Things to Do With Kids in Morgantown
Updated October 2026 · 8 places · Morgantown
Here are eight family-friendly places in Morgantown, West Virginia, that offer indoor activities, learning, or outdoor recreation throughout the year. The list excludes Launch Pad in Westover and Tug Boat Depot in Star City, which are outside Morgantown proper.
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Spark! Imagination and Science Center
5000 Greenbag Road, Suite G-12, Morgantown, WV 26501
Spark! is a children’s museum and science center with interactive exhibits in science, engineering, and imagination. Visitors can dig for dinosaur fossils, build with blocks, explore nanoscience, and play dress-up.
Art Museum of WVU
20 Fine Arts Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506
The Art Museum of WVU is a free museum with a collection of more than 4,000 works and rotating exhibitions. Its galleries feature works across different artistic traditions and media.
WVU Core Arboretum
Monongahela Boulevard, Morgantown, WV 26505
The WVU Core Arboretum is a public greenspace with a botanical garden and old-growth forest preserve. It has walking trails, planted trees and shrubs, interpretive signs, and is open daily from dawn to dusk.
Suburban Lanes
735-A Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
Suburban Lanes is a bowling center offering open bowling and cosmic bowling. Local family-activity coverage describes its lanes, snack bar, parties, and cosmic bowling under black lights.
Morgantown Public Library
373 Spruce Street, Morgantown, WV 26505
Morgantown Public Library is a public library with books, digital resources, and interlibrary loan. Library staff also offer visits to daycares, classrooms, community groups, and other events.
WVU Planetarium
135 Willey Street, Morgantown, WV 26506
The WVU Planetarium is an educational astronomy venue on the university campus. It offers planetarium programs for public audiences; check the university calendar for current show availability.
WVU Museums and Galleries
1549 University Avenue, Morgantown, WV 26505
WVU’s museums and galleries include campus collections and exhibition spaces open to visitors. The university lists the museums and galleries at this Morgantown address, with public visiting information online.
Core Arboretum trails
Monongahela Boulevard and Evansdale Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505
The Core Arboretum trail system winds through 91 acres of forest and river floodplain in Morgantown. Visitors can follow trails through old-growth and planted forest, with maps available at the entrance.