Find kid-friendly places in Miami (32)

Shaded playgrounds, paved nature paths and seasonal splash play make this a good mixed-age park for longer outings.

Shaded patio beside Peacock Park’s play area, with high chairs, a kids menu and free meals for kids under 4 within limits.

A real playground in a big Coconut Grove lawn, with Glass & Vine next door when parents want food without leaving the park.

Large gated playground with a ship and big slide for older kids plus a little train area for younger ones.

A pirate-themed water park with Shipwreck Island for toddlers and Pirate's Plunge for the ones who want the big slides.

A kids' menu that comes with crayons and puzzles, and a courtyard with picnic tables and a fountain to circle between courses.

A nature-themed playground with climbing structures, slides and swings, and enough open space around it for a scooter.

A rooftop pool with play space, and the children's museum, the science museum and the bay all within a short drive.

A boat to climb and a wave wall with sea creatures set into it, right on the bay in the middle of downtown.

An outdoor patio with room to park a stroller beside the table rather than folding it away.

A 20,000-square-foot playground built round a rocket ship, with rock walls and musical instruments at ground level.

More than 3,000 animals plus feeding experiences and shows make the huge open-air zoo worth a full family day.

Tables look onto the runway at the airport, and planes take off close enough to feel.

Train tracks run past the patio and the trains go by while you eat, and you pay at the counter when a toddler decides it is time to go.

A colourful courtyard next to the outdoor tables, so the meal and the running-around happen in the same place.

Loud enough that nobody notices your table, and everyone gets crayons on the way in.

A courtyard big enough to let a restless child run a lap without leaving the table behind.

Grilled cheese in a dozen forms, a large courtyard and board games on the shelf.

A children's menu and a high tea in a cottage garden, which is an occasion rather than a meal out.

A food hall, so everyone orders what they will actually eat, and there are high chairs for the one who will not.

Windows onto the factory floor, so children watch chocolate being made before they eat any.

A three-storey indoor playground with laser tag and a 7-D theatre attached, which is what a rainy afternoon in Wynwood needs.

Forty-odd railcars to walk through and a train ride at weekends, next door to the zoo if you want both in a day.

Second Saturday is a free family day, with the city's history laid out at a height a child can look into.

Close encounters with sloths, lemurs and orangutans, and a zip line and wind tunnel for the ones who want a turn.

Built for kids, with interactive galleries, pretend-play spaces, a two-story sand castle and an outdoor playground.

Kids get alligator demonstrations, airboat rides and a museum while learning about Miccosukee culture in the Everglades.

A large aquarium, planetarium and hands-on science exhibits give kids plenty to touch, test and explore.

U-pick fields and a corn maze in season, the kind of outing that tires children out without a ticket queue.

Ten acres of formal gardens to wander with a maze of hedges, fountains and a stone barge out in the bay.

An outdoor gallery of huge murals, seen at walking pace, with the rest of the district's walls free to look at.

Small enough that children hold a primate and feed a camel rather than watching from behind a rail.