Kid-friendly places in Portland

Playground and splash pad in a big park, with a small nature area and picnic tables.

Inclusive playground with a group swing anyone can ride and two adaptive swings.

All-suite hotel with an indoor pool, cooked-to-order breakfast included and connecting rooms.

A big play area with sensory play, sand and water play, a nature discovery area and a splash pad in summer.

Accessible play area with sensory play pieces, a high-back adapted swing and a ramp up onto the structure.

Hilltop park with several playgrounds, one of them an accessible play area, and picnic spots near the summit.

Ramped play structure on a rubber surface, with sensory pieces, an adapted swing with a high back, and a picnic shelter.

Separate playgrounds for toddlers and older kids, a splash pad and a rose garden to walk through.

Waterfront hotel with cottages that have full kitchens, bunk-bed suites, and kick scooters and helmets to borrow.

Hotel with a playhouse and sandbox on the garden patio, arcade games, a mini fridge in every room and a kids' dinner menu.

Inclusive playground, rebuilt with new soft surfacing, in a large park.

One of the first fully accessible playgrounds in the area, built for kids of every ability.

Large downtown hotel with connecting rooms and cribs for the room.

Organic pizza and burgers, with two play areas inside: a play house and kitchen with dress-up wings, and a train table with books and magnatiles.

Studios and two-bedroom suites, each with a full kitchen.

Hotel with floor-to-ceiling windows, a lobby coffee bar and a rooftop restaurant serving pizzas with views of downtown.

Old-school pancake house known for its Dutch baby, with junior plates for kids.

Ramen shop with kid-size bowls, starter chopsticks and a steamed bun filled like a PB and J.

Downtown hotel with a game room (pool table, shuffleboard, board games), a toy chest at check-in and one-bedroom suites with a sofa bed.

Terraced garden of thousands of roses with views over the city, free to walk.

Walled Ming-style Chinese garden with free scavenger hunts for kids to play on your phone.

Old elementary school turned hotel and pub, with a movie theater and a soaking pool kids can use.

Comfort food restaurant with a small playroom and a kids' menu of oatmeal, mac and cheese, butter noodles and grilled cheese.

Science museum with a playground for ages 0 to 6, including water play and a zone just for crawlers, and a quiet room for nursing.

Early 1900s hilltop mansion with rooms to walk through and wide views over the city.

Big art museum that kids 17 and under visit free.

Hillside Japanese garden of ponds, waterfalls and winding paths.

Each table has its own griddle, so kids pour and flip their own pancakes, and breakfast is served all day.

Sushi that comes around the counter on a little train track.

Brunch spot with a kids' menu of cheesy eggs and biscuits, French toast and quesadillas, and a patio where dogs are welcome.

Kids climb aboard a forestry harvester and a historic locomotive, hunt for animals in an indoor forest and curl up in a reading nook.