Sam's Fun City amusement park is open year-round and offers activities for all ages. Rides include go-karts, a Ferris wheel, carousel, antique cars, a kid's coaster, and bumper boats; passes start at $10. There's also miniature golf, an arcade and a restaurant. The Surf City water park is open during the summer and features large water slides, a junior activity pool, kiddie pool, lazy river and a variety of water rides.
Sam's Fun City/Surf City
6709 Pensacola Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505
850-505-0802
samsfuncity.com
The National Naval Aviation Museum has a variety of activities for children. It's free, and located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, home to the Blue Angels stunt-flying team. The museum has a game called Famous Flyers, which allows kids to match clues about pilots to museum exhibits. It's home to more than 180 vintage aircraft, many of which are OK to touch. The museum also has flight simulators, a cockpit trainer exhibit that kids can climb into and an IMAX theater. There's an on-site cafe for the hungry, and a gift shop for Blue Angels gear and other collectibles.
National Naval Aviation Museum
1750 Radford Blvd.
Suite B
Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL 32508
navalaviationmuseum.org
The T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum a few children's activities, including an exhibit featuring 42 custom-built dollhouses. There's also an exhibit that allows children to dress up costumes and props, and act out scenes from Pensacola's colonial history. The museum is free, and throws tea parties throughout the year on special days and times.
T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum
120 Church St.
Pensacola, FL 32591
850-595-5985
historicpensacola.org
