Gott's Roadside (Bon Air Center)

A modern play space with discovery gardens, built in memory of seven-year-old Alex Quanbeck.

A renovated creekside playground with climbing structures, a rotating net cone and swings, ringed by shady lawn, picnic tables and BBQs, with Mt. Tam views.

Greek salads, pitas and frozen yogurt, in a shopping center where a turtle pond, an outdoor play structure and pony rides keep kids busy.

Foot-long, sandal-shaped huaraches made for sharing and quesabirria tacos, in the Country Mart courtyard with free parking.

Two naturalistic playgrounds: a shaded toddler zone with a tricycle track, sandbox and water play, and a big-kid zone with a 17-foot climbing net and turbo slide.

Apartment-style suites with full kitchens around a courtyard with a saltwater pool and sauna, for a longer stay when you want to cook and spread out.