Children's Fairyland

Art spaces, a library, a play space and animals in one building.

A fenced tot lot with a gate that latches for toddlers, and the bigger helix-shaped climbers just outside it for school-age kids.

An Italian supper in three courses every night: soup or salad, a pasta, and a choice of two desserts.

The country's oldest wildlife refuge, with a path all the way around, and Children's Fairyland and free gardens on its banks.

A converted auto dealership turned sprawling open-air beer garden in Uptown: wood-fired pizza, communal tables, and plenty of space.

Movie theater with its own café, so kids can eat a real meal during the film, and couches to sprawl on.