Kid-friendly places in Barcelona

A Barcelona park in a former quarry with a playground, public restrooms and a lake that becomes a public pool in summer.

A large Barcelona city park with 35 play elements, a sandpit and a summer water-play area.

Gothic Quarter hotel with Family Rooms of two connecting rooms, a suite of two linked king rooms that sleeps four, and a rooftop pool.

A landscaped Barcelona park with a rowing lake, shady paths and a play program called LaLudo.

A giant whale to climb and slide through in Barcelona's Parc Central de Nou Barris, with smaller play nearby.

Accessible public play for ages up to 12 in a quiet Barcelona neighborhood park, with climbing and sliding.

A Barcelona playground on a former factory site with a giant octopus slide, tower slides, bridges and climbing for ages up to 12.

Barcelona apartments with two bedrooms, a kitchen, a lounge and a terrace, near the Sagrada Familia.

Beachside Barcelona hotel whose 210-square-meter Arts Suite has a lounge, dining area, kitchen and king bedroom, with an adjoining room available.

Passeig de Gracia hotel with an 88-square-meter two-bedroom Family Suite for five, and drawing supplies for kids on request.

A tapas bar in old Barcelona with a rear dining room behind the busy bar, and kind staff.

A sea-facing terrace on Barcelona's beach promenade serving Mediterranean rice dishes to share.

A sit-down seafood and rice restaurant in Barceloneta, built around big dishes to share.

A Gaudi house on Passeig de Gracia with an augmented-reality tablet included with entry; ages 0 to 12 enter free.

A Barcelona science museum with a recreated flooded forest to walk through and hands-on exhibits.

A Port Vell aquarium in Barcelona where an underwater tunnel puts the swimming fish overhead.

A quiet Mediterranean dining room on Via Laietana, near the old town.

Gaudi's hillside park in Barcelona with bright mosaics, dragon stairs and wavy terraces outdoors; ages 0 to 6 enter free.

An open-air village in Barcelona of recreated Spanish streets and craft workshops.

Gaudi's basilica in Barcelona, with columns that branch like a forest and colored light across the interior.

A vegetarian lunch spot in Poblenou with a terrace next to a public playground.

A hilltop amusement park above Barcelona with a carousel, classic fairground rides and city views.