Pequod's Pizza

A pocket park tucked off the street, with a little structure for toddlers, a bigger one with large slides and plenty of swings.

Park with a playground, an outdoor pool and a basketball court.

Two play structures built like boats, with ship-bow ladders, masts and sails, plus a sandbox, all fenced and shady.

A big sandbox under a shade umbrella, a see-saw and a huge water spray with lots of different jets, beside two play structures.

The eastern trailhead of Chicago's elevated rail-trail through the Northwest Side, with a fenced playground and a ground-jet water spray feature at Walsh Park.

A casual, family-owned all-day breakfast-lunch-dinner spot with its own published kids' menu.