Paesanos Midtown

A Midtown taproom with Neapolitan and Detroit-style pizza and a real kids' menu, so the brewery stop works for everybody.

Suites at the edge of Capitol Park, so dinner can be mac and cheese in your room after a day on your feet.

Forty acres of lawn and huge old trees around the Capitol, with a rose garden and plenty of squirrels to chase. No playground, so think picnic and a run on the grass after a Capitol tour.

Square-slice pizza with a T. rex mascot, which is all a dinosaur kid needs to hear. Lots of vegan options too.

Right across from the Capitol and its lawns, with a saltwater pool and cabanas. Handy for a downtown weekend on foot.

A burger place on R Street with its own beer for you and plain burgers, grilled cheese and hot dogs on the kids' menu.