Brother Cookie Gainesville

A kids' corner with small reading furniture, early-learning computers and a snuggle-up spot for a quiet hour.

A big outdoor lot with lawn games and a vegan food truck doing quesadillas, tots and mac and cheese, so kids eat and then run.

Separate areas for younger and older kids under tall shade trees, plus swings and a merry-go-round. The playground is at the south end.

A small cabinet of curiosities: old objects, documents and bits of geology to look at up close. Quiet and hands-on, so best with curious school-age kids.

Glazed, jelly-filled and cake donuts, and the selection thins out as the morning goes, so go early.

A bear-themed playground with curving slides and swinging bridges, and a short wooded trail beside it for when the climbing runs out.