These relaxing waterways will just the whole family.

It would be easy to assume that lazy rivers are for kids.

But I have met plenty of adults eager to chill out in a meandering, human-made waterway.

View of Poipu beach from Grand Hyatt Kauai

World of Hyatt

Even my rather apathetic husband lights up at the idea of one.

Put a drink in my hand and Im mellow and light, too.

Marriott Marquis Houston, Texas

Marriott Marquis

A lazy river the shape of its home state?

Bird’s eye view of a the Texas shaped lazy river at Marriot Marquis Houston

Marriott Marquis

This is one rooftop waterway we cant unsee, and itll keep you cool during those swampy summer months.

Among the many attractions here is a 695-foot lazy river with water canons and overhead bridges for floating under.

If you’re in this California desert region in the blazing summer months, a lazy river is required.

Parents pushing their child on a tube down the lazy river

The Grove Resort

Umbrella-clad tropical drinks can be procured at the poolside Splash Grill.

Complimentary life vests are available at entry points.

Note that park hours change with the seasons.

Calm lazy river at Omni Rancho Las Palmas

Omni Hotels & Resorts

Swaying palm trees are your sun shades here.

Note that this hotel is also home to Nevadas onlyTopgolf, yet another place to release your inner child.

Theres an adults-only pool as well.

Lazy River in Sesame Place with a sign of Big Bird

Sesame Place San Diego

Theres also a splash zone and a sandy beach at the pool.

Numerous swimmable grottos with sea views are here, too, plus waterslides and splash zones.

Case in point is the on-site, year-roundAquatopia Indoor Waterpark.

Overview shot of a group in a lazy river approaching a waterfall

Don Riddle Images/Four Seasons

Lounge chairs by the lazy river

MGM Grand

A woman walking by the lazy river in the Hyatt Regency Hill Country

World of Hyatt

Empty floats in the lazy river

Westin Hotels & Resorts

View of the lazy river with waterfall and palm trees

Grand Wailea

People going down the “chutes” lazy river

Dominique Taylor/Glenwood Hot Springs

Busy lazy river at Omni Homestead

Omni Hotels & Resorts

Aerial view of Lazy river at Aulani

Paul Hiffmeyer/Walt Disney World

A family going down the lazy river at night

Camelback Resort