Goal Zone

May 18, 2026 — September 13, 2026

Now Open

Additional ticket required. Free for Members.
Floor 3, Gallery 3

Boldly patterned background overlaid with stylized images of two people catching and kicking soccer balls.
Test your soccer skills in this all-ages interactive play space. 

Goal Zone is part of the World Cup, World Cultures: Celebrating the Community and Science of Sport series at the Museum. Save the date for special all-day programs on Saturday, June 13, and Saturday, July 11.

Ready to play? In the Goal Zone, a mix of digital simulators and table top soccer challenges lets the whole family team up for kicking, goalkeeping, or free movement and play.

Enjoy a range of soccer stations, including:

  • The Kick Circuit: check your kick velocity with a speed scanner 
  • Team Goal Rush: use body movements to control on-screen action in this interactive game for up to two players
  • Kickscape Arena: test your reaction times in this floor-projected interactive to tap moving targets with your feet 
  • And more!
Two visitors take a selfie with a figure of Lionel Messi while more visitors in the background have their photo taken with a Cristiano Ronaldo figure.
Snap a selfie with figures of soccer superstars courtesy of courtesy of Madame Tussauds New York.
Alvaro Keding/© AMNH 
A young visitor kicks a soccer ball into a kick cage with a colorful mural of soccer players and giant soccer balls on the wall behind the cage.
Test your shooting skills at interactive soccer stations.
Alvaro Keding/© AMNH 
Three visitors play foosball at a table placed in front of two giant decorative soccer balls.
Challenge family and friends to a game of foosball.
Alvaro Keding/© AMNH 
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Visitors are seen waiting in line to enter the natural history museum. Behind the museum is a clear blue sky on a sunny day. Alvaro Keding/© AMNH

Explore additional games, including a bench soccer game, tabletop soccer, and an eight-player foosball table for high-energy matches with family and friends. 

Playful photo opportunities, including with dynamic wax figures of soccer superstars courtesy of Madame Tussauds New York, and a “build your own soccer ball” station (additional fees apply), round out this fun experience.

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Select the number of tickets you would like, and you will be able to add Goal Zone or other ticketed exhibitions during checkout.

Sensory Advisory 

Activities in this gallery include:

  • Flashing lights 
  • Loud sounds and crowd noise

Adaptive tools for activations are available.
For more information, please email [email protected] or learn more about the Museum's sensory resources.