PlaygroundsCafés 4Hotels 4Playgrounds and things to do 22High chairs 3Wheelchair accessible 7Pool 4Restrooms 10Free 7Shade 7Water play 3A giant pirate ship with cannons and a plank, plus a sand pit with running water so the castles actually stay up.
Separate toddler and big-kid sections on a soft rubber surface, with toy stores and ice cream a short walk away.
A quiet pocket park under an old arched bridge, with modern play equipment, grassy meadows and a view straight up at it.
The splash pad is the main event here, with shade, a small skate area and a library branch right on site.
A soft rubber playground anyone can get around, with changing tables in the restrooms. Dogs get their own area.
Three and a half acres of hands-on everything: a stream to splash in, a physics forest to climb, a muddy farm to dig in.
A big play area, sand volleyball and plenty of lawn for a picnic after the farmers market.
A standby since 1979 with a menu long enough for every kid at the table, and a patio on a quiet lane.
A grand old resort on 23 acres of gardens, with plenty of room for kids to roam.
Three acres of winding paths, citrus trees and butterflies. Made for slow wandering, and easy with a stroller.
An outdoor pool and hot tub, with more than 100 shops and restaurants within walking distance.
An indoor museum made for the 0 to 6 crowd: play kitchens, costumes and themed zones that change.
Arts and Crafts architecture on short tours led by teen docents, which lands better with kids than an adult guide would.
Started as a cupcake shop and grew into a full cafe.
A full-service hotel in the middle of things, so you can walk to dinner and the shops.
Rooms with a sofa-bed corner for the kids, hot breakfast downstairs, and shops and dinner a short walk away.
A counter diner where kids spin on the stools, split a burger and pick a slice from the pie case.
Cobblers and sweet potato pies, baked fresh by the same family for over 20 years.
Small-batch ice cream made with farmers market fruit, plus ice cream sandwiches on cookies they bake themselves.
A tiny candy kitchen making its own marshmallows and sea-salt caramels, with real breakfast and lunch so it's not all sugar.
Public skating all year, with lessons pitched at wobbly first-timers.
Kids 14 and under get in free to this calm, compact museum, which has kids' workshops and storytimes.
Park with a playground.
Small indoor play space with a two-story climbing structure and slide, a toddler area, sensory toys and a reading corner.
Park with a playground and a picnic area.
A children's play area with picnic spots, ball fields and courts.
Park with a playground.
Park with a playground and a picnic area.
Rows of playable 80s and 90s machines, so kids get to try the games you grew up on.
Park with a playground.
A children's play area, picnic tables and shady grass, plus a pool that opens in summer.
Park with a playground and a picnic area.
