These Indoor Play Spaces were voted the Bay Area’s 2023 Best of the Best by Bay Area Parent readers. Read the full list of winners here.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. This children’s learning museum includes tons of hands-on exhibits exploring art, bubbles, water, air, the natural world, mammoths and more. San Jose. cdm.org.
Silver: Pump It Up. Multiple locations. pumpitupparty.com.
Bronze: Legoland Discovery Center. Milpitas. legolanddiscoverycenter.com/bayarea.
Peninsula
Gold: Rockin’ Jump. Play trampoline dodge ball, try the slam dunk zone and do flips and somersaults. San Carlos. sancarlos.rockinjump.com.
Silver: Movement Gym. Belmont. movementgyms.com/belmont.
Silver: Pump It Up of Belmont. Belmont. pumpitupparty.com/belmont-ca.
Bronze: La Petite Playhouse. Redwood City. lapetiteplay.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Bay Area Discovery Museum. The children’s museum features hands-on exhibits, art studios, camps and classes, and school programs. Sausalito. bayareadiscoverymuseum.org.
Silver: California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. calacademy.org.
Bronze: House of Air. San Francisco. houseofair.com/san-francisco.
East Bay
Gold: Bumblebee Playspace. This more than 3,000-square-foot indoor playspace is designed for infants, toddlers and preschoolers and has open and private play options. Newark. bumblebeeplayspace.com.
Silver: Rockin’ Jump. Multiple locations. rockinjump.com.
Bronze: Luv 2 Play. Dublin. luv2play.com/dublin.
Bronze: PlayStarKids. San Ramon. Playstarkids.com.