Kid-friendly places in Newark

Newark's 17-acre main park with two side-by-side playgrounds (5-and-under and 5-12), real shade for hot days, a big sandbox, a climbing cave, and a rock wall that ambitious toddlers will try anyway.

Made for babies through preschoolers, with a water room for splashing and pouring and a dress-up corner full of costumes and props.

An indoor family aquatic center with a leisure pool, water slides and a lazy river, warm whatever the weather.