Kid-friendly places in Evanston
5 places: 4 playgrounds and things to do and 1 restaurant.
An Evanston nature center with a live-animal classroom and hands-on environmental programs, next to the Ladd Arboretum along the North Shore Channel. Coordinates estimated from the street address.
A casual Evanston restaurant in a converted early-1900s firehouse, serving burgers and Detroit-style pizza with toy fire trucks for kids at the table. Coordinates estimated from the street address.
A Native-led Evanston museum focused on Great Lakes Indigenous nations and Chicago's Native community, renamed from the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in a 2024 rebrand at the same address.
An 1873 National Historic Landmark lighthouse with a 141-step tower tour, next to a Lake Michigan swimming beach, seasonal roughly Memorial Day through Labor Day.
A 2020-built Evanston facility combining two full-size public ice rinks with a full Evanston Public Library branch. Coordinates estimated from the street address.