When it's raining or too hot to be outside, these are the places that wear kids out. Pick from trampoline parks with ninja courses, climbing walls from age 4, junior karts, real snow, an Olympic-size ice rink and a VR hall where up to 12 players share one game. Here's what we checked, from Monkey Town's tube slides to Snozone's ice lane.
Two indoor trampoline parks, one in the Oasiz mall in Torrejón de Ardoz and one in Bulevar Getafe. Both have a main court of more than 50 linked trampolines, battle beams, a jump tower, climbing walls and an artificial-turf football court. Oasiz adds a ninja course and the VALO Arena augmented-reality game; Getafe adds the SkyRider ride over the trampolines and a three-story KidsZone soft play.
More than 2,150 m² of trampolines in the Las Rejas retail park, next to the Plenilunio mall. Beyond the open jump courts, kids run the Ninja Planet obstacle course, flip into a foam pit and a giant airbag, dunk on Slam Basket, play trampoline dodgeball and duck the spinning Barredera sweeper. There is also a bowling alley with projected effects and a sports bar for parents.
A bouldering and roped-climbing gym on an industrial estate between Leganés and Alcorcón, with a separate kids' center, The Climb Kids, built for ages 3 to 12. The kids' side has more than 600 m² of climbable walls plus a zip line. The climbing school sorts kids into play, sport and advanced groups by age and level, and a food truck serves home-style food after the session.
A 450-meter indoor kart track on two levels, with bridges, a banked curve, a 6-meter-wide racing line and LED safety signals. Kids drive junior karts in 10-minute sessions, with every lap timed live on the scoreboard and saved in the track's app. Adults race the same circuit in their own sessions, and the track also runs driving courses and championships.
A real-snow slope covering 18,000 m² inside the Madrid Xanadú mall, kept between -6°C and -2°C all year. Kids ride giant rubber donuts down three ice tubing lanes, try snowbikes, or learn to ski and snowboard on the beginner slope before moving up to the expert run, the chairlift and the snowpark jumps. Boots, skis or board, and a helmet come with every ticket.
One of only five Olympic-size ice rinks in Spain, 60 by 30 meters, inside the Palacio de Hielo mall. Public sessions are open skating on rental or your own skates, and walker bears and igloos give wobbly beginners something to push. A Zamboni resurfaces the ice partway through long sessions. In the same mall, City Play has bowling, mini golf and arcade games, plus a kids' play center.
A free-roam virtual reality hall where up to 12 players share one game, walking freely with no cables or backpacks. Players wear HTC Vive Focus 3 headsets with gaming headphones and mics. Each visit lasts 45 minutes, about 30 of them in the game. Kids from 8 start with polar and wildlife adventures; from 10 they can hunt ghosts, chase dragons and play laser battles.
An indoor family park split by height. Kids 108 cm and up get the Zona Game: trampolines, a climbing area, high ropes, slides, archery, baseball, golf, a bowling lane and PS5 and Switch games, all on one ticket. Smaller kids have Zona Circus, with soft circuits, slides and obstacles sized for them. Kids' karts, a neon laser tag arena and an arcade are paid separately.
Madrid Jumps is an indoor trampoline park with wall-to-wall trampolines and a Ninja Warrior course of obstacles to swing, climb and balance across. Two seating areas with a café let parents watch, and lockers hold bags and coats. Trampoline fitness classes and morning school visits run alongside the open jump sessions.
A 1,970 m² climbing center inside the X-Madrid mall, with bouldering and roped walls for every level. Kids from 4 can try Clip 'n Climb, a circuit of colorful challenge walls run by an instructor. The climbing school groups kids from 4 to 13 by age and level, a teen group takes 14 to 18, and parents can watch from the café or climb in their own group.
Monkey Town is an indoor play park inside the Oasiz shopping center. The Funhouse is a climbing frame with tunnels, slides and a ball pit, next to a row of trampolines. Toddlers get their own Baby Zone with mini slides and a smaller ball pit.
Older kids can race Jungle Tag, an obstacle course where a wristband scores the light sensors they hit. A café sits beside the play area.
A forest-themed indoor play park of more than 1,100 m². Kids climb giant flower stalks and slide back down, find the Secret World behind a big wall, with mazes, mats, giant slides and a football pitch, and leave the volcano down a lava slide. Trained monitors supervise the play area, and parents can sit in the café or head out for a while.
Sweet Space Museum is a walk-through art space inside the ABC Serrano mall, with 10 themed rooms designed by artists including Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. Kids jump into two ball pits (one sized for little ones), set off mechanical ball-and-light circuits, try candy tastings and pose for photos as staff guides lead the way. It suits kids who like bright colors and hands-on rooms more than quiet galleries.
Locomotion Park is a movement play park built mostly in wood and calm, neutral colors: climbing walls, slides, small zip lines, bars, balance nets, building blocks and a ball pool. It splits into a babies' zone with two areas for crawlers and toddlers, and a kids' zone with bigger challenges. Kids work through the obstacles on their own, with staff or parents close by.
When it's raining or too hot to be outside, these are the places that wear kids out. Pick from trampoline parks with ninja courses, climbing walls from age 4, junior karts, real snow, an Olympic-size ice rink and a VR hall where up to 12 players share one game. Here's what we checked, from Monkey Town's tube slides to Snozone's ice lane.
Two indoor trampoline parks, one in the Oasiz mall in Torrejón de Ardoz and one in Bulevar Getafe. Both have a main court of more than 50 linked trampolines, battle beams, a jump tower, climbing walls and an artificial-turf football court. Oasiz adds a ninja course and the VALO Arena augmented-reality game; Getafe adds the SkyRider ride over the trampolines and a three-story KidsZone soft play.
More than 2,150 m² of trampolines in the Las Rejas retail park, next to the Plenilunio mall. Beyond the open jump courts, kids run the Ninja Planet obstacle course, flip into a foam pit and a giant airbag, dunk on Slam Basket, play trampoline dodgeball and duck the spinning Barredera sweeper. There is also a bowling alley with projected effects and a sports bar for parents.
A bouldering and roped-climbing gym on an industrial estate between Leganés and Alcorcón, with a separate kids' center, The Climb Kids, built for ages 3 to 12. The kids' side has more than 600 m² of climbable walls plus a zip line. The climbing school sorts kids into play, sport and advanced groups by age and level, and a food truck serves home-style food after the session.
A 450-meter indoor kart track on two levels, with bridges, a banked curve, a 6-meter-wide racing line and LED safety signals. Kids drive junior karts in 10-minute sessions, with every lap timed live on the scoreboard and saved in the track's app. Adults race the same circuit in their own sessions, and the track also runs driving courses and championships.
A real-snow slope covering 18,000 m² inside the Madrid Xanadú mall, kept between -6°C and -2°C all year. Kids ride giant rubber donuts down three ice tubing lanes, try snowbikes, or learn to ski and snowboard on the beginner slope before moving up to the expert run, the chairlift and the snowpark jumps. Boots, skis or board, and a helmet come with every ticket.
One of only five Olympic-size ice rinks in Spain, 60 by 30 meters, inside the Palacio de Hielo mall. Public sessions are open skating on rental or your own skates, and walker bears and igloos give wobbly beginners something to push. A Zamboni resurfaces the ice partway through long sessions. In the same mall, City Play has bowling, mini golf and arcade games, plus a kids' play center.
A free-roam virtual reality hall where up to 12 players share one game, walking freely with no cables or backpacks. Players wear HTC Vive Focus 3 headsets with gaming headphones and mics. Each visit lasts 45 minutes, about 30 of them in the game. Kids from 8 start with polar and wildlife adventures; from 10 they can hunt ghosts, chase dragons and play laser battles.
An indoor family park split by height. Kids 108 cm and up get the Zona Game: trampolines, a climbing area, high ropes, slides, archery, baseball, golf, a bowling lane and PS5 and Switch games, all on one ticket. Smaller kids have Zona Circus, with soft circuits, slides and obstacles sized for them. Kids' karts, a neon laser tag arena and an arcade are paid separately.
Madrid Jumps is an indoor trampoline park with wall-to-wall trampolines and a Ninja Warrior course of obstacles to swing, climb and balance across. Two seating areas with a café let parents watch, and lockers hold bags and coats. Trampoline fitness classes and morning school visits run alongside the open jump sessions.
A 1,970 m² climbing center inside the X-Madrid mall, with bouldering and roped walls for every level. Kids from 4 can try Clip 'n Climb, a circuit of colorful challenge walls run by an instructor. The climbing school groups kids from 4 to 13 by age and level, a teen group takes 14 to 18, and parents can watch from the café or climb in their own group.
Monkey Town is an indoor play park inside the Oasiz shopping center. The Funhouse is a climbing frame with tunnels, slides and a ball pit, next to a row of trampolines. Toddlers get their own Baby Zone with mini slides and a smaller ball pit.
Older kids can race Jungle Tag, an obstacle course where a wristband scores the light sensors they hit. A café sits beside the play area.
A forest-themed indoor play park of more than 1,100 m². Kids climb giant flower stalks and slide back down, find the Secret World behind a big wall, with mazes, mats, giant slides and a football pitch, and leave the volcano down a lava slide. Trained monitors supervise the play area, and parents can sit in the café or head out for a while.
Sweet Space Museum is a walk-through art space inside the ABC Serrano mall, with 10 themed rooms designed by artists including Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. Kids jump into two ball pits (one sized for little ones), set off mechanical ball-and-light circuits, try candy tastings and pose for photos as staff guides lead the way. It suits kids who like bright colors and hands-on rooms more than quiet galleries.
Locomotion Park is a movement play park built mostly in wood and calm, neutral colors: climbing walls, slides, small zip lines, bars, balance nets, building blocks and a ball pool. It splits into a babies' zone with two areas for crawlers and toddlers, and a kids' zone with bigger challenges. Kids work through the obstacles on their own, with staff or parents close by.