Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago

Home of Giordano's stuffed deep-dish pizza a block from Millennium Park, with a kids' menu of pizza, pasta, chicken bites and ice cream.

A large riverfront convention hotel in the Loop with connecting rooms and a crib available on request, though it does not have a swimming pool.

A Streeterville riverfront hotel with an indoor heated pool overlooking the river and a family "Summer Splash" package. Coordinates estimated from the street address.

A paved promenade along the Chicago River downtown, with the PlayCubes climbing structure for kids alongside boat tours and riverside dining.

A Streeterville high-rise hotel one block from the river, with an indoor lap pool, a complimentary crib and a guaranteed connecting-rooms package for families needing two adjoining rooms.

A three-acre play garden downtown with rope nets, a play ship and a seasonal splash pad, next to two rock-climbing walls and a looping ice-skating ribbon that turns into a scooter path in summer.