Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

A free indoor greenhouse next to Lincoln Park Zoo, with stroller-friendly paths through most rooms.

A longtime French bistro on Lincoln Park West with a dedicated kids' menu and a lively, loud dining room that tends to absorb toddler noise well.

A free zoo where a toddler can pet a goat in the barn one minute and climb a play treehouse the next, with no ticket line to manage in between.

A well-regarded Tuscan trattoria with a small dining room.

A Hilton Tapestry Collection hotel about a mile from Wrigley Field, with a fridge and microwave in every room, though it has no pool of its own and does not provide cribs.

Old-school burger and shake joint with a relaxed feel, across the street from the zoo.