Kid-friendly places in Grand Rapids

Treehouses, fossil digging, a sculpture made for climbing and sliding, and a miniature Great Lakes where kids float toy boats.

Park with a splash pad and a playground.

Park with a splash pad and a playground.

Splash pad and an accessible playground with swings and slides, on school grounds with basketball and tennis courts.

Park with a splash pad and a playground.

Riverside hotel across from the public museum, with an indoor pool and a burger restaurant in the building that has a kids' menu.

Park with a splash pad and a playground.

Park with a splash pad and a playground.

Park with a splash pad and a playground.

Park with a splash pad and a playground.

A family restaurant since 1934 that makes its food from scratch, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with seasonal soups and desserts.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Play cafe and bakery with baked goods, signature lattes and shaved ice, and play space for everyone from newborns to teens.

Drop-in play cafe for babies through preschoolers, with preschool-style toys and pretend play while grown-ups have coffee.

Park with a playground.

Park with a playground.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Park with a playground.

Ballfield park with a playground.

Neighborhood park with a playground.