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A Park a Day 'Top Pick': big 5-12 playground (tube slides, climbing, spinners, rock wall) with a separate tot playground for ages 2-5. Dog park and grassy fields, footbridge to Casanova Park.

Charbroiled burgers and milkshakes, plus a kids' menu of sliders, grilled cheese and chicken fingers with kid-size shakes.

Neighborhood park with a playground.

Separate gated areas for babies and for 6 to 12, with drums, rain-sound pieces and puzzles between the climbing ropes and swings.

Woodsy ravine park along a creek in the middle of Belmont: playground, picnic areas and BBQs under the trees, and home of the city's summer concerts.

Huge indoor inflatable playgrounds with bounce arenas, slides and obstacle-style inflatables, plus open jump sessions for kids to run wild.