Best Family Entertainment in the USA
9 family entertainment • Updated August 2026
The best family entertainment in the USA for a family day out. We have rounded up 9 family entertainment, from Bryant Park Winter Village (seasonal) to family favorites across Illinois, ranked by what actually matters with kids: age suitability, ticket value and how easy they are to get to. Compare the top five below, then browse every family entertainment by state. Need a different angle? Try our other things to do in the USA.
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Family Entertainment in the USA: what to expect
the USA has 9 family entertainment we would happily take our own kids to. Bryant Park Winter Village (seasonal) is the one most families start with. Lace up for free-admission skating and browse holiday boutiques when Bryant Park turns into a winter wonderland. Chelsea Piers, Pier 62 Carousel & Sports is the other name that comes up again and again. Ride the Hudson River carousel and play at the riverside sports complex on Manhattan's Pier 62. Daytona International Speedway rounds out the pick of the bunch. Home of the DAYTONA 500, with guided track tours, the 31-degree high banks, and the chance to ride or drive a real NASCAR car. Also worth your time: Grady's Family Fun Park, Haunted Trails Family Entertainment Center, Enchanted Castle and LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago.
Published prices run from $21.99 at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago up to $29.99 at Odyssey Fun World Tinley Park. 2 of the 9 listed here quote a starting price. The others vary by season or by what you add on, so check before you travel. Age guidance is worth reading first at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago (ages 3-10).
The family entertainment on this page are spread across Illinois (5), New York (3) and Florida (1), so it is easy to pair two into one trip.
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9 family entertainment across the USA
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Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
Home of the DAYTONA 500, with guided track tours, the 31-degree high banks, and the chance to ride or drive a real NASCAR car.
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Bryant Park Winter Village (seasonal)
Manhattan, New York
Lace up for free-admission skating and browse holiday boutiques when Bryant Park turns into a winter wonderland.
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Chelsea Piers, Pier 62 Carousel & Sports
Manhattan, New York
Ride the Hudson River carousel and play at the riverside sports complex on Manhattan's Pier 62.
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Grady's Family Fun Park
Bloomington, Illinois
Race NASCAR-themed go-karts and ride a roller coaster at a fun park born from a 1959 pizza recipe.
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Haunted Trails Family Entertainment Center
Burbank, Illinois
Putt an award-winning mini-golf course, then race go-karts open since 1977.
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Enchanted Castle
Lombard, Illinois
Race go-karts, battle in multi-level laser tag, and pick from 200-plus arcade games under one Chicagoland roof.
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LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
Schaumburg, Illinois
Build, ride, and watch Chicago landmarks recreated in LEGO bricks, all indoors.
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Industry City, Family Activities (seasonal)
Brooklyn, New York
A reborn Brooklyn factory complex where 35-plus eateries, design outlets, and pop-up activities like climbing and petanque share one waterfront campus.
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Odyssey Fun World Tinley Park
Tinley Park, Illinois
Laser tag, go-karts, and mini golf across 45,000 square feet indoors plus an 11-acre park.