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Don’t let rainy days ruin your plans for family fun! In Dutchess County, you have lots of options. These kid-friendly indoor activities are perfect for a rainy afternoon, or even a sunny day when you need to beat the heat.
Basketball, dodgeball, and obstacle courses are even more fun on a floor made of trampolines. Bounce! offers 12,000 square feet of trampoline play, with special areas for kids five and under. Don your neon on Friday nights for Bounce and Glow, an event for ages 10+ under black lighting.
If your adventurers are climbing figurative walls on a rainy day, give them the real thing. The Gravity Vault features over 13,000 feet of rock climbing walls. Classes and camps provide beginners to advanced individualized instruction. Check out the extensive class calendar to find the class suited to your abilities.
The Mid Hudson Children’s Museum encourages learning through fun. With six unique exhibit sections, this is a completely hands-on and interactive experience. From dressing up to put on a play, to learning about flight in an upright wind tunnel, all of the activities foster a child’s imagination.
Race against the clock in a high speed electric go-kart on a customized, European inspired track. Or race hundreds of the world's most famous tracks in a one-of-a-kind Virtual Reality simulator.
Whether it’s on skates or blades, you can roll away the day at this retro rink. The latest in lighting and a live DJ enhance the fun atmosphere. Swing by open skate sessions, or come on Wednesdays for family night!
Enjoy a family activity typically played outside... inside! Lost Lagoon, Galactic Greens and Mystery Reef are three virutal mini golf putting games the entire family can play.
This place has more than just state-of-the-art bowling, they've got axe throwing, an arcade, laser tag arenas and more! With a location each in Poughkeepsie and Wappingers Falls and weekly specials on their website, it's a win for every member of the family.
Whether you're a professional on the ice or have never stepped in the rink before, ice skating is always a fun time! A popular workout and the ideal activity for family fun and fitness, McCann is open several days per week for public skating.
For the ultimate clubhouse experience that's part comic book store, part retro arcade and part gift shop with novelties toys and collectibles, look no further than Megabrain.
Because every day should end with ice cream, run – don’t walk – to Zoey’s. The frozen, homemade yumminess is more than fresh, for their motto is “cow-to-cone” in 36 hours. May we suggest ordering "Zoe's Sundae" off the menu, recently named one of the best in the country by The Food Network.
This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge as of the publish date. - Dutchess Tourism Team
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