Chipmunks Playland and Café Queenstown

If you’ve got a kid between 3 and 7 and the Queenstown weather has turned on you (which it will), this place is basically a lifesaver. The slides and climbing structure keep little ones genuinely busy — not just five-minutes-then-bored busy, but properly worn out by the end of it. Birthday parties here are well run, and the staff actually seem to care about how the day goes, which makes a difference when you’re trying to wrangle a group of hyped-up five-year-olds. Grab a coffee from the café and settle in, because you’re not going anywhere fast once the kids clock the play structures.