Pie 'n' Burger

A Pasadena standby since 1979 with a menu long enough to please every kid at the table and a patio on a quiet lane.

A full-service downtown hotel with an outdoor pool and cribs on offer, a short walk from the Convention Center and Playhouse Village.

Cobblers and sweet potato pies baked fresh daily by a family that has been at it for more than 20 years.

A newer in-town park with an accessible rubberized playground, restrooms with changing tables and a dog area if the dog is coming too.

Downtown rooms with a sofa-bed corner for the kids, a free hot breakfast and a pool, right at The Paseo.

Year-round public skating and lessons for wobbly first-timers, right by the Convention Center.