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Indoor Activities - Play and Create
Sunny Day Play Cafe, Kennett Square
Oasis Family Fun Center, Glen Mills
Urban Air Adventure Park, Downingtown
Bounce U, Exton
Round 1 - Exton Mall, Exton
Jumpers Fun Zone, Newtown Square
Imagination Street, Exton
Charming Star Playroom, Newtown Square
Grand Slam - Malvern
Downingtown Rock Gym, Downingtown
iCore Fitness Ninja Gym, West Chester
Art Classes for Kids at Calabrese Arts
Square Pear Gallery.- Art Classes for Kids, Kennett Square
Painted Plate Pottery, West Chester
Fired Up Pottery (inside United Sports), Downingtown
AR Workshop, Malvern
Board and Brush - locations in Glen Mills, Newtown Square and Downingtown
Indoor Activities - Museums
American Helicopter Museum, West Chester
Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford
Delaware Children's Museum, Wilmington, DE
Delaware Museum of Natural History, Wilmington DE
Winterthur Museum, Wilmington DE
Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington DE
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Penn Museum, Philadelphia
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Barnes Foundation
African American Museum
Indoor Activities - Bowling and Entertainment
Bowling at Bowlero, Boothwyn
Round 1 - Exton Mall, Exton
Palace Bowling & Entertainment Center, Downingtown
Escape the Room - West Chester
Elite Escape Room, Exton
Bates Motel Escape Room, West Chester
Tilted Axes, West Chester
Stumpy's Hatchet House, West Chester
Game on State, Media
Pinball Gallery - Malvern
Movie Theaters
AMC Painters Crossing
Regal Edgmont
Regal Brandywine
Movie Tavern Exton
Indoor Ice Skating Rinks
Ice Line, Open Skate, Parties, Lessons, 700 Lawrence Drive, West Chester, PA
Power Play, Open Skate, Parties, Lessons, 701 Haywood Drive Exton, PA
PNY Sports Arena, Open Skate, lessons, events, 1646 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA
Ice Works, Open Skate, Parties, Lessons, 3100 Duttons Mill Road, Aston, PA
The Campus, Open Skate, Lessons, events, 4531 W. Lincoln Hwy. Downingtown, PA
Ice Skating (outdoor - seasonal)
Winter Park at The Creamery (seasonal), Kennett Square
Flight on Ice - pop-up rink, Newtown Square (seasonal)
Winterfest at the Blue Cross Riverrink (Philadelphia) (seasonal)
Rothman Orthopaedics Institute Ice Rink at Dilworth Park (Philadelphia) (seasonal)
Outdoors in Nature and History
Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square, PA
Tyler Arboretum
Media, PA
Newlin Grist Mill
Media, PA
Northbrook Canoe Company - canoeing and tubing
West Chester, PA
Marsh Creek Water Sports
Downingtown, PA
Treehouse World
West Chester, PA
Local Trails and Hiking Spots
Various locations
Grab our Guide to Great Family-Friendly Hikes here
- Binky Lee - Chester Springs, PA
- Bryn Coed - Chester Springs, PA
- ChesLen Preserve - Coatesville, PA
- Chester Valley Trail - Multiple access points including in Exton and Malvern
- Struble Trail - Downingtown, PA
- Parish Trail - Kennett Square, PA
- Pennsbury Township Park - Chadds Ford, PA
- Newlin Grist Mill - Glen Mills, PA
- Okehocking Preserve - Newtown Square, PA
- Wawa Preserve - Media, PA
Nearby State Parks
- Marsh Creek State Park - Downingtown, PA
- Ridley Creek State Park - Media, PA
- French Creek State Park - Elverson, PA
- White Clay Creek Preserve - Landenberg, PA
- Washington Crossing State Park, Washington Crossing, PA
Find a complete listing of PA State Parks here: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAParkByRegion/Pages/default.aspx
National Parks
- Valley Forge National Park
- Independence National Historical Park
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
- Gettysburg National Military Park
Find a listing of National Parks at https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
Local Parks and Playgrounds
- Playgrounds near Kennett Square
- Playgrounds in the West Chester area
Animals, Zoos and Farms
Baily's Dairy Farm Pocopson
Ryerss Farm - visit the horses
Milky Way Farm / Chester Springs Creamery - When the creamery is open on weekends from 4-9pm visitors can see/visit the farm animals
Highland Orchards
Springton Manor Farm - Fishing at Springton Manor
Brandywine Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Elmwood Park Zoo
Pick-Your-Own
Barnard's Orchards
Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins in the Fall
Kennett Square, PA
Highland Orchards
Pick-Your-Own, shop the market and bakery, visit the animals
West Chester, PA
Indian Orchards Farm
Pick-Your-Own Fruits and veggies
Media, PA
Linvilla Orchards
Media, PA
Miniature Golf - Check our guide to the Tops Spots for Mini Golf near Chester County
West Chester Railroad, West Chester PA
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