Top 20 Places to Take Kids in and around Memphis - 2023

The Orpheum Theatre Group campus is located in the heart of downtown Memphis and includes the historic Orpheum Theatre and the modern Halloran Centre for Performing Arts and Education. The organization offers a variety of family-oriented programs, from education and engagement opportunities like camps, workshops, and student matinees to live touring productions like Baby Shark Live, Spy Ninjas Live, and Disney’s Frozen. The Orpheum Theatre Group and its programs is a great way to introduce young people to the wonder of live theatre and the performing arts!

Founded in 1976 by Hugo and Margaret Dixon, the Dixon Gallery and Gardens is a fine art museum and public garden distinguished by its diverse and innovative programs in the arts and horticulture.

Circuit Playhouse, Inc. which includes Playhouse on the Square, The Circuit Playhouse, and TheatreWorks@TheSquare is Memphis’ largest professional theatre company and is celebrating over 50 years of bringing live theatre to the Mid South. Founded by Jackie Nichols, Playhouse on the Square began as a nomadic theatre troupe in the city known as The Circuit Players. In 1969, the troupe incorporated and soon found home in Midtown Memphis. Many buildings have claimed home to the theatre over the years. But for the past 30 years, the theatre has been rooted at the corner of South Cooper Street and Union Avenue.

Located at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and North Main Street in Collierville's Historic Downtown, the Morton Museum of Collierville History invites both residents and tourists to explore Collierville's rich history. Museum admission is always free of charge. Exhibitions and programs are designed to encourage critical thinking, creativity, and literacy skills among visitors of all ages. After your museum visit, don’t miss out on other local history attractions within walking distance, like the Train Depot & Visitors Center, Frisco 1351 steam locomotive, William Talley’s Log Cabin, and more.

Cedar Hill Farm is located in the Community of Love, outside of Hernando, Mississippi, just minutes south of Memphis, Tennessee. ach year improvements are made to make Cedar Hill Farm one of the top Agri-Tourism businesses in the Mid-South. Take a tractor drawn hayride around our farm, out to the Easter Egg Hunt Field in the Spring, to pick Berries in the Summer, the Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maize in the Fall and to the Choose & Cut Christmas Tree Fields in the Winter.

High Point Climbing And Fitness Memphis is located just west of Shelby Farms Park off of Walnut Grove Road. High Point Memphis brings world-class climbing to West Tennessee with over 30,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor climbing surface featuring walls up to 55 feet tall! We also offer a Kid Zone, Bouldering Room, Weight and Aerobic Rooms, and yoga classes! Host your party or group at High Point Climbing. We provide a unique, fantastic experience for any special occasion.

The Memphis River Parks Partnership is a nonprofit organization that manages, activates and maintains five miles of riverfront parks on behalf of the City of Memphis. The partnership works to create a connected, catalytic and fun riverfront for all Memphians.

Memphis' only Children's Community Theatre that offers quality theatrical experiences through performance and educational workshops for kids 3 to 103. SunFish Children's Theatre is also a great place to have your birthday party! We have birthday options for all ages...but all of them include a day of theatre fun, craft, and a special gift for the birthday child! A SunFish Party is a FUN-day party!

Memphis Zoo's mission is Creating Adventures, Saving Wildlife. We support that mission with informative and engaging keeper chats, animal encounters, top-rated STEM education programs, a fully developed Conservation and Research Team, and more! Click the link to our website and plan your adventure today.