Fun Places for Children in Dothan, Alabama

Water World

• Water World offers adventurous attractions for people of all ages. Filled with more than 450,000 gallons of water, the park's wave pool has three-foot waves that stay on for 10 minutes at a time. The park also has a 41-foot Great White Water Slide as well as a Triple Flume Slide, with three flumes. Water World is open from May until the Labor Day weekend annually; children two and under are allowed in for free.

  Water World
  401 Recreation Road
  Dothan, AL 36303
  334-793-0297
  waterworlddothan.com

Wiregrass Museum of Art

• Other than exhibits, displays and galleries, the Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dothan offers a wide array of art education activities for children and families. Each summer and fall, the museum hosts an Arty Pants for Toddlers program, a series of art classes that introduces shapes, textures and colors to small children through paint and other media. The first Saturday of each month is Family Day, in which elementary-aged children and their family members participate in a hands-on workshop, led by an art educator. Studio Saturdays, held in the summer months annually, is a weekly pottery class for tweens. All workshops and child-friendly art programs have varying fees.

  Wiregrass Museum of Art
  126 Museum Ave.
  Dothan, AL 36303-4802
  334-794-3871
  wiregrassmuseum.org

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

• The Dothan Area Botanical Gardens (DABG) welcomes children and families. The attraction houses 50 acres of cultivated gardens; these gardens range from an herb garden to a rose garden to a butterfly garden. Children and visitors can take advantage of the gardens' nature trails; they may view the wildlife, such as birds, chipmunks and butterflies. Admission to the DABG is free, but donations are accepted. The gardens are open throughout the year.

  Dothan Area Botanical Gardens
  5130 Headland Avenue
  Dothan, AL 36303
  334-793-3224
  dabg.com