Fun Family Attractions and Thrill Rides

Ready for an adventure? Take a break from the beach, and get your heart racing at a thrilling action park in Greater Miami & Miami Beach.

These entertainment centers and attractions offer more than just the standard trampolines and laser tag. Spread all around the area, they have a variety of unforgettable experiences, including virtual reality escape rooms, extreme rock climbing, ninja training and parkour.

Here’s a look at some of the most exciting and action-packed entertainment centers Miami has to offer.

Downtown Miami

Skyviews Miami Observation Wheel

With so much to do in Downtown Miami, it's hard to do it all. But who says you can’t see it all? Hop aboard a climate-controlled gondola on the Skyviews Miami Observation Wheel to see the stunning cityscape from high above. Hovering 176 feet in the air, riders can see beautiful Downtown Miami, the surrounding metropolitan area and Biscayne Bay from a unique vantage point.

Thriller Miami Speedboat Adventures

With Thriller Miami Speedboat Adventures, choose from one of two “Miami Vice”-style sightseeing catamaran tours that let you explore Miami from its greatest natural asset: the water. On the Thriller Miami Speedboat, you’ll sail through Biscayne Bay and past South Beach, Fisher Island and the Downtown Miami skyline.

Hop on the Thriller Miami Hurricane Jetboat and you’ll get to see the beautiful mansions of Star Island, Hibiscus Island, Fisher Island and Miami Beach. All tours last 45 minutes and run all year long.

North Miami

Dezerland Park

Dezerland Park in North Miami offers 250,000 square feet of family entertainment for all ages, from go-kart racing and virtual reality games to zip lining, rock climbing, parkour and arcades. Don’t miss the 10,000-square-foot trampoline park (even the walls are trampolines) or the 380-foot ninja course with an unstable balance beam, monkey bar slider, three-way incline, tilting bars, swinging bars and 14-foot tidal wave.

The youngest members of your party don’t have to miss out on the fun. There is a mini ninja course with an up-and-over wall, incline ramp, balance beam, rope swing, foam pit and two-story play area for kids ages 2-6 with a ball pit, gymnastics and toys.

North Miami Beach

Oleta River State Park

Just 30 minutes north of Downtown Miami, Oleta River State Park in North Miami Beach covers 1,000 acres, making it Florida’s largest urban park. Avid bikers will love its 10 miles of intermediate mountain bike trails. It also has four miles of novice trails, three miles of paved trails and the Oleta River Outdoor Center – a concession where guests can rent bikes and kayaks.

Everglades Area

Travel Trackers Inc. Everglades Experience

If you don’t see the Everglades when you’re in Miami, have you seen Miami? This four-hour Travel Trackers Everglades Experience includes a one-hour tour of Miami, two hours in Everglades National Park and a 30-minute airboat ride. Keep your eyes open for alligators.

Doral

Planet Air Sports

Extreme sports fans will love Planet Air Sports. With a trampoline park, bowling alley, ski slope, ninja warrior course, trapeze and batting cages, you can’t help but have fun at this family entertainment center in Doral.

Trampoline Park Get ready to jump – and jump high – in the 46,000-square-foot indoor trampoline park, which has three basketball hoops at different heights and a dodgeball trampoline.

Ski Slope We know it’s Miami, but you may just forget where you are on this huge indoor ski slope. Suitable for all skill levels, this ski and snowboard simulator will make you feel like you’re skiing down a hill in Vermont, minus the cold and unpredictable terrain.

Ninja Course Have you seen the “American Ninja Warrior” TV show? Here you can try it for yourself. This challenging Ninja Course will have you flexing a range of fitness skills as you navigate your way through platforms, swinging stages and strength obstacles.

Planet Air Sports also has a strength-building ropes course, eight-lane bowling alley, zip line, monkey rings, bumper cars, a toddlers’ playground, climbing walls and virtual reality games.

Sky Zone

The world's first indoor trampoline park, Sky Zone has exciting, family-friendly activities for everyone. Enjoy the Freestyle Jump area, dive into Foam Zone, head to SkySlam to dunk like a pro, play Ultimate Dodgeball or experience SkyJoust. There are more trampoline activities here than you can get through in one day, and you’ll definitely want to try them all.

Hialeah

Miami Watersports Complex

Miami Watersports Complex in Hialeah is one of the largest cable wakeboard parks in the United States. Adventurers will jump at the opportunity to go wakeboarding, waterskiing, wakeskating, kneeboarding and boating. First-timers can take cable lessons, and the younger set will love playing in the aquapark. If you live to be out on the water, this place is for you.

Medley

K1 Speed

Experience the thrill of indoor go-kart racing at K1 Speed Miami in the town of Medley. Enjoy a competitive race against your friends as you hit speeds of 45 mph in a safe, controlled environment. Since the facility is enclosed and indoors, drivers can race around its smooth tracks all year long without worrying about the weather. And all karts are 100 percent electric, meaning faster acceleration and no exhaust fumes.

Kendall

The Edge Rock Gym

Ready for a real endurance challenge? The Edge Rock Gym is a full-service rock-climbing center in Miami with indoor rock climbing, rock-climbing classes and even a yoga facility. In the 14,000-plus square feet filled with climbing obstacles, roofs and overhangs challenge experienced climbers, and USA Climbing-certified route setters plot out routes for beginning climbers.

Wynwood

FunDimension

After you wander through Wynwood Walls and take in the art and culture of Wynwood, it’s the kids’ chance to have fun at FunDimension, Wynwood’s first and only family entertainment center. They can split into teams and compete in the 3,500-square-foot laser tag arena complete with music, fog, LED lighting and special effects. Players rush from level to level, hiding behind pillars and sneaking through “foreign lands” to attack enemy bases.

After that, they can send their car into a tailspin at Spin Zone bumper cars, be transported to another world through an immersive 3D cinema experience in an XD capsule theater, play virtual reality or arcade games and play in a multi-level, indoor playground with a play wall, slides, tunnels and obstacle course. In The Galley, parents can relax, dine, drink and watch sports on TV while their kids play.

El Portal

Skatebird Miami

SkateBird Miami is a skateboarding and lifestyle park that brings together the best of entertainment in Miami. Along with its best-in-class skateboarding facility and skate lessons taught by Skateboard Supercross Academy, this venue has a food hall, skate shop, art by renowned artists, one-of-a-kind events and more.

The name is a combination of the park’s purpose and its inspiration: a desire to fly. The neighborhood where it’s located, El Portal, is known as a sanctuary for peacocks and other birds.