Nashville
Indoor Activities in Nashville for Kids
When it is too hot, too cold or too wet to be outside, Dinotopia is indoors, climate-controlled and open every day from 10AM to 7PM.
- Open daily 10AM – 7PM
- Ages 1–10, with a dedicated toddler area for ages 1–4
- Three levels, nine themed attractions
The short answer
Nashville summers are humid, winters turn suddenly cold, and spring brings rain for days at a time. Dinotopia is an indoor dinosaur play park for ages 1 to 10 at 2291 Gallatin Pike N in Madison, about fifteen minutes north of downtown Nashville. It is open every day from 10AM to 7PM, the whole park is inside, and no weather forecast changes the plan.
A two-hour play pass is $19.95 + tax per child, an all-day VIP pass is $24.99 + tax, and one supervising adult is $5 + tax. Non-slip socks are required and cost $3.95 a pair.
What there is to do inside
Slides
The Super Slides and the Donut Slide, both indoors and both fast.
A climbing tower
The Spider Tower, a rope structure that takes real effort to reach the top of.
A ball pool
The Mammal Ball Pool, deep enough to disappear into.
Soft play
Jurassic Soft Play — three levels of tunnels, nets and obstacles.
An arcade
Godzilla Games for the kids who need a screen break from running.
A toddler zone
A separate, gated area for ages 1 to 4, away from the bigger kids.
Indoors is not only for rain
Most families think of an indoor day as the rainy-day backup. In Nashville it is just as often the heat: July afternoons on a playground are short and miserable, and a 95-degree day is as good a reason to be inside as a storm.
It works for cold snaps too. From December through February the outdoor parks empty out, and a climate-controlled play floor is the only place where a five-year-old can run until they are genuinely tired.
Where we are
2291 Gallatin Pike N, Madison, TN 37115 — a straight run up Gallatin Pike from East Nashville, and quick from Rivergate, Goodlettsville and Hendersonville. Free parking at the door. Call (615) 920-3850 with any question about a visit.
- Hours
- 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM daily
- Address
- 2291 Gallatin Pike N, Madison, TN 37115
- Phone
- (615) 920-3850
What to know before you come
Non-slip socks are required
Dinotopia socks are $3.95 a pair at the door, and a pair from an earlier visit works fine.
Parking is free and right there
Park at the door on Gallatin Pike N — no garage, no meter, no downtown circling.
Sign the waiver first
The waiver is online and takes a minute. Do it before you leave home and walk straight in.
Grown-ups get somewhere to sit
Seating across the floor, hot food, snacks and cold drinks at the Pterodactyl Café, and restrooms by the play structure.
Little ones have their own zone
Ages 1 to 4 get a gated soft-play area away from the bigger kids, in sight of the main floor.
Weekday mornings are the calmest
Before about 4PM on a weekday the floor is quiet. Saturdays are the loudest and the most fun.
What it costs
2-Hour Play Pass
$19.95 + tax / child
Two hours across every attraction in the park.
All-Day VIP Pass
$24.99 + tax / child
All-day play with re-entry.
Adult / Parent Pass
$5 + tax / adult
Entry for one grown-up supervising a child.
Non-Slip Socks
$3.95 / pair
Required in the play areas.
Plan an indoor day
Open every day from 10AM to 7PM, whatever the weather is doing.
Common questions
Keep exploring
- Rainy Day Activities for KidsWhere to take high-energy kids around Nashville when the forecast turns gray, all of it under a roof.
- Indoor Playground in NashvilleThree levels of slides, a climbing tower and a ball pool in Madison, TN. Open daily 10AM-7PM, passes from $19.95.
- Toddler Play AreaA separate soft-play zone for ages 1-4 with padded floors, low climbs and gentle slides. Weekday mornings are the quietest.
- Passes & Pricing2-hour passes $19.95, all-day VIP $24.99, adults $5, plus weekday deals that drop to $13 on Thursdays.
- All Nine AttractionsPhotos and age ranges for every attraction, from the Spider Tower and Super Slides to the Mammal Ball Pool and Pterodactyl Cafe.