Sky Zone Chicago Lincoln Park

Chicago's original kayak and paddleboard outfitter, operating since 1999, renting boats and running guided tours from a dock on the Chicago River.

A casual, family-owned all-day breakfast-lunch-dinner spot with its own published kids' menu. Coordinates estimated from the street address.

Chicago's original tapas spot serves small, shareable plates quickly, which works well for feeding restless kids fast.

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 90-plus-year-old Old Town rib house, famous for baby-back ribs, with a kids' portion of ribs and fries on the menu. Coordinates estimated from the street address.

A Lincoln Park neighborhood park built around the Wizard of Oz, with bronze statues of Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion along a Yellow Brick Road path. Its fenced play area, Dorothy's Playlot, has a wooden castle maze and swings for younger kids.