Plan Around the Storms

Match each kid to a venue with this table, then use the tips under it to keep the day running smoothly. Phoenix parents face a similar problem with summer heat, and our guide to indoor activities for kids in Phoenix follows the same approach.

• Go out in the morning. Rainy-season storms build in the afternoon most days, so save the indoor venue for after lunch.
• Keep grip socks in the car. Most indoor playgrounds require them for kids, and some ask adults to wear them too.
• Check the schedule before you leave. Planetarium shows and museum family days start at set times.
• Book ahead on weekends. Some venues ask for timed tickets or reservations when it gets busy.
• Pack dry clothes. A sprint from the parking lot in a downpour soaks a kid in seconds.

How GetOut Makes Indoor Fun for Kids in South Florida Easier

Separate tickets for a climbing gym and a planetarium show add up fast when you're paying for more than one kid. A GetOut membership rolls them into one annual pass. For a longer walkthrough of the app, read how to use your GetOut membership.

1. Buy a membership for each person in the family. It lasts 12 months.
2. Open the GetOut app and browse the more than 27 South Florida venues.
3. Pick the place you want to visit.
4. Show the pass on your phone at the front desk.

Most venues allow one visit a year, and Sol Playce allows two. GetOut says members cover the cost after two or three visits. Families who visit grandparents in Atlanta can pick up a GetOut Georgia membership for venues up there.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best indoor activities for toddlers in South Florida?

Sol Playce in Davie and Kids Hideout in Fort Lauderdale were designed for kids under 8. Explorico in Cooper City and Coral Springs works for the same age group, and the Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast has a Toddler Beach for the smallest visitors.

What can older kids and teens do indoors in South Florida?

Teens can climb at The Edge Rock Gym in Kendall or train on ninja obstacles at 305 Ninja Academy. Artsy teens like the Museum of Graffiti in Wynwood. Teens who study history will find plenty to think about at the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples.

Are these indoor activities included with GetOut?

Yes. All 11 venues on this list come with the GetOut South Florida membership. Visit limits differ by venue, and the GetOut app lists them. Memberships are sold by region, and other markets like GetOut Texas Houston come with their own venue lists.

What should I bring to an indoor playground?

Bring grip socks first, since most indoor playgrounds require them. Water bottles and a change of clothes help on rainy days.

When is the rainy season in South Florida?

The rainy season runs from late spring through fall. Afternoon thunderstorms hit most often in the summer months. The Panhandle gets the same summer storms, and GetOut Florida Emerald Coast covers venues along that stretch of the coast.

Plan Your Next Rainy Day

Keep this list somewhere you can find it the next time the forecast turns gray. See every venue included with the GetOut South Florida membership and pick the first spot you want to try.