Dulles town center has a immature train and carousel as well as a fun airplane themed play area. On Thursdays, I believe, they have free children's entertainment in the food court.

MoBu Kids--Falls Church
Pump It Up--Silver Spring (Just opened)

Anonymous wrote:More virginia stuff, please! (FTM here w/o a clue)

JW Tumbles Open Gym (Herndon/Alexandria)
PB& Jack--Fairfax
Kids Junction--Chantilly
Play n Learn --Chantilly
NVRA Waterparks--Lorton, Manassas, Sterling, Alexandra, Arlington
Lee District Rec Center--Splash Park
Ikea--Woodbridge
Fairfax Ice Arena
Mt Vernon Ice Arean
Laser Tag--Sterling
Monkey Joes-Sterling
Jumping Jack Sports-Ashburn
Pump it Up--Leesburg and Manassas
Watermine--Fairfax
Rebounderez--Sterling

More virginia stuff, please! (FTM here w/o a clue)

Boogie Babes
Rise and Rhyme at Busboys Hyattsville
Arundel Mills play space
Tysons corner play space
Fountain in the open space at the portrait gallery
Natural history museum (butterfly exhibit free on Tues)
Any mall with a push toy (I have a toddler)
US Botanical gardens

I think we live the same life. My list is almost exactly the same.... Ill add IKEA though. We love that place.

OP, check the public library calendar. In MoCo, there usually aren't story times during the summer, but they often have special events--lego builds, county fair presentation, videos, etc.

Also, I've heard disappointing things about the Children's Museum at Nat'l Harbor. There's the ferris wheel and The Awakening sculpture, but not much else down at the Harbor and it's kind of a trek.

You might also find some other ideas here:
https://www.our-kids.com/menu-index/59

I'd add Adventure Theatre to your list.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.our-kids.com/sports-recreation/indoor-play-areas

our-kids.com has a list

What a great resource. Thanks for posting.

https://www.our-kids.com/sports-recreation/indoor-play-areas

our-kids.com has a list

Rainbow play systems in columbia

This is wonderful. I wish it could be stickyed.

Great suggestions, thank you!

Science center in Baltimore
Splash park in germantown
Playseum in Bethesda
Germantown indoor swimming pool
Ice skating at Wheaton or cabin john
Land of little horses in Gettysburg
Model train museum in Fredrick
College Park aviation museum
Udvar Hazy
New trampoline park in Columbia or Rebounderez in Sterling

Pump it Up
Dynamite open Gym

What are some fun indoor places to take kids during the summer when trying to avoid the heat? I don't mean general ideas, but specific places. I'm in Rockville but happy to travel. I'm trying to come up with a list to have handy for planning the night before. So far I have -

Monster mini golf in Gaithersburg
Duck pin bowling at White Oak Lanes
Building zone at the National Building Museum
Bounce U in Rockville
Mall playplaces (Lake Forest and Montgomery)
Baltimore Aquarium
Children's museum at National Harbor
Meadowside and Croyden Creek nature centers
Regal Express $1 movies
Library story times
Tot time at the Rio
Port Discovery in Baltimore

Any ideas?