Rainy Day Activities for Kids in Minneapolis
30 indoor and rainy day activities for kids in Minneapolis. Museums, entertainment centers, and indoor play spaces with age-fit and planning notes.
Highest rated: The Play Group, Great Big Game Show Minneapolis, Active Adventures Indoor Play Space. 6 listings are free. 22 listings are indoor. Qualified listings include age ratings, stroller access, and practical planning tips.
How to use this rainy day activities list
These are the backup plans worth saving before weather pushes everyone indoors. KidPaths is currently tracking 30 indexable picks for this page in Minneapolis, MN, with details for cost, age fit, stroller access, weather backup, and parent logistics.
Quick fit
20 for infants, 26 for toddlers, 30 for little kids, 28 for big kids.
Weather and access
30 indoor or mixed-weather picks. 8 outdoor or partly outdoor picks. 21 stroller-friendly stops. 30 rainy-day backups.
Cost scan
6 free picks. 23 paid picks. Open the cards for family-of-4 cost notes and savings tips when we have them.
Top Picks
The Play Group
5 starsThe Play Group is specifically designed for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, everything about the space is right-sized for tiny people, which means
Great Big Game Show Minneapolis
5 starsGreat Big Game Show turns the family into actual contestants in a live, host-led game show, kids get to buzz in, compete for points, and experience wh
Active Adventures Indoor Play Space
5 starsFor families living west of the Twin Cities, this is the quality indoor play option they've been looking for without the 45-minute drive to the metro.
Museum of Illusions Mall of America
4.8 starsChildren can step into rooms that change size and balance, study holograms and optical images, pose for strange photos, and test how their eyes and br
Tropical Encounters
4.8 starsTropical Encounters is a humid, lush, living tropical environment inside a building, walking in from a Minnesota winter to a space filled with tropica
Parks & PlaygroundsThe Play Group
Ages: Best for ages 0 to 6
EntertainmentGreat Big Game Show Minneapolis
Ages: Best for ages 6 to 16
Parks & PlaygroundsActive Adventures Indoor Play Space
Ages: Best for ages 0 to 10
MuseumsMuseum of Illusions Mall of America
Ages: Best for ages 6 to 14, when children can understand the visual tricks and enjoy posing, experimenting, and explaining what they see.
Zoos & AquariumsFreeTropical Encounters
Ages: Best for ages 1 to 12
Tours & ExperiencesFreePalm Dome
Ages: All ages
Farms & NatureFreeMarjorie McNeely Conservatory
Ages: All ages
Tours & ExperiencesFreeComo Park
Ages: All ages
MuseumsMill City Museum
Ages: Best for ages 6 to 12; younger children can enjoy the Water Lab, but the Flour Tower includes loud effects.
Parks & PlaygroundsLava Island
Ages: Best for ages 1 to 8
Parks & PlaygroundsFreeComo Park Zoo & Conservatory Visitor Center
Ages: Best for ages 1 to 10
Tours & ExperiencesPartially FreeComo Regional Park
Ages: All ages
Common Questions
- What can we do with kids on a rainy day in Minneapolis?
- Minneapolis has 30 rainy-day-friendly activities for families. Best options: The Play Group, Great Big Game Show Minneapolis, Active Adventures Indoor Play Space, Museum of Illusions Mall of America, Tropical Encounters. All are indoor or covered.
- How many rainy day activities in Minneapolis are stroller-friendly?
- 21 of the 30 rainy day activities in Minneapolis are fully stroller-friendly.
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