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Things to do in Columbus with kids

Family fun, museums and escape rooms — 44 places to go with kids in Columbus, Ohio. 1 free to enter · most admission $9 to $24. 14 have a verified saving right now.
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Family fun in Columbus12

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Museums in Columbus9

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Escape rooms in Columbus5

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Bowling in Columbus5

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Indoor climbing in Columbus3

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Parks & beaches in Columbus2

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Mini golf in Columbus2

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Shows & live entertainment in Columbus2

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Ice & roller skating in Columbus1

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Trampoline parks in Columbus1

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Tours & cruises in Columbus1

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Historic sites in Columbus1

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With kids in Columbus

4 places in Columbus price a child ticket or let kids in free, child tickets $7 to $20.

What’s on in Columbus

Within 25 miles of Columbus. Dates and wording are each venue’s own.

Free in Columbus

2 attractions in Columbus get you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

  • Columbus Museum of Art

    The venue says: “CMA Free Sundays offers free general admission to all visitors every Sunday—an ongoing invitation to experience art as a shared civic resource.”

  • Ohio Craft Museum

    The venue says: “Admission is free.”

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Places with deals in Columbus

See each venue's offer wording and ticket conditions before choosing.

What this list covers

Columbus has 44 places to go, mostly family fun (12), museums (9), escape rooms (5).

32 of them publish an admission price, 38 publish opening hours, 5 have something dated on now, 14 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on October 10, 2026.

How we know these are real

Savings here are quoted from the attraction’s own website, word for word. This one, for example:

“Offer includes $1 tickets for up to 7 people (2 Adults and 5 Children per household) with free parking.”

Quoted from nationalvmm.org · checked on

Common questions

How many attractions in Columbus are running a deal?
14 of the 44 attractions in Columbus currently have a verified saving, covering 37 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website. Examples include Breakout Games, Center of Science and Industry (COSI), Central Ohio Fire Museum. Check each venue’s offer wording and eligibility conditions.
How much do things to do in Columbus cost?
Most admission in Columbus runs $9 to $24 per person, and 1 place is free to enter. Published prices run from $6 to $50 — $6 at Skate Zone 71, $50 at The Haunt Columbus, Ohio, across 10 attractions in Columbus that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
What’s on in Columbus right now?
5 attractions in Columbus have something dated running, 7 listings between them. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
Is there anything free to do in Columbus?
1 attraction in Columbus says on its own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction. Examples include Ohio Craft Museum.
What kinds of attractions are included?
family fun (12), museums (9), escape rooms (5), bowling (5), indoor climbing (3), parks & beaches (2), mini golf (2), shows & live entertainment (2), ice & roller skating (1), trampoline parks (1), tours & cruises (1), historic sites (1).
Are these deals guaranteed to still be available?
No. Every deal here carries the date it was last checked on the attraction’s own website and a link straight to the page it came from, so you can confirm it before you travel. Prices and offers change without notice.